There's the original offense of the crime, but then to add the silencing on top of it, it just kills your spirit, and it just takes your dignity.

Of course, that's not the truth at all.

I am glad that this Committee is making clear the dire consequences of SB 8 for American women.

To be honest it is sort of disappointing that we need to convene this hearing at all.

Abortion care is critical, often lifesaving healthcare.

As the United States reasserts itself on the world's stage, it is time for robust engagement. We must reengage with our allies and regain our footing as a global leader. But we are standing in our own way. Mr. Speaker, 100 ambassadorial…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, as we mark nearly 2 months since the bombing that killed more than 116 innocent Afghanis and American military personnel at the Hamid Karzai International Airport, I rise in strong support…

H.R. 1280 was the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act that has been worked on extensively by all Members of this Committee.

As Republican President Teddy Roosevelt said, patriotism means stand by country; it does not mean stand by a President or any other public official.

I have never seen anything but support and advocacy for the men and women of the law enforcement community.

We were successful in marking up H.R. 40, the Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act.

I would like to commend the Judiciary Committee on your hard work in crafting H.R. 4, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.

This bill is one of many efforts by the leadership in Georgia to set election policies that limit voting in ways that disproportionately negatively affect voters of color.

Once again, the members of this committee have the opportunity to come together to support human rights, the rule of law, and democracy in regions around the world.

During the Trump Administration we saw over and over and over again evidence of Mr. Trump's personal grudges dictating DOJ policy.

Thank you, Chairman Meeks and Ranking Member McCaul, for holding this markup as we consider key legislation across the spectrum of foreign policy challenges facing the United States and its partners around the globe.

I have never had any doubt about your integrity or impartiality. So, I thank you for your service.

In particular, Mr. Chairman, we can join together to support your legislation, H.R. 5497, the Burma Act of 2021, so that we may rightly punish those who have overthrown the will of the Burmese people.

The Burma Act of 2021 would create sanction regime against the Tatmadaw, the State Administration Council, and other responsible parties that represent a strong, proportionate response to their deliberate sabotaging of Burmese democracy.

It is almost laughable to promise that to the American people if our own Justice Department is manipulated as it was during the Trump presidency.

Yes, and we are fighting very hard to be sure that you have additional resources to get this work done.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Across the country, the opioid epidemic is devastating families and communities. In Rhode Island, the COVID-19 pandemic is only worsening this crisis. In 2020 alone, accidental overdose deaths in Rhode…

We saw firsthand in Afghanistan how corruption really can erode public confidence in government and ultimately jeopardize longtime stability.

I think supporting civil society is really important, because civil society plays right now the role of checks and balances on the work and decisions of the President.

This hearing is a reminder, really, of the continuing obligation that we have to help support emerging democracies around the world.