"It pains me, as I am sure it does you, Mr. Chair, and all the Members, that antisemitism in the United States has increased significantly."
"The historic levels of antisemitism have to be addressed. This is one way to do that in a thoughtful way and move this commission forward."
"I think this really is significant."
"I appreciate everyone bringing it forward. I think this is a great idea."
"I think this legislation would change that."
"Simply that I appreciate you bringing it forward, and look forward to supporting it."
"It has been more than 100 years since the inception of the House Office of Legislative Counsel..."
"It is an important bill, championed by my friend and colleague Maxwell Frost of Florida as well as a number of Members on this Committee."
"It is a common-sense update to the UOCAVA to ensure that our overseas servicemembers can participate in our democracy."
"It is essential that we guarantee every American, we have talked about that at length today, no matter our opinion, we believe every member of our Armed Forces should be able to cast a ballot."
"As you indicated, July 4, 2026, we will celebrate our semiquincentennial, and I want to thank my staff for phonetically placing that before me so I would not stumble over it."
"I think this really is significant. The time capsule, as I understand, will be determined by bipartisan, bicameral congressional leaders, include written materials, representations of important legisl..."