Jody Hice: “Isn't it hypocritical to you, incredibly hypocritical, to say that one side should have free speech and the other side…”

This issue, for the most part, should be left with the people and to the political processes the people have devised to govern their affairs.

Let me begin by stating clearly that I oppose the underlying bill here. Some of my Democratic colleagues claim that there is no such thing as a deep state, that there are no problems that we have within our Federal employee system. But…

I thank Mr. Comer for yielding time. The numbers that were just shared are out of 2.1 million Federal employees, and the figure is accurate. Some 10,000 were terminated in 2021, but this is a fraction. People in the private sector are…

Today's hearing is but an attempt to blame Republicans for the horrendous acts of violence.