"The D.C. Council's continued attempts to push soft-on-crime legislation and policies are emboldening criminals."
"I hope this Committee will come together for substantive discussions on how to address our capital city's most pressing issues, especially crime."
"Something needs to be done to turn the situation around."
"It is time in the post-pandemic world to have our Federal Government workers return to their offices."
"I want to thank the witnesses for their opening statement."
"I pledged that this Committee would work with her to try to do anything we could to advance Washington, DC."
"I know that she filed proposed legislation that she mentioned in her opening statement called the Safer Stronger Amendment Act."
"Please know this: we would like to work with you. However, we would like for you to have an equal knowledge that marijuana in its simplest form is an addictive problem."
"It creates a psychosis. It creates a lot of real problems. Who are the losers in this? Women and children."
"That is going to be a priority for this House Majority, not just in Washington, DC, as I said, but all over America."
"We want to see those Federal employees go back to work, Mayor. That is why we passed the SHOW UP Act."
"Our leaders were unwilling to speak the truth and unwilling to follow the facts, and that is a big deal."