Mr. Chairman, thank you very much for calling this important hearing.

Doesn't women's health warrant even a single hearing under these crisis conditions?

If D.C. became a state, then they will be completely responsible for the crime situation.

To be clear, Democrats condemn violence in every form-- ideologically-motivated or otherwise.

the Republican front-runner for President right now has called for the entire elimination of the Department of Justice and the FBI

Unfortunately, my Republican colleagues choose to ignore the threats posed by right-wing extremism in favor of playing politics.

It is also telling that Republicans are choosing to target Washington, DC, even though many places across the country are dealing with much higher crime than the District.

it is clear that we have violent extremism in the United States. There are ideological roots for that that we need to address

D.C. residents are Americans who deserve the same rights to Federal representation that each of our constituents have across the country.

I thank them for their democratic patience as they await approval of their petition for statehood.

Instead, we have gathered today to hold a second hearing to micromanage the local affairs of Washington, DC.

I wonder if second guessing the elected leadership of Washington, DC. is really the most urgent priority for the U.S. Congress today.

You see, he thinks it is her fault that he sexually abused her.

You see, that is what Pence gets for not doing what he was told by Donald Trump.

Every single Republican opposed my amendment.

Not only did the former President fail to condemn far-right groups and ideologies, he allowed them to flourish.

You did not hesitate to voluntarily deploy the Metropolitan Police Department to help us out.

statehood is an imperative of basic democratic values, but also of governmental efficiency.

They are part of an effort to deny Americans who live in Washington the right to participate in representative government.

I can think of dozens of things more urgently important to the American people, starting with the out-of-control gun violence.

my Republican colleagues are talking a lot about defunding the police, but they are the ones sponsoring legislation to not just defund the ATF, but eliminate it entirely

We have called no hearings on the war on freedom in America, the shocking new efforts to ban textbooks, censor and intimidate teachers.

The rate of gun deaths in Mississippi is over 30 percent higher than it is in D.C.

The Constitution does not allow any of this because Section 4 of Article IV says that the validity of the public debt shall not be questioned.

The people of Washington, DC. do not control their own judges, they do not elect judges.