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I do think we have to work together on global health because we are going to see more pandemics.

This is an incredibly high priority for the President, as you heard in the State of the Union.

The PRC is the pacing geopolitical challenge of our era.

I must say those are very real consequences. By legitimizing unsubstantiated conspiracy theories about the deep state, Big Tech, and government censorship for political gain, Committee Republicans are holding a match to a powder keg.

Are you concerned that the use of this language will continue to incite and legitimize political violence leading to the next election?

Like Benghazi before, Republicans are on a taxpayer-funded expedition to attack their political rivals, and they are feeding the flames of conspiracy in the process.

All this rhetoric does is fan the flames. Migrants are increasingly dehumanized as a direct result of Republicans' xenophobic rhetoric.

My friends on the other side often demonize migrants who are attempting to cross the southern border. They call it an invasion. I don't think such rhetoric is worthy of Members of Congress.

The presence of this surveillance balloon over the United States, in our skies, is a clear violation of our sovereignty, a clear violation of international law and clearly unacceptable.

I made clear that the presence of this surveillance balloon in US airspace is a clear violation of US sovereignty and international law. That it's an irresponsible act and that the PRC's decision to take this action on the eve of my…

Any country that has its airspace violated and this way, I think would respond similarly. And I can only imagine what the reaction would be in China if they were on the other end.

China's decision, to fly a surveillance balloon, over the continental United States, is both unacceptable and irresponsible. That's what this is about. It's a violation of our sovereignty. It's a violation of international law.

We concluded that conditions were not conducive, for a constructive visit, at this time.

The President was briefed, he was asked for military options. He was advised by top military officials, including Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to not shoot it down.

We are executing our plan on the border.

Democrats provided the Department of Labor inspector general $25 million in the American Rescue Plan to combat fraud and corruption.

I support this amendment. Again, I call to the attention of the committee that the Congress is evenly divided.

I think this is a fail-safe amendment that would be important for both sides to have in their pocket.