Kenny Stancil, staff writer

"We need urgent public manufacturing and technology sharing to meet global need and end the pandemic."

"Biden's infrastructure package is already a compromise. It can't be watered down further, especially to cater to a party that is fueled by the profits and donations of fossil fuel executives."

"A small number of corporate CEOs and wealthy investors have profited in the midst of this pandemic. Even more galling, these same rich companies and wealthy executives have not contributed their fair share in taxes."

"The NRA's bankruptcy was deemed to be bad faith, much like every promise and statement the organization has made for decades," said one group working to end gun violence. "The NRA cannot escape justice." 

A group of anti-war veterans said President Joe Biden's spending priorities indicate that he thinks "preserving apartheid is more important than fighting climate change."

"Schools should be safe havens for children, not zones of war."

"The world needs urgent manufacturing investments, regulatory cooperation, and intensive sharing of knowledge to radically expand vaccine supply," said one public health expert.

"When the government spies on journalists and their sources, it jeopardizes freedom of the press," said the ACLU.