that day. the american people deserve to know what he knew and what he did. i reserve the balance of my time. >> gentleman from indiana. >> i yield myself as much time as it may consume. >> gentleman is recognized. >> thank you, madam speaker. three months ago, for the first time in the history of congress, speaker pelosi vetoed jim jordan and i from serving on the select committee to investigate january 6th. not all firsts are worth celebrating. it was a shameful and divisive decision with real consequences. today, because of that decision, there is no committee conducting a legitimate investigation into january 6th. congress is prohibited from conducting criminal investigations, period. but that's exactly what the select committee is doing. conducting an illicit criminal investigation into american