"I must ask why we are focusing on left-wing violence when the data overwhelmingly shows that right-wing violence is significantly more likely to result in the loss of American lives."
"Right-wing violence has been far, far deadlier than left-wing violence."
"I certainly think it is critical that we look at the impact of false information on our country."
"For example, election denialism pushed our democracy to the brink in 2020."
"We still have people here in Congress, on this committee no less, who cannot bring themselves to admit that Trump lost fair and square."
"Donald Trump also created what I call verdict denialism, which undermines the rule of law."
"When it comes to protecting our homeland, we all have an interest in ensuring that the public has access to the accurate information they need to keep their communities safe."
"Eviscerating the First Amendment will neither make us more democratic nor more safe. It would be the stuff of tyranny."
"Congress has a responsibility to stand athwart history yelling: Stop!"
"We were sent here not to have fun, not to eat popcorn, not to try and take somebody down."
"I appreciated your opening statement where you admonished actually Mr. Secretary about the reason the committee was formed."
"I thought we were going to be focusing on issues like cybersecurity."