Jason Smith actually said...

"The politicization of certain enforcement decisions has undermined the credibility of the division and done serious damage to the reputation of the department."

"The abuse of power for political purposes does not better policing."

"The best way to do that is to have in-person hearings, instead of these virtual hearings, and definitely no proxy voting, which is unconstitutional."

"I wish that we were all in the committee room with one another and in person, and we should be."