It gives us a seat at the table. It allows us to help influence decisions, it allows us to engage.
He was a friend and colleague to so many of us, and I am going to be going to the floor.
However, to date--and here we are, it is now July 27th, six weeks later--the Department has failed to notice any oil and gas lease sales.
There is a difference between breaking the law and rejecting the rule of law, between a crime--even grave crimes--and a coup.
As a country, it's time to learn from our past mistakes, rebuild stronger so this never happens again, and then we can move onward.
We don't blame victims. We go after the criminals.
This cannot continue to be a partisan fight. I'm a Republican. I'm a conservative. But, in order to heal from the damage caused that day, we...
democracies are not defined by our bad days. We're defined by how we come back from bad days, how we take accountability.
Will we adhere to the rule of law? Will we respect the rulings of our courts? Will we preserve the peaceful transition of power?
If those responsible are not held accountable, this will remain a cancer on our Constitutional Republic.
You held the line. You defended all of us.
I want to know what happened that day. But, more importantly, I want all Americans to be able to trust the work this Committee does and get ...
I pray that we all remember our children are watching.
No Member of Congress should now attempt to defend the indefensible, obstruct this investigation, or whitewash what happened that day.
The Department needs to change course and get back to an American energy-dominance agenda--an agenda that creates jobs and provides for ener...
We cannot leave the violence of January 6th and its causes uninvestigated.
I certainly join the Chairman and every Member of this Committee in our commitment to making sure we get to the truth and that those who did...
Look, we`re about -- it`s a very serious business. We have something important work to do and I think that`s a great job.
