Barbara Comstock: “And is there anything that we in Congress are doing that holds back those opportunities?”

Well, I think it tells you that extreme Republicans or extreme positions are not winners.

The Chair announces that 13 former Members have responded to their names. The Chair now calls on the Honorable L.F. Payne of Virginia, president of the U.S. Association of Former Members of Congress, to address the Members.

Thank you, L.F., for this report, and more importantly, thank you for your thoughtful and exemplary leadership of this outstanding organization. The Chair again wishes to thank the former Members of the House for their presence here today…

And look who's not talking. I was going to point out, you know, look, you're not getting -- you know, remember Elise Stefanik was going to be leading the charge in these hearings and defending Donald Trump, she's nowhere to be found.