Jimmy Gomez

They will attempt to rewrite history. They will attempt to absolve themselves of any of the decisions they made over the last two years.

I just want to congratulate Chairwoman Maloney for her tenure here in Congress, and then also being a champion for women's rights, LGBTQ rights, the disenfranchised, and ensuring that we have a stronger democracy.

In October, 38 of my Republican colleagues introduced Federal legislation inspired by Florida's Don't Say Gay or Trans law.

This year alone, we've seen more than 20 states introduce Don't Say Gay bills aimed at erasing LGBTQ history and culture.

A rise of anti-LGBTQ violence is unequivocally linked with the rise of inflammatory, dangerous rhetoric coming from the far right.

So, this is not the end of this discussion and the end of this fight, but we're going to keep pushing back on that rhetoric that I believe is so dangerous for the health of our young people, but also just for our communities as a whole.

Republican candidates and politicians pair misinformation and hate, giving these deadly lies a much larger platform.

My Republican colleagues claim to be the party of individual freedom and the protectors of individual freedom when it comes to gun rights, yet not when it comes to abortion, same-sex marriage, contraception, or other individual rights.

My Republican colleagues say that they are pro-life, yet for nearly three decades they have obstructed any kind of meaningful action to save lives.

This is something that we have to fight against, because this is not normal.

Gun violence is being normalized in our country at the expense of children and families.

We have done it before, when it came to automobiles, when it came to cars.

Where were these so-called pro-life politicians when children were being shot and killed at school?

At the end of our last hearing, I vowed that this committee would hold a second hearing.

This is beyond irresponsible.

Our investigation shows that five major gun manufacturers collected a total of more than a billion dollars from the sale of assault rifles over the last decade.

That is why I launched an investigation into the gun industry.

Mr. Smith promised he would testify but then he went back on his word.

It is about control, right, because if it was about life, they would take a look at a lot of their own states.

This is the same group of folks, right, that don't believe in the institution. They didn't believe in the peaceful transfer of power.

I introduced the Choose Medicare Act with Senator Murphy and Merkley, which would give all Americans the choice of buying Medicare.

Mr. Gomez. And since the American Rescue Plan has passed, since it has passed, more than 1.5 million Americans have enrolled in coverage...

She is somebody that uses rhetoric to incite political violence and then says it’s only free speech.

It was disgusting. It brought the January 6th insurrectionists right into the capital.

These are not folks that are not working. These are often the working poor.