"It is barbaric and unacceptable that they were taken."
"the Attorney General is not the President's lawyer."
"the blatantly political and misleading rhetoric which we have been subjected to today undermines the seriousness of this Committee's work."
"those who are noisily and shamelessly trying to subvert our justice system are the same ones who seem to have both the most to fear from those ongoing investigations."
"I, like so many Americans, find this behavior contemptible and far beneath what we should expect from our country's leaders."
"I find this hearing very disturbing in that we have elected officials misleading the public, attacking the foundations of our democracy."
"The American people are watching. They know what is going on here. This is a gross misuse of your time..."
"Let's be clear. Congress has no business interfering in parents' freedom to make decisions about appropriate medical care for their children."
"Holding a hearing to substitute far-right ideologies for parental judgment exposes the rank hypocrisy of the party claiming to value individual freedom and small government."
"Make no mistake; today's hearing is not about protecting children or parents' rights. It's a cynical and, frankly, dangerous political attack on transgender children and their families."
"Gender-affirming care is safe and effective. It is supported by every major medical association."
"What I said was that parents have the ultimate right to make the decisions concerning appropriate medical care for their children."