Gerry Connolly actually said...

"Today's hearing is about the Federal Government's most important resource: 2.1 million employees."

"I did not think this evacuation was executed in a way that reflected the extraordinary sacrifices of our U.S. servicemembers and our Afghan allies."

"I categorically reject any comparison of the Afghanistan war to what is currently going on in Ukraine."

"I continue, though, to have very deep concerns about the number of Afghan allies that were left behind."