Let's be clear. Congress has no business interfering in parents' freedom to make decisions about appropriate medical care for their children.

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.

The author of that study has repeatedly expressed great distress at the way her study has been misrepresented.

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.

Gender-affirming care is safe and effective. It is supported by every major medical association.

Instead of investigating and proposing real solutions to these immigration issues, our colleagues prefer to push and sometimes create apocalyptic scenarios to scare Americans.

It's critical to ensuring the fidelity of our country to the rule of law as well as improving functioning of the asylum system.

Our colleagues across the aisle have made clear with their tone and questions today that their primary interest is in scapegoating you and the Biden Administration for the consequences of Congress failing for decades to address either the root causes of immigration at our Southern border.

Have you or the Biden Administration ever tries to adopt an open border policy?

Every day some of our colleagues seem to be trying to prove the legal maxim that if you don't have the law on your side, argue the facts. If you don't have the facts either, just argue.

Thank you, Chair Khan, I want to start by thanking you and the FTC for your work to protect American businesses and workers and consumers on issues ranging from privacy concerns to deceptive business practices, to unwanted telemarketing and robocalls, to fraud and financial exploitation that targets seniors, service members, veterans, and those in recovery from opioid disorder.