Andrew Clyde actually said...

"It is becoming increasingly common for this committee to hold sham hearings on legislation that has already passed the House."

"The truth that many of my colleagues have ignored is that men and women are already considered equals under the Constitution."

"Not only would passage of ERA impose dangerous policies that would strip women of necessary protections and force taxpayer funding of abortion."

"Hearings such as the one we are holding right now on ERA are neither productive, nor are they applicable to the current issues facing our country."