I think it is me, okay. I live closer to the Capitol than any other Member of Congress.

I mean--and I guess the purpose of this is that--hopefully, we are moving beyond the pandemic.

I think there are situations in the future, post-pandemic, that we heard here today where there might be exceptions, you know, where proxy voting might be useful.

I really have to take issue with the fact that somehow this is the least productive Congress.

The principle there the court said in a 7-to-1 decision... was that there is a reasonable expectation of privacy embodied in the Fourth Amendment.

Should we have said to them, Coloradans (sic), by act of happenstance, you will not be represented. I think not.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding this hearing entitled the Future of Women in China, #MeToo, Censorship and Gender Inequality.

We are very grateful for the Uyghur forced labor bill that became law also in December.

We are very grateful for the Resolution condemning the genocide that was passed in December 2021.

We must stand against censorship and for gender equality.

the U.S. should do much more to provide a refuge for those fleeing persecution in China

You know, we're all against China's human rights abuses, against its heavy-handed intrusion into the lives and bodies of women.

Why in the world would advocating for women's rights be considered a crime against the state?

I guess what I'm trying to say is kind of reemphasizing the importance that--when we talk about opposing China's heavy-handed approach in dealing with women...

I am proud that this is the Commission's first-ever hearing specifically on the status of women.

That is up to the woman; not up to the government to decide how a woman deals with her life.

He owes the American people the truth. We need to get at the truth.

He owes it to the country. I think he owes it to the country.

How can you not remember a call with the President of the United States?

He owes it to the country to go before the January 6 Committee and answer some questions.

The fact that this is happening now, it's unconscionable.

I take great care to make this distinction clear. I hope that all my fellow commissioners do as well.

The idea that you could be holding an Olympics in a country that is engaged in genocide, I mean, boy--I can't believe that that in and of itself wasn't enough for them to take a pass on China.

I’ll close by quoting Lee Cheuk-yan, a former legislator who has devoted his life to keeping alive the memory of those who died fighting for freedom in Tiananmen Square.

If given a choice, I believe no athlete would want to compete in a country committing genocide and crimes against humanity.