This is not just an important, but today's is an historic hearing because for the first time, an Administration has answered our call to set forth a comprehensive whole-of-government strategy to deal with the threat.

The protest that turned into a riot and an insurrection had been promoted and incited by then-President Donald Trump.

We're trying to reconstruct the entire chain of events that led to the most violent assault on the U.S. Capitol since the war of 1812, in 1814.

Our government has finally woken up to the need to combat, comprehensively and effectively, white supremacists and militia-based violent extremism.

I'm concerned about the rampant misclassification of employed workers as independent contractors to evade and undermine worker protections, especially in the so-called gig economy.

We`ve got one party now which is committed to democracy and the constitution. That`s the Democratic Party.

The women of Texas are citizens of the United States, but they are being treated like outlaws by their own legislature. Under the Texas law, any person, including murderers, serial rapists, sexual harassers, January 6 insurrectionists, or…

If we want something from them, they`re going to turn it over. We`re going to subpoena them, they`re going to follow the law.

We`re fighting for democracy right now. We`re fighting for the constitution.

Well, they`re systematically trying to replace anybody who got in the way of their plans on January 6th and in the weeks leading up to January 6.

It’s got to make you laugh because he doesn’t have an executive privilege because he’s a former president. I know he thinks he’s the president but he’s not.

Donald Trump has basically hijacked the entire Republican Party and they`re busily trying to get rid of anybody who won`t kowtow to him like a religious cult leader.

If you read the Supreme Court’s decision in U.S. versus Nixon back in 1974, Justice Burger said basically what you’re balancing is the public’s overwhelming interest in the truth versus cases dealing with national security.

If any of these people think that they`re somehow going to escape undetected, they`ve got something else coming.

the public health of America was in hands of people like this.

It should be considered not only a duty for anyone who`s got information about the violent attack, an insurrection on America on January 6, to turn over that information. It should be considered an honor. It should be considered a…

The very first payment under the Child Tax Credit plan we passed lifted 6 million kids out of poverty in the country.

The vaccine is saving people's lives. So this is a life-and-death matter.

I agree with Doug Holtz-Eakin, who said essentially that any serious long-term growth strategy has to involve education.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

The American Rescue Plan and the Child Tax Credit have already made a tremendous difference in the lives of millions of American kids and their families.

So, at this point, I hope (AUDIO GAP) overly partisan, Chris, but we`ve got a party of democracy in America and we`ve got a party of insurrection.

What is their interest in trying to impede a congressional investigation, which of course is illegal anyway, but why? What is it they`re covering up?

We would expect documents to be flowing in all the way up until midnight through electronic transmission.

the committee is not tipping its hand right now that's a logical first place to look in terms of the information that they'll be in search of.