Because of the defunding of the police, that unit was disbanded.

I hope we will have more discussion about jurisdiction, because we're overreaching significantly on the States' rights.

I actually on the Criminal Justice Subcommittee tried to pass some laws on a bipartisan basis.

MAGA Republicans are a clear and present danger to our democracy and are actively working to undermine the rule of law.

I must say, please, let's turn our attention to the good things we can do in Congress.

Mr. Bragg, I hope you're watching. I hope you're watching today, sir. You're a disgrace. You're a danger to this country.

These are the completely foreseeable and obvious effects of the soft-on-crime policies that are advanced by Soros-funded DAs.

There is a direct correlation for when the bail reform laws were enacted to day one to the uptick in violent crimes across New York City.

In Bragg's office, there's a two-tiered justice system: It's criminals first and victims second, especially victims of color.

You want to defund NYPD a billion dollars in 2020, and you wonder why we are in the State of Emergency we are in.

The real purpose in coming to New York City is to harass, intimidate, and threaten Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.

I apologize on behalf of the Congress.

We're going to protect the benefits that everyone is legally entitled to, the beneficiaries who have a legal right to that, it will be preserved.

We need to hold the time, please.

Isn't it true that even colleagues like Congressman Jamie Raskin presented testimony that was pretty salacious and was allowed to leave the room?

I was proud to join with General Landry to sue the Biden Administration for violating the First Amendment.

President Biden also repeatedly accused social media companies of, quote, 'killing people by not censoring enough disfavored speech.'

The Biden Administration has led the largest speech censorship operation in recent American history.

No matter what your political affiliation is, government censorship should concern everyone.

There is absolutely no evidence to support the MAGA conspiracy theories about far ranging Federal government effort to chill parents' speech.

The chilling of parental rights is absolutely clear.

I also want to thank the Ranking Member Ms. Scanlon and congratulate her formally for her appointment to this position and for making history as the first woman in Congress to serve in this important post.

The vilification of concerned parents by this administration is a gross assault by the Federal government.

The most important threat to parental rights is the belief that government officials think that they know better about raising these children than their parents.

There are private conversations happening between teachers and counselors and children behind the backs of parents without their consent or knowledge.