We are doing something we know not to be accurate. We're going to take that is disinformation from our government.

As Justice Scalia once explained, "It is the very business of government to favor and disfavor points of view on innumerable subjects."

We are concerned about global health. We're not trying to throw the baby out with the bath water.

Because Congress has a responsibility to ensure American taxpayer dollars are spent in accordance with the law, and that rigorous oversight is applied to the entities that receive these funds, and as the Chairman of this Select…

This is dangerous, risky research, and everyone involved with that, that I know of, has stated that at one point in their life or other.

This investigation is not over, and Dr. Daszak, we are not throwing the baby out with the bath water when it comes to advances in scientific research.

What does the Biden Administration have up their sleeve in these last six months before the election? What are they going to try to censor now?

We need to ensure that American taxpayer dollars are being spent responsibly, and I'm pleased by the strong bipartisan agreement demonstrated on this point today.

I remain seriously concerned that you, Dr. Daszak, appear to be eluding questions from this Committee in an attempt to avoid consequences.

I have always maintained that my role as Ranking Member of this Committee is to keep an open mind about how the pandemic started.

Had I been present, I would have voted YEA on Roll Call No. 164. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the passage of the bill. The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that the ayes appeared to have it. Recorded…

It is extraordinarily important that we look at the raw number that needs to be provided.

No is the very short answer. Thank you for that question.

One of the numbers that bothers me the most about housing is that, from a homeownership standpoint, only 44 percent of African-American households own their home.

We have to put very strict income limits, and actually, ideally, a mixed-income facility, mixed-income development is best, but, yes, we have to have strong oversight.

I think that the Biden Administration most recently has, through HUD and other efforts, really tried to incentivize local municipalities...

I do not think it is an overstatement to say that it would mean real financial futures for many of them.

When I think about tax policy, I think about making America the best place in the world to do business.