May 11, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2191 New York Times or you want to talk have all told me it was the miracle of all.’’ We must all strive to be worthy of about redstate.com, you want to talk America, captured in the words of the sacrifice of those who have died for about MSNBC or FOX News, Morning President Ronald Reagan that inspired our freedom. They are the patriots Joe or Sean Hannity, we must be free them. Katharine Lee Bates described in the to speak at all times because the bat- I have seen the power of faith and words of ‘‘America the Beautiful’’ when tlefield of ideas is the only thing that freedom. I listened to John Paul she wrote, Oh beautiful for heroes is going to propel our Republic for- II speak to thousands in Nairobi in proved in liberating strife, who more ward. It is the only thing that is going 1985, and 19 years later, I watched that than self, their country loved and to allow young kids to grow and actu- same Pope take my father’s hands, mercy more than life. ally increase their intellect and to be look in his eyes, and say, ‘‘God bless Ultimately, Mr. Speaker, this is at able to transform our economy in ways America.’’ the heart of what our requires: that none of us in this Capitol today God has blessed America, Mr. Speak- That we love our country more, that can even fathom. It is the very basis of er, but our freedom only survives if we we love her so much that we will stand what makes our Nation the greatest protect it, if we honor our oath, taken above politics to defend her, that we nation. It is what makes us unique. It before God in this Chamber, to support will do everything in our power to pro- is what allows us to be able to fight it and defend the , if we rec- tect our Constitution and our freedom out every day on this floor, verbally, of ognize threats to freedom when they that has been paid for by the blood of course, Mr. Speaker. arise. so many. We must love America so My fellow Americans, we are all in Today, we face a threat America has much that we will never yield in her this together. Mr. Speaker, we are in never seen before. A former President, defense. That is our duty. this together. We can’t cancel each who provoked a violent attack on this Mr. BUCK. Mr. Speaker, I thank the other. We can’t move people out of the Capitol in an effort to steal the elec- gentlewoman, and I inform the Speaker public square because we find their tion, has resumed his aggressive effort that we have no further speakers. I ideas even vile or distasteful. I may not to convince Americans that the elec- yield back the balance of my time. like what you have to say, Mr. Speak- tion was stolen from him. He risks in- f er. We may disagree on votes on this citing further violence. very floor, but the one thing I will al- Millions of Americans have been mis- ADJOURNMENT ways respect, the one thing I will al- led by the former President. They have The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- ways defend is your ability to say it heard only his words but not the truth, ant to section 11(b) of House Resolu- and your ability to vote that way. My as he continues to undermine our tion 188, the House stands adjourned only ask is that you do the same for democratic process, sowing seeds of until 10 a.m. tomorrow for morning- people on my side of the political aisle. doubt about whether democracy really hour debate and noon for legislative Mr. BUCK. Mr. Speaker, I thank the works at all. business. gentleman for his profound remarks. I I am a conservative Republican, and Thereupon (at 8 o’clock and 11 min- now yield to the gentlewoman from the most conservative of conservative utes p.m.), under its previous order, the Wyoming (Ms. CHENEY), my friend and principles is reverence for the rule of House adjourned until tomorrow, my neighbor to the north. law. The electoral college has voted. Wednesday, May 12, 2021, at 10 a.m. for Ms. CHENEY. Mr. Speaker, I would More than 60 and Federal courts, morning-hour debate. like to thank very much my friend, including multiple judges the former f colleague, Mr. BUCK, for yielding me President appointed, have rejected his OATH OF OFFICE MEMBERS, RESI- time this evening. claims. The Trump Department of Jus- I know the topic, Mr. Speaker, is can- tice investigated the former Presi- DENT COMMISSIONER, AND DEL- cel culture. I have some thoughts dent’s claims of widespread fraud and EGATES about that. But tonight I rise to dis- found no evidence to support them. The The oath of office required by the cuss freedom and our constitutional election is over. That is the rule of law. sixth article of the Constitution of the duty to protect it. That is our constitutional process. , and as provided by sec- Mr. Speaker, I have been privileged Those who refuse to accept the rulings tion 2 of the act of May 13, 1884 (23 to see firsthand how powerful and how of our courts are at war with the Con- Stat. 22), to be administered to Mem- fragile freedom is. Twenty-eight years stitution. bers, Resident Commissioner, and Dele- ago, I stood outside a polling place, a Our duty is clear. Every one of us gates of the House of Representatives, schoolhouse in western Kenya. Soldiers who has sworn the oath must act to the text of which is carried in 5 U.S.C. had chased away people who were lined prevent the unraveling of our democ- 3331: up to vote. A few hours later, they racy. This is not about policy. This is ‘‘I, AB, do solemnly swear (or af- came streaming back in, risking fur- not about partisanship. This is about firm) that I will support and defend ther attack, undaunted in their deter- our duty as Americans. Remaining si- the Constitution of the United mination to exercise their right to lent and ignoring the lie emboldens the States against all enemies, foreign vote. liar. and domestic; that I will bear true In 1992, I sat across the table from a I will not participate in that. I will faith and allegiance to the same; young mayor in Nizhny Novgorod, Rus- not sit back and watch in silence while that I take this obligation freely, sia. I listened to him talk of his dream others lead our party down a path that without any mental reservation or of liberating his nation from com- abandons the rule of law and joins the purpose of evasion; and that I will munism. Years later, for his dedication former President’s crusade to under- well and faithfully discharge the to the cause of freedom, Boris Nemtsov mine our democracy. duties of the office on which I am was assassinated by Vladimir Putin’s As the party of Reagan, Republicans about to enter. So help me God.’’ thugs. have championed democracy, won the has been subscribed to in person and In Warsaw in 1990, I listened to a Cold War, and defeated the Soviet filed in duplicate with the of the young Polish woman tell me that her Communists. Today, America is on the House of Representatives by the fol- greatest fear was that people would cusp of another Cold War. This time lowing Member of the 117th Congress, forget; they would forget what it was with Communist China. Attacks pursuant to the provisions of 2 U.S.C. like to live under Soviet domination, against our democratic process and the 25: that they would forget the price of rule of law empower our adversaries TROY A. CARTER, of Louisiana. freedom. and feed Communist propaganda that f Three men—an immigrant who es- American democracy is a failure. We caped Castro’s totalitarian regime, a must speak the truth. Our election was BUDGETARY EFFECTS OF PAYGO young man who grew up behind the not stolen, and America has not failed. LEGISLATION Iron Curtain and became his country’s I received a message last week from a Pursuant to the Statutory Pay-As- of defense, and a dissident Gold Star father who said, ‘‘Standing You-Go Act of 2010 (PAYGO), Mr. YAR- who spent years in the Soviet gulag— up for the truth honors all who gave MUTH hereby submits, prior to the vote

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