Despite the claims of some of my colleagues, we do not need to return to the inhumane, cruel, and ultimately ineffective policies of the Trump administration.

We can secure our border and process people humanely and effectively, and I am grateful to Secretary Mayorkas and the Biden administration for leading us in that direction.

I am grateful for the Biden administration's efforts to ensure that unaccompanied children are able to receive proper care and access to protections guaranteed under United States law.

We need a codified process of identifying Systemically Important Critical Infrastructure.

We cannot default to accepting extortion.

Let's keep our foot on the gas pedal. There is no other option.

We need a complete understanding of the circumstances surrounding the ransomware attack against Colonial.

I hope to see the President send a clear message that turning a blind eye to cyber criminals who attack our critical infrastructure is completely unacceptable.

Everything should be on the table here, with Know Your Customer and cryptocurrency reporting requirements being the low-hanging fruit.

Ultimately, strength only respects strength, and that's what we need to project now.

If your pipeline provides fuel to 45 percent of the East Coast, why are you only hardening systems after an attack?

I commend the FBI for its work recovering Colonial's ransomware payment and depriving the hackers of the financial benefit.

Climate change is very real and creating more frequent and extreme natural disasters.

We can’t allow this insurrectionist activity to occur.

What those scholars say clearly represent, I think, a compendium of what they saw on January 6. That action, an insurrection that occurred, really is a test for our democracy.

We have had a number of my colleagues come before us encouraging this body to support this commission and this legislation. They have spoken valiantly in support of it. They have put their hearts and souls into making sure that it is…

I include in the Record a letter from Protect Democracy, Ian Bassin, Executive Director. Protect Democracy, Washington, DC, May 19, 2021. Protect Democracy Urges Representatives to Support H.R. 3233, the National Commission To Investigate…

I include in the Record a joint statement from Governor Tom Kean and former Congressman Lee Hamilton in support of this commission. [From Issue One] Joint Statement from Governor Tom Kean and Congressman Lee Hamilton, Chairman and Vice…

I include in the Record a listing of national security, military, and elected officials, former Members of Congress, U.S. Attorneys, diplomats, all who have specific expertise in this matter before the body today. Letter From Former Senior…

How much time do we have remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Mississippi has 16 minutes remaining. The gentleman from New York has 20 minutes remaining.

Let me just say to the ranking member, this won't be the last time that we put together legislation for the good of this country, I assure you of that. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Torres), the vice…

this is the citadel of democracy, our United States Capitol. We can`t afford to have anyone over run it, especially for certifying an election.

the language -- we`ll put a 10-member commission together with subpoena power.

this bill is in the best interest of this country.

we have to get beyond this.