it seemed like it should have been pursued with vigor, and it wasn't

Thank you, Madam Chair, and thank you for holding this hearing.

I led a letter along with Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman and the Biden Administration urging them to avoid the reincarceration of those released to home confinement under the CARES Act.

The Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel published a memorandum concluding that the Bureau of Prisons was not required to return those released to home confinement under the CARES Act to prison once the emergency period ended.

the pandemic has highlighted many of the failing of our Federal prison system

that was one of the few successes Mr. Trump had, that and the Operation Warp Speed

Our local broadcasters are an essential component of emergency preparedness.

The American Music Fairness Act will restore balance to the music industry, ensure artists are properly compensated for their labor. I'm proud to co-sponsor it.

I know the very tight margins that they work under.

I'm a conservative, I believe in the inherent value of the fundamental property right, which is a foundational premise of our country.

I am disappointed the Bureau of Prisons isn't with us.

I want to thank everybody on--all the Witnesses for testifying and I want to--it has been wonderful listening to my Republican colleagues, a byproduct of January 6 is we have got some new allies in trying to get prison reforms.