I have called for the full release of the Epstein files. I have provided a sworn statement of what I know. And just this week, I’ve agreed to appear in person before the committee. But it’s still not enough for Republicans on the House Oversight Committee.
Now, Chairman Comer says he wants cameras, but only behind closed doors. Who benefits from this arrangement? It’s not Epstein’s victims, who deserve justice. Not the public, who deserve the truth. It serves only partisan interests. This is not fact-finding, it’s pure politics.
I will not sit idly as they use me as a prop in a closed-door kangaroo court by a Republican Party running scared. If they want answers, let’s stop the games & do this the right way: in a public hearing, where the American people can see for themselves what this is really about.
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I agree with President Biden that the state of our Union is strong. Here’s why:
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In two years, @POTUS and @VP have faced some of the most daunting challenges of any incoming administration, including a global pandemic, a faltering economy, threats to democracy here and abroad, and more. And yet they’ve delivered historic results for the American people;
We're experiencing the strongest recovery in the world, record low unemployment, slowing inflation, & a bright future thanks to the bipartisan infrastructure law, Inflation Reduction Act, & historic clean energy & manufacturing jobs;
The House’s passage yesterday of the Assault Weapons Ban Act of 2022 is an important step to reduce mass shootings and make America safer for all. 1/4
We know this law will work, because it has worked before. After I signed the same ban into law in 1994, there was a decline in mass shooting deaths, and they rose sharply after it was allowed to lapse in 2004. 2/4
In fact, a recent study found that Americans were 70 percent less likely to die in a mass shooting during the decade the Assault Weapons Ban was in effect. 3/4
Today we faced an unprecedented assault on our Capitol, our Constitution, and our country.
The assault was fueled by more than four years of poison politics spreading deliberate misinformation, sowing distrust in our system, and pitting Americans against one another.
The match was lit by Donald Trump and his most ardent enablers, including many in Congress, to overturn the results of an election he lost.
The election was free, the count was fair, the result is final. We must complete the peaceful transfer of power our Constitution mandates.
I have always believed that America is made up of good, decent people. I still do.
From addressing the opioid epidemic to expanding support for small businesses, members of the @ClintonFdn community are doing their part to help Puerto Rico and the Caribbean region. #IdeasIntoAction
.@IBM is partnering with our @CGIU program and thousands of student coders to help improve disaster response:
We founded @CGIU in 2007 to engage the next generation of leaders—& every year I'm awed by the many ways these young people are addressing issues around the world.
.@MinkaraSara founded Empowerment Through Integration & is working tirelessly to enable people with disabilities to participate fully in the world.
.@JacobTobia is supporting people across the country to embrace the full complexity of gender. They work nationally to influence the conversation and culture surrounding gender fluidity.