Just to respond to our new colleague here who hasn't worked in Congress very long, this bill passed constitutional muster with the House Legislative Counsel, CRS, and various outside stakeholders. None of our Democrat colleagues brought up…
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They will be breaking the law if they do not release these files.
They have been intimidated by people in our own party.
If they’re serious about it, they should release them right now. It’s that simple.
I’m concerned that now he’s opening a flurry of investigations, and I believe they may be trying to use those investigations as a predicate for not releasing the files.
If you want to add some additional protections for these survivors, go for it. But if you do anything that prevents any disclosure, you are not for the people ... Do not muck it up in the Senate.
If you do anything that prevents any disclosure, you are not for the people and you are not part of this effort.
These survivors have stepped forth, taking that same risk, worried that they will be defamed themselves — they have been defamed for stepping forward — but we're going to get justice for them.
The record of this vote will last longer than Donald Trump's presidency
I would remind my Republican colleagues who are deciding how to vote — Donald Trump can protect you in red districts right now by giving you an endorsement.
So, this might be a big smokescreen, these investigations, to open a bunch of them, as a last-ditch effort to prevent the release of the Epstein files.
He’s been saying that for months. Well, he’s just now decided to investigate a hoax, if it’s a hoax.
The president’s been saying this is a hoax.
I would remind my Republican colleagues who are deciding how to vote, Donald Trump can protect you in red districts right now by giving you an endorsement. But in 2030, he's not going to be the president, and you will have voted to protect…