David Cicilline

Keeping Americans safe is one of the most, if not the most, important responsibilities that we have in government.

The problem is that you are using this as a political stunt unrelated to real concerns about public safety around this country.

In light of the testimony just heard, what is the mechanism for the Committee to transfer this hearing to Ohio, where the crime rate is significantly greater than here in New York?

There is massive gun trafficking that ferries guns from those five Southern States with weak gun laws up I-95 to States like New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Massachusetts.

If someone is a victim of a gun crime in New York City, dollars to doughnuts that gun was not originally purchased in New York State.

Compare that to Mr. Jordan's Ohio, where the homicide rate is 73 percent higher than in Manhattan.

Here in New York, one of the largest and most complex cities in the world, local leaders have pursued violence intervention, diversion programs, targeted law enforcement and youth engagement programs that have pushed crime and…

If my Republican colleagues were serious about violent crime and sincere in their efforts to law enforcement, they would have joined us in that effort.

We must pass universal background checks. We must implement red flag laws to keep guns away from those who are a danger to themselves and others, and we must reinstate the assault weapons ban.

Unlike our Republican colleagues, Democrats have consistently advanced policies to make all our communities, including New York, safer places to live, to work, to worship, and to go to school.

Let's not hold them to a higher standard than we hold ourselves because that is exactly what this hearing is about.

The House GOP's investigations are flopping.

The Republican response to gun violence, as Mr. Jeffries said a little while ago is basically in the witness protection program.

Our response from the Republican side of the aisle is total silence on this.

They are worried about the economy. They are worrying about getting guns out of our schools.

The public is already starting to recognize that. These hearings, these so-called investigative hearings which are chasing after nothing...

These investigations they are conducting, the Weaponization Committee they created, rather than deal with real weapons...

Republicans are choosing the Second Amendment over second graders.

Over the last year, the United States and our allies have provided military, economic, and humanitarian assistance to our Ukrainian allies in their fight for freedom.

President Biden and his Administration restored America's standing on the world stage and helped unite NATO and the West to provide Ukraine with the help they needed to protect their country and stand up to authoritarianism.

Russia's illegal and unwarranted brutal invasion of Ukraine marks the largest land war in Europe since World War II and the biggest threat to democracy since the cold war.

The classification of a country as a State sponsor of terrorism should always be led by the facts, not politics.

I was so disappointed to see President Trump and his administration roll back President Obama's actions on Cuba.

The Biden administration has made it clear that standing up for democracy and human rights will remain at the center of U.S. foreign policy.

After 50 years of isolating Cuba, it was clear that U.S. foreign policy was not working.