"This is even acknowledged by the Democrats' second panel witness in his written testimony, which states that the witness learned that Federal law enforcement officers from Park Police and U.S. Secret Service had sustained injuries."
"Under President Trump, the Federal Government has sought to treat all Americans, gay or straight, religious, nonreligious fairly and justly."
"I would go with what he has to say about the ability of LGBT couples to parent and to foster."
"I really believe that we are in a unique opportunity right now... to come together on an issue like this."
"The title of the hearing today, 'The Administration's Religious Liberty Assault on LGBTQ Rights,' is in itself, to me, a fundamental misconception of reality."
"I want to assure each of you that we hear you and we are taking this issue very seriously."
"Our Special Operations warriors and our conventional forces who went out after 9/11 and fought to defend the cause of freedom and further the interest of the U.S. Government, we ought to be cared for."
"Upholding the First Amendment is not an absurdity train. Protecting the religious liberties of the people of this great country is not in any way absurd."
"Our founders thought it was problematic and that is why they put in the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, in order to protect religious liberty."
"The worst competition for a totalitarian form of government is for its people to believe in a power that is greater than government."
"We have got to understand discrimination goes both ways and deeply held religious beliefs impact the way people daily live, and any attempt to eradicate that is, in itself, discriminatory."