I go back with Bill before I was on the Ways and Means Committee. My mom is all Italian, so I got involved with the other dagos here in Congress and would go to the Italian events. That is where I got to meet this feisty gentleman who was…

Honesty, clarity, and truth make all the difference.

It appears there is to be no soul-searching from you, Governor--I'm sorry--no self-critique of what could have been done better and improved upon.

But it seems that you instead prepared for a trial--this isn't a trial--and declined to participate in discussion of what happened and how we could do better.

I have to say, I'm disappointed that before today's hearing even began, you chose to basically flout the rules of this committee.

This hearing was an opportunity to learn about our COVID-19 response and how we can improve future responses.

The buck is supposed to stop with you in your state, and I'm deeply skeptical of the abdication of responsibility onto others.

I find you complicit in what's occurred.

No threats and no intimidation tactics will change the facts.

I can tell you, we have not and we will not bow to these threats.

We hope that Governor Hochul lives up to her promise of transparency and proceeds without further delay.

There are no bad children, only bad environments, bad training, bad example, bad thinking.

I thank those that are here tonight to speak on the experience from that day. I thought it would be appropriate that we start with Mr. Duncan. Mr. Duncan was one of the first to leave practice that day, and he will share his experience at…

I thank Roger for his words. I greatly appreciate them. Now, we will hear from Barry Loudermilk, who was there that day and was one of several who not only was there and survived but participated in helping others throughout that entire…

Thank you very much, Barry. I am grateful for you bringing that bag of medical supplies from the Capitol Police van because there were things in there I needed, and we were able to put a clotting bandage on, use a better tourniquet than a…

There are things that we do in our lives each and every day that become so routine. There are things that become so rote as we go about them, and often that includes our Pledge of Allegiance. Tomorrow is Flag Day. As we pledge our loyalty…

I thank Mr. Palmer, and I thank all of my colleagues who participated in this event tonight. People ask me what my greatest memory of my time in Congress is. I tell people, it is the day that Steve Scalise walked back on this floor. It…

There clearly was a lot of divine intervention. We titled this event tonight: ``6/14/2017--A Day of Infamy in America.'' ``Infamy'' means an evil act, and it truly was that. I remember watching Jeff Duncan leave. I was out in the outfield…

This is a reminder that it is a violation of House rules and the rules of this Committee to engage in personalities regarding other Members.

I think that means that when we're taking--when an agency is taking the final approval, we ought to take that final approval away from the agencies like NIAID that fund it.

it is my hope, Dr. Morens, that today you will offer some humility and remorse for your actions

Our investigation was essential, I should say, for uncovering this behavior and for laying out the facts for all to see.

I remain seriously concerned that you, Dr. Daszak, appear to be eluding questions from this Committee in an attempt to avoid consequences.

We need to ensure that American taxpayer dollars are being spent responsibly, and I'm pleased by the strong bipartisan agreement demonstrated on this point today.

I have always maintained that my role as Ranking Member of this Committee is to keep an open mind about how the pandemic started.