If those responsible are not held accountable, this will remain a cancer on our Constitutional Republic.

We cannot leave the violence of January 6th and its causes uninvestigated.

We don't blame victims. We go after the criminals.

Will we adhere to the rule of law? Will we respect the rulings of our courts? Will we preserve the peaceful transition of power?

It`s really an opportunity to remind everybody about the necessity of accountability for what happened

No Member of Congress should now attempt to defend the indefensible, obstruct this investigation, or whitewash what happened that day.

You held the line. You defended all of us.

The fact that they have gone from recognizing what happened on the 6th to protesting in front of the Justice Department on behalf of those who were part of the insurrection is something that I can't explain. I think it's a disgrace.

America is great because we preserve our democratic institutions at all costs. Until January 6, we were proof positive for the world that a nation conceived in liberty could long endure. But now January 6 threatens our most sacred legacy.

The question for every one of us who serves in Congress, for every elected official across this great nation, indeed, for every American is this: will we adhere to the rule of law? Will we respect the rulings of our courts? Will we…

No member of Congress should now attempt to defend the indefensible, obstruct this investigation, or whitewash what happened that day.

Almost every member of the Republican Conference understood in the days immediately after January 6 what had actually happened, and many of them said so publicly. And the fact that so many members of our leadership and others, the fact…

As a country, it's time to learn from our past mistakes, rebuild stronger so this never happens again, and then we can move onward.

I want to know what happened that day. But, more importantly, I want all Americans to be able to trust the work this Committee does and get the facts out there free of conspiracy.

Let me pass. This is serious business here. We have important work to do. And I think that is pretty childish.

democracies are not defined by our bad days. We're defined by how we come back from bad days, how we take accountability.

There is a difference between breaking the law and rejecting the rule of law, between a crime--even grave crimes--and a coup.

This cannot continue to be a partisan fight. I'm a Republican. I'm a conservative. But, in order to heal from the damage caused that day, we need to call out the facts.

I pray that we all remember our children are watching.

If those responsible are not held accountable, and if Congress does not act responsibly, this will remain a cancer on our constitutional republic.

I certainly join the Chairman and every Member of this Committee in our commitment to making sure we get to the truth and that those who did this are accountable.

We have important work to do and I think that`s pretty childish.

We have important work to do. And I think that`s pretty childish.

we have something important work to do and I think that`s a great job.

Look, we`re about -- it`s a very serious business. We have something important work to do and I think that`s a great job.