I am very concerned, as someone who represents a lot of centrists, a lot of independents.

Sometimes, democracy is messy.

I want to know that the positions that I have are going to have a voice, that it will have weight in the conference.

I want to see pragmat - pragmatics at work, common sense, fiscal conservative issues at work that represent all views.

I've had my car keyed. I've had my family, including my children, threatened for political positions that I have taken.

Threats to our democracy comes from those who seek to undermine our Constitution and our three branches of government.

I fervently blamed rhetoric, rhetoric on social media, rhetoric at public events for being physically accosted.

I have learned a lot, and have enjoyed the colloquy and the debate that we have had and learning that we agree on so much.

Americans of all races, religions, creeds deserve to achieve their American dream in a secure society where they don't have to fear harm.

The goal, at the end of the day, is often the same, but how we get there might differ.

we're not flushing it down the toilet or putting through it through a shredder, not now, not ever--the rule of law, and ensure Americans have the security they need to prosper and achieve their American dream.

I just wanted to thank you for this committee hearing. It's been an immense honor to serve with you in this committee.

We must confront a spike in anti-Semitism in the United States with documented cases of target harassment assaults against Jewish Americans on the rise in recent years.

It is incumbent upon every one of us to call it out on both sides of the political spectrum.

We must also confront rising discrimination and violence against Asian Americans.

A treaty is primarily a compact between independent nations, and our Constitution declares this Constitution and the laws made in pursuance thereof and all treaties made shall be the supreme law of the land.

So a message today to Republicans and Democrats alike on this and any other issue is that if you're willing to work with me, I am willing to work with you.

Ranking Member Mace, present today, has championed the States Reform Act, which provides a Federal regulatory framework for cannabis.

As you mentioned, Blacks, Browns--Brown folks and African Americans are four times as likely to be arrested.

If I can make it, anybody can. And this plant literally saved my life.

I want to thank President Biden for his executive order. I mean, he's looking at rescheduling cannabis.

In bright red South Carolina, medical cannabis is supported by the vast majority of South Carolina residents.

There's no reason, with the rate of veteran suicide today, that any veteran in our country should be denied access to medical cannabis to prevent their suicides from happening.

Every state is different, and the States Reform Act respects the laws of every single state in the country.

This issue is personal. I was raped when I was 16 years old, and it was a devastating event in my life.