It would be a disaster of unimaginable proportions to defund the FBI.

I'm heartened that there's so much bipartisan agreement about the threat that Iran poses.

What happened on October 7 was an effort by an extremist jihadist terrorist organization to kill as many Jews as possible.

Instead, my Republican colleagues want to politicize this issue for their own benefit, and that is not constructive.

That was an antisemitic neo-Nazi rally that President Trump said there were good people on both sides.

It is difficult being a Jew in America right now.

The problem the Biden administration has is that every policy change they make is subject to a lawsuit by Republicans.

Our national security and the livelihoods of millions of Americans depend on us this week, and we cannot fail them.

We must respect the sacrifice and service of our military families and provide them the paychecks they earn.

Mr. Turley, you said in 2019 that impeachment requires a clear criminal act. Is that right?

Everything we know at this juncture does not rise to the level of impeachment. Boy, that is awkward. I mean, look, it is like political impeachment malpractice.

You would think that after 8 months of an investigation we would not need to have a hearing, with no witness who has any direct knowledge of the evidence, to determine that there is a basis for this impeachment inquiry.

I hope that after we receive this testimony, extreme MAGA Republicans will end their destructive attempt to shut down the Government.

the rise of terrorism in Africa does not necessarily mean that we are going to see a threat to the United States that's proportionate.

The Statute of Liberty states, quote: Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.

None of them are included in H.R. 2 or any Republican proposals because they're not interested in solving the problem.

New Yorkers know better. We understand the contributions that immigrants have made to our economy, our city, the fabric of our country.

We must welcome immigrants that are fleeing horrific conditions in their countries in Central and South America.

The reality is--and the data shows--that migrants are far less likely to commit crimes than American citizens.

The jobs that they are looking to take are ones that Americans are not taking.

Today, unfortunately, my Republican colleagues and some of the witnesses continue to fearmonger and perpetuate the hateful myth that migrants are criminals, dirty, and stealing American jobs.

You have the fringe extreme right of 20 or so people who do not acknowledge that we're operating, they are operating in divided government with a Democratic Senate and a Democratic president.

This impeachment inquiry is purely political theater designed to help Donald Trump's re-election in 2024.

if Hunter Biden committed crimes, he should be held accountable for them. But those crimes and that investigation should remain in the Department of Justice in the court of law.

Unfortunately, what is political about our immigration discussion right now is what my colleagues on the other side of the aisle are doing.