I hate to waste time, but I have to start out because this falls under the policy if you say things over, and over, and over, and over again people will start to believe them.

Why can't we just get all the information, get it done, look at it together.

That Committee was a political tool and nothing else. It was shameful that Congress was used in that way.

Do you swear to me under oath that there is no difference?

Well, I would say the Ranking Member has made it clear. What he has made clear is that he is going to use gun violence as a political tool, and that is unfortunate.

It matters because dozens of FBI agents descended upon Mar-a-Lago where there was a former sitting President who had Secret Service around him.

I love the FBI. I want to trust the FBI. I don't understand some of the things that are going on now.

The bottom line was it wasn't a real Committee. It didn't tell the truth. It didn't do the right thing.

The American people know something is wrong. They know something went awry. They know something is wrong, and they just want to get answers, no more or less than we do.

Last week, I questioned the Maritime Administrator who admitted that the Government has not scrutinized this issue.

The impacts of offshore wind on navigation and vessel traffic... would be, quote, 'major,' and that it would increase, quote, 'the risk of collision.'

Safe access to the east coast is essential to many maritime users, including the maritime shipping industry, and all of you are represented on this panel today.