Every single Republican on the House Rules Committee voted not to release the files.

A cold dark cell. Prince Andrew in handcuffs. Sends the right message.

I think that they’re scared shitless of Trump—period.

Well, I don’t think I can analyze what D.C.’s crime numbers were, but I can say this about Los Angeles and the deployment of troops there: First of all, it was completely unnecessary.

There’s an immense pressure campaign from the White House on Republican members right now.

Well, I think you just summed it up pretty accurately.

Look, Trump said during the campaign he wanted to release the Epstein files.

I think what’s being run against me is a threat to other Republicans to try to keep them from doing what I’m doing.

This shouldn’t have been a battle, and unfortunately it has been one. As a woman myself, as a mother of two daughters, I can’t imagine any young girl, or any young woman, being victimized and having … basically a cabal of powerful rich…

I’ll walk across that floor and say every damn name.

This is beyond an 80–20 issue.

More than a century later we say their names, we honor their sacrifice we lift up their story as part of a great American story.

I was the second co-sponsor on Thomas Massie’s resolution. After reading the entire resolution … it protects the victims, and it provides the transparency that the country deserves, and most importantly the survivors deserve. Yes, I will…

Thank you to Governor Landry for his partnership to help remove the worst of the worst out of our country.

I just think we need to do everything we can to bring it out.

This body has been enriching itself on the taxpayer’s dime, and, dadgummit, it’s got to stop.

But I think there are enough Republicans who are listening to their constituents and care about these victims that we’ll get the 218 signatures we need.

This scandal should never happen in America.