the person who came up with that theme, larry nelson, the bonds that we need to create between those of us who are in the back of squad cars and lying down in streets, starting organizations in our community. those bonds need to be strengthened and renewed. we are at war. we are at war. when children are taken away from immigrant parents at the border and separated, when our community, i would transgender rights have been under assault from the beginning of this administration, and now we can't even bake a cake. we can't even get a wedding cake. what is this? 7-2. we have to recognize the threat to our community is immortal, it is not just asked. we have to stand with every other community in unison as we've done over the years to fight back these threats from this administration. [applause] [cheering] >> and we all have to identify the congressional district in california that we are going to be marching and walking and fighting for with democrats this fall. we can take back the house and start to stop this, but we have to do the work. [applause] remember we one the briggs amendment

just buy one horrible person, larry nasser, but an ongoing chapter in american athletics that needs to be explored and exposed. i want to thank senator thune and senator nelson for their support in this effort. in my deepest thanks to the survivors who have come forward who are the real heroes of this nightmare. the have lived it again, again, and again. at the trial of larry nasser, in the hearings of this committee, and the public statements, their courage and strength is the inspiration that drives us forward. i want to express my deep disappointment in the witnesses that we have today, and others who bear responsibility. a direct and profound responsibility for what happened here. their lack of cooperation speaks volumes about the need for continued investigation. clearly, larry nasser rooms, manipulate and stigmatize more than 260 women and young girls under the guise of medical treatment. he did that in his capacity as a dr. for team usa and michigan state university. there are likely many more victims. his crimes are paralleled. monsters like him have been hiding in plain sight for decades at usa gymnastics international governing bodies overseen by t

by one horrible person, larry nassar, but an ongoing chapter in american athletics that needs to be fully explored and exposed. i also want to thank senator thune and senator nelson, the chairman and ranking member of this committee, for their support in this effort, and my deepest thanks to the survivors who have come forward, who are the realeroes this nightmare who have lived it again and again and again at the trial of larry nassar, in the hearings of this committee, in their public statements, their courage and strength is the inspiration that drives us forward. and i want to express my deep disappointment in the witnesses that we have today and others a bear a responsibility, direct and profound responsibility for what happened here. their lack of cooperation, i think unfortunately, speaks values about the need for our continue continued evaluation. clearly larry nassar groomed, manipulated and stigmatized more than 260 women and young girls under the guise of medical treatment in his capacity as a doctor for team u.s.a. and michigan state university. and there are likely many more victims. his crimes are unparalleled in their horror and savage scope. monst