On the recordJanuary 10, 2023
We all knew politics was ugly, but we need to investigate and uncover corruption no matter where it lies. It is time to bring light to the shadows of the deep state and do our duty. Mr. Speaker, I hope my colleagues will join me in supporting this critical piece of oversight investigations. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, here is a curious thing. The legislation that creates this select committee, we were first given this on January 2. Then, it changed on January 6, and we didn't get that until 10 p.m. on January 6, after 13 Speaker votes. What changed in this legislation--and this is really curious--is they expanded the select committee's authority to investigate ongoing criminal investigations--think about that--in an unprecedented way. I don't know how many votes that got, but clearly, it was important enough because we went through 13 Speaker votes before we got to this. The reason why this is included, and I am sad to say this, is because we have Members in this Chamber who themselves may be subjects of investigation. There are ongoing investigations against the former President. So, this was added. Why was this added? To try to frustrate those investigations. When we talk about corruption, when we talk about undermining the rule of law, let's understand what just occurred here. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Schiff).
