To wage an inappropriate court influence scheme under the cover of oversight and impugn men who did their job and did it well is not just improper, it's actual weaponization of the Federal Government.

The irony of not allowing introduction of information into the record which is a typical action for--

Mr. Chair, I ask for a recorded vote.

A motion was made.

Those are connected. Those two things are important information to highlight--

It's breathtaking that now we're suggesting that we arrest people who are trying to make sure that they can save lives and prevent them from dying of a novel virus that killed millions of people.

Twenty years of Committee hearings in Congress I have never seen a denial of being allowed to insert information into the record, ever. Mr. Chair, you have to fix this. This cannot be how we proceed going forward, and I vote no.

What we're trying to do is introduce into the record the email that ensures that we have an opportunity to--

Their objection to information being squelched is not lost one me, and I vote no.

I think it's a shame that this has happened, and I hope we criminalize it because you should not be able to violate the First Amendment rights of American citizens and not have consequences for it.

We are attacking civil servants who work to keep America safe.