Crime prevention is a serious topic, and it deserves serious discussion, but that's not what this hearing is about.

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

We know that the timing isn't a coincidence because, as soon as it became obvious that the Manhattan District Attorney was getting ready to charge Mr. Trump with crimes, Mr. Trump's lawyers sent a letter to the Chair telling him to use the…

If you are serious about doing something about violence, gun violence, and other: ... not serious people.

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.

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…

Gun violence is now the leading cause of death of children in America and kills 40,000 Americans a year.

Make no mistake. If the concern about addressing violent crime addressed by my Republican colleagues was genuine, they would have acted.

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

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.

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.

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