alas, for his caucus, alas for this congress, alas for the country, the leadership pulled the rug out from beneath him. and we are going to be very sorry to see mr. katko leave congress at the end of this session. we will all be impoverished by his absence. and i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from maryland reserves. the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized. mr. reschenthaler: thank you, mr. speaker. i'd like to yield two minutes to the gentleman from north carolina, my good friend, mr. bishop. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from north carolina is recognized. mr. bishop: thank you, mr. speaker. behold the nonpartisan nature of the january 6 committee. it puzzles me why it would have been so different had the allegedly bipartisan commission been approved. in fact, in the january 6 committee's markup on the contempt resolutions, the grand inquiz tore said in opening, quote, i can say confidently that for the many involved in the run-up to january 6 an oath, a statement of fidelity to our democracy was nothing more to them than meaningless words, i fear what happens if those people are, again, given the reins of power.