I believe that many in the country were shocked by the arguments that were made in front of the Ninth Circuit.

soap and toothbrushes are central to providing safe and sanitary conditions

I think you have perhaps clarified the record today in saying that those are items that are central to providing safe and sanitary conditions for those who are detained.

We are certainly going to continue to call attention to your case in particular, and to try to do what we can to hold the folks at the Department of the Interior accountable.

These topics merit consideration and attention by the committees of jurisdiction.

Of course you do not want your children to be kept in this type of detention.

The work of scientists in my district relies on the freedom to share scientific research in its entirety without political interference.

I find it a bit odd, or perhaps absurd, for individuals to describe these hearings as political theater.

As I have been saying for months now, there is a crisis on the Southern border.

I think we've got just a lot more work to do.

Do you receive combat pay when you come to the Hill?

Fact gathering is hard.

I think the scientific expertise that you and your colleagues have provided our Federal agencies is really important because our policies should be based on science.

That was the scientific result?

I find this conversation extremely interesting.

They wanted you to take it out because it would confuse people.

That was the scientific result? That was the science. That is fact.

No girl should have to choose between their dignity or their education, no one should have to lose their dignity just because they are incarcerated.