of law. and who are held accountable by a public that believes both matters, votes matter more than party tribalism than the cheap thrill scoring of political points. we must demand more politicians and ourselves. oaths matter. character matters. truth matters. if we do not renew our faith and commitment to these principles, this great experiment of ours, our shining beacon on the hill will not in your. i yield to the gentlewoman from virginia. thank you mr. kinzinger. throughout our hearings, we have provided many facts.
it has reminded us of this. laws are just words on paper. they mean nothing without public servants dedicated to the rule of law, and who are held accountable by a public that the leaves over this matter more than party tribalism or the cheap thrill of scoring political points. oaths. we must demand more of our politicians and ourselves. boths matter, character matters, truth matters. if we do not renew our faith and commitment to these principles, this great experiment of hours, our shining beacon on a hill, will not endure. i yield to that gentlewoman from virginia. thank you. throughout our
wrapped up the hearing with this message to the country if january 6th has reminded us of anything, i pray it has reminded us of this laws are just words on paper. they mean nothing without public servants dedicated to the rule of law, and who are held accountable by a public that believes oath matters, oaths matter more than party tribalism or the cheap thrill of scoring political points. we the people must demand more of our politicians and ourselves. oaths matter. character matters. truth matters. if we do not renew our faith and commitment to these principles, this great experiment of ours, our shining beacon on a hill, will not endure.
the president chose party tribalism when no other senior republican leader was doing so. this is a candidate about whom his own daughter said there is a special place in hell for those who prey on children. by the time democrats are done with this decision by president trump, voters might think that roy moore is donald trump s running mate. now, of course, we re going to see what the fallout is. my panel is here to discuss all of this. let s begin with cnn s jeff zeleny. he s at the white house. jeff, president trump trying to pivot today to tax reform. he wrapped up his speech just minutes ago. you have to ask, though, how does this loss in alabama, a huge win, impact the trump agenda going forward and any other possible implications there might be in terms of staff shake-ups or more? reporter: well, jake, the margins were already very narrow with the 52-48 senate republican majority. now that changes to 51-49. that means any piece of new legislation this white house tries to get th