Jamie Raskin

Ours is not a system of justice where foot soldiers go to jail and the masterminds and ring leaders get a free pass.

Donald Trump’s role was far more central to these events than merely inciting them.

In recent years, certain state legislators have sought to turn government into an instrument of hostility to and demonization of LGBTQ people.

When you look at the hostile treatment of minorities in America or in any country on Earth, you find a spectrum of negative actions that can begin just with vilification, demonization, stereotyping.

And I want to start just by saluting you for your extraordinary and energetic leadership of this committee and your historic leadership as the first woman ever to be the chair of the Oversight and Reform Committee.

I do hope that we will be able to maintain a bipartisan commitment to rejecting violent extremism.

On the contrary, America has consistently moved away from White supremacy.

Do not allow anyone to say that confronting Christian nationalism is somehow anti-Christian.

Understanding Christian nationalism is imperative to both dismantling White supremacy and preserving religious freedom for all.

Christian nationalism relies on a cherry-picked and misleading version of an American history in order to thrive.

I urge you all to work across the aisle to find lasting, bipartisan solutions to this problem.

There is no room in this country for discrimination, violence, and hate.

White supremacy is one of the most terrible threats to our democracy today.

We must not be tempted to misuse power to silence those we disagree with, or censor lawful speech.

Our democratic ideals demand that we engage in a robust debate about how to solve the most challenging problems facing our country.

The only alternatives to our constitutional system of government are a descent into authoritarianism, fascism, or the embrace of anarchy.

Violent White supremacy and its partner, antidemocratic extremism, today constitute the most serious domestic terror threat facing our people.

It's been an honor to get to serve with you, Ms. Mace.

Violence as a solution to problems or as an expression of extreme and hateful ideas cannot be tolerated.

No man is allowed to be a judge in his own case or cause, because his interest would certainly bias his judgment, and, not improbably, corrupt his integrity.

I don't think we should be very patient in the final days of this Congress, and I think we should act with dispatch to make this happen.

I think we should be creative in our thinking about it.

We have a legal, and I would say a moral, obligation to seat Ms. Teehee.

I guess the big question is serving on committee.

Our decision and judgment on that would be binding.