I am grateful that we are gathered here today to highlight a sensitive but very deeply troubling subject.

There is currently legislation, both on the House and Senate side from both parties, called the Invest in Child Safety Act, which would give law enforcement more tools to put bad actors behind bars.

I cannot imagine dealing every day with violence against, abuse against children. It is just horrifying and very hard to listen to or contemplate, and I salute you for doing what you are doing and protecting children.

I invite you to do the same thing I have invited Dr. Waldman to do, which is, where there are gaps, or, for that matter, where there are enforcement issues, please alert us.

So much for originalism. Of course, we saw a lot of originalism with respect to the Fourteenth Amendment just recently.

There is no history and tradition of allowing this type of content, this type of behavior to be protected by the First Amendment.

No matter what the attempts may be of some to minimize, diminish, or even fabricate what really happened on January 6th, I assure you there are a number of us who will continue to fight for the truth to make sure the American people know…

Thank you, Madam Chairwoman.

The General Services Administration has become a bit of a frequent flier with this Committee, in the worst kind of way.

While Chairman Comer and I often have plenty to disagree on, today I join him and Delegate Norton to rise in support of H.R. 4984, the D.C. Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus Revitalization Act. This bipartisan bill will allow the…

For two and a half years, our Afghan allies have been trapped in a frightening legal limbo--trapped because Congress has, again and again, failed to pass the Afghan Adjustment Act and make good on our promises.

And would it be fair to say and the United States is encouraging that because of the lack of results of the alternative that was indeed tried over a 9-year period?

We withdrew from that one.

Is there a reason to believe that the engagement that the Administration and the Saudis are involved in with the Houthis has promise of any kind of success?

What are the risks of the United States now with the best of intentions, deciding to expand its military response to the Houthi attacks?

So how did that work out for the Saudis? Nine years of kinetic involvement that apparently others want the United States to emulate?

I think our--you know, and the previous Trump Administration backing away with various agreements that we had has weakened our security, not strengthened our security.

The one that Ms. Ledeen worked for?

I hope my Republican colleagues in this body are not putting politics over our national security--our national security.

So to your line of questioning about North Korea and Russia, Mr. Wilson and I have a bill that would expand sanctions for anyone facilitating those weapons transfers.

That is why I introduced the SHIP Act. China is the biggest purchaser of Iranian petroleum.

The world is more secure with valid arms control treaties.

So if one of the goals of the Saudis was to restrict the Houthis and to regain territory, it apparently did not work, is that correct?

We withdrew from JCPOA.

Congress cannot simple--simply say we are only concerned about Christian persecution. We are concerned about anyone's human rights being violated.