U.S. House Committee/Subcommittee Meeting/Hearing

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
categories: Speeches, U.S. House Committee/Subcommittee Meeting/Hearing
Alexandria Ocasio - Cortez - Addressing Racism within the House - Feb. 2, 2023
February 2, 2023
Thank you. As also as a fellow New Yorker I think one of the things we should talk about here is also one of the disgusting legacies after 9/11 has been the targeting and racism against Muslim Americans throughout the United States of America. This is an extension of that legacy, consistency, there is nothing consistent with the Republican Party's continued attack, except nor the racism and incitement of violence against women of color in this body. I had a member of the Republican caucus threaten my life and you […]
Elaine Luria
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Opening Statement at the Tenth Public Hearing of the January 6th Select Committee – Dec. 19, 2022
December 19, 2022
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. All of President Trump’s efforts came to a head on the afternoon of January 6th. Standing on the stage of the Ellipse, President Trump told tens of thousands of angry supporters that the election was stolen, that they had the power to change that if they marched to the Capitol, and that they wouldn’t have a country anymore if the Presidency was taken away him. He told them he would be there with them. Then, as the crowd descended on the Capitol, President Trump watched it […]
Stephanie Murphy
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Opening Statement at the Tenth Public Hearing of the January 6th Select Committee – Dec. 19, 2022
December 19, 2022
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Ultimately, President Trump did not succeed in bending State and Federal officials to his will. At every turn, State officials, the Department of Justice, Mike Pence, and many others stood up for the rule of law and resisted the President’s wishes. In that way, our American institutions held after the 2020 election. But that did not stop President Trump. Instead, he turned to his supporters, those who believed his lies about a stolen election. He summoned a crowd to the Nation’s capital on January 6th, hoping […]
Zoe Lofgren
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Opening Statement at the Tenth Public Hearing of the January 6th Select Committee – Dec. 19, 2022
December 19, 2022
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Over the last 18 months, the Select Committee has conducted a congressional investigation of enormous scale seeking to uncover the depth and breadth of ex-President Trump’s multi-part plan to reverse the lawful outcome of the 2020 Presidential election. We have compiled an immense volume of documents collected from countless individuals, law enforcement agencies, and Federal and State authorities. Many of our efforts to get the evidence required litigation in Federal court, including the U.S. Supreme Court. We have taken the testimony of hundreds of witnesses. While […]
Elizabeth “Liz” Cheney
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Opening Statement at the Tenth Public Hearing of the January 6th Select Committee – Dec. 19, 2022
December 19, 2022
Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. Thank you for your tremendous leadership of this Committee. I know we all have benefited greatly from your wisdom and your wise counsel, so thank you very much. In April of 1861, when Abraham Lincoln issued the first call for volunteers for the Union Army, my great-great-grandfather, Samuel Fletcher Cheney, joined the 21st Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He fought through all 4 years of the Civil War, from Chickamauga, to Stones River, to Atlanta. He marched with his unit in the Grand Review of Troops […]
Elaine Luria
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Opening Statement at the Ninth Public Hearing of the January 6th Select Committee – Oct. 13, 2022
October 13, 2022
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mid-December was a turning point. President Trump made a decision, a choice, to ignore the courts and his advisers and to push forward to overturn the election. His efforts to overturn the election were not random or disconnected; rather, they were part of a coordinated, multi-part plan to ensure that he stayed in power. Donald Trump was the driver behind each part of this plan. He was personally and directly involved. Of course, a key element of the plan was continuing to convince tens of millions […]
Stephanie Murphy
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Opening Statement at the Ninth Public Hearing of the January 6th Select Committee – Oct. 13, 2022
October 13, 2022
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. President Trump’s efforts to unlawfully overturn the results of the 2020 election were not limited to the Big Lie and pressuring State officials and the Department of Justice officials. Another key part of the President’s effort was a scheme to assemble fake electors to cast false electoral votes in the States that President Trump lost. This was something done not only with the President’s knowledge but also with his direct participation. Ronna McDaniel, chair of the Republican National Committee, testified before this Committee that President Trump […]
Zoe Lofgren
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Opening Statement at the Ninth Public Hearing of the January 6th Select Committee – Oct. 13, 2022
October 13, 2022
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. We begin this meeting by returning to election night, November 3, 2020. As the Chairman noted, we have previously presented testimony about how the election results were expected to come in that night. In certain States, ballots cast by mail before election day would be counted only after the polls closed that evening. That meant that election results would not be known for some time. Although President Trump’s campaign manager, Bill Stepien, House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy, and Jared Kushner had advised Donald Trump to encourage […]
Elizabeth “Liz” Cheney
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Opening Statement at the Ninth Public Hearing of the January 6th Select Committee – Oct. 13, 2022
October 13, 2023
Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. Much has happened since our last public hearing on July 21st. As the Chairman mentioned, we have received new and voluminous documentation from the Secret Service, which we continue to analyze. We have received new witness testimony, including about efforts to obstruct our investigation and conceal key facts. According to public reporting, the Department of Justice has been very active in pursuing many of the issues identified in our prior hearings. Our Committee may ultimately decide to make a series of criminal referrals to […]
Zoe Lofgren
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Opening Statement at the Second Public Hearing of the January 6th Select Committee - June 13, 2022
June 13, 2022
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. In our opening hearing we gave an overview of our investigation into the January 6th attack. The plot to overthrow the election was complex and had many parts, which we’ll explore in remaining hearings. But today we examine the false narrative that the 2020 election was ’stolen’. Former President Trump’s plan to overturn the election relied on a sustained effort to deceive millions of Americans with knowingly false claims of election fraud. All elements of the plot relied on convincing his supporters about these false claims. […]