I thank our witnesses for their testimony today, and I especially thank Chairman Nadler and Chairman Johnson, of course, for reintroducing the SHOP SAFE Act this Congress.

Thank you so much for your leadership, Mr. Chairman, and I'm grateful for the opportunity to participate in what is a bipartisan hearing on protecting the health and safety of our constituents from counterfeit products sold online.

I cannot imagine myself voting for something that does not address qualified immunity. It is what is going to deter officers in a meaningful way from engaging in the misconduct that is on the public conscience right now.

The project of the modern day Republican Party is not to compete on the merits of its policy ideas but rather to disenfranchise large numbers of the American electorate.

It really is the minimum that we can do, and I was proud to pass it with other House Democrats a few months ago. It would having said that be transformative.

Senator Manchin`s ultimate proposal simply is no substitute for what is required to save our democracy.

Our democracy is in crisis. The insurrection at the Capitol made that clear. We are seeing voter suppression being enacted in states like Georgia, Florida, Iowa, and Montana.

I have had enough of my colleagues` racist insinuations that somehow the people of Washington, D.C., are incapable or even unworthy of our democracy.

I urge the committee to provide strong funding and resources to complete infrastructure Projects of National and Regional Significance, including the Gateway program.

This is of the utmost importance to me and to the hundreds of thousands of my constituents who deserve reliable and convenient access to economic opportunities in the city.

Descriptive representation drives substantive representation. Who serves in our Government shapes who our Government serves.