H3322 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 30, 2021 our Nation’s roads, bridges, rails, and ten from fossil fuels over the course of derlying bill to prohibit using transit water systems, while keeping in mind the last decades and century. funds for artwork and nonfunctional the urgency to fight climate change. But now is the time to change and landscaping. I do not hear from my colleagues prepare for that change—not mind- AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. DESAULNIER across the aisle language that speaks lessly. This isn’t a radical proposal. Mr. DESAULNIER. Madam Speaker, I to the future; I hear language instead This is about preparing for the future. have an amendment at the desk. that clings to the past. On this side of In terms of the infrastructure that The SPEAKER pro tempore. The the aisle, we speak about a transition gets those new alternative fuels, hydro- Clerk will report the amendment. to a cleaner, more green future. gen fuel cell cars, battery electric cars, The Clerk read as follows: Madam Speaker, I urge my col- in California, we have acknowledged At the end of the resolution, add the fol- leagues to vote ‘‘yes’’ and invest in our that we need to get these cars to be lowing: communities. available to everyone, including people SEC. 6. Notwithstanding any other provi- Mr. RESCHENTHALER. Madam from disadvantaged communities. That sion of this resolution or House Resolution Speaker, I yield myself the balance of is why we have changed the tax code to 504, the amendment specified in section 7 my time. make it easier for everyone to get an shall be in order as though printed as the last amendment in House Report 117–75 is of- Madam Speaker, once again, Demo- alternative fuel car, not just wealthy fered by Representative Slotkin or a des- crats are bringing a hyperpartisan bill people, and get the benefits of that. ignee. That amendment shall be debatable to the floor. They are blocking Repub- I want to read a quote from Forbes for 10 minutes equally divided and controlled lican efforts to actually improve meas- magazine about infrastructure and by the proponent and an opponent. ures for the Americans who don’t make electric cars: ‘‘These vehicles use a dif- SEC. 7. The amendment referred to in sec- $100,000 a year, who can’t afford a ferent kind of fuel and plug into our tion 6 is as follows: Tesla. electricity system, and the good news Page 722, strike lines 1 through 5 (and re- This is not me saying that. You can about that is there are a number of designate accordingly). look at the numbers. You can follow cost-benefit studies,’’ numerous ones, The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- the money. ‘‘that are showing this can be really tleman from California is recognized. Let’s just look at the numbers. In beneficial to all ratepayers, not just The material previously referred to 2015, when House Republicans were in the drivers of the vehicles.’’ by Mr. RESCHENTHALER is as follows: charge and had another package that The critical mass of changing helps At the end of the resolution, add the fol- was an infrastructure package, 30 per- everybody. It brings down the cost of lowing: cent of the amendments were Demo- energy. So, for those rising costs at the SEC. 6. Immediately upon adoption of this resolution, the House shall proceed to the crat amendments. This time, only 18 pump, there is a bend in the arc that consideration in the House of the bill (H.R. percent of the amendments are Repub- will come sooner rather than later that 751) to prohibit a moratorium on the use of lican amendments. Clearly, this is far will help everyone, as opposed to the hydraulic fracturing. All points of order from a bipartisan bill. opinions by my colleague and some of against consideration of the bill are waived. Follow the money. It is no surprise his other speakers today. The bill shall be considered as read. All that, under this bill, congressional dis- Matt Stanberry, the managing direc- points of order against provisions in the bill tricts in blue States would get almost tor for the advanced transportation are waived. The previous question shall be double the funding for transportation program at the trade group Advanced considered as ordered on the bill and on any amendment thereto to final passage without projects compared to districts in red Energy Economy, says: ‘‘As you in- intervening motion except: (1) one hour of States. crease electricity sales for charging debate equally divided and controlled by the Madam Speaker, while liberals and the vehicles, it has the effect of driving chair and ranking minority member of the progressives push the Green New Deal down rates for all ratepayers because it Committee on Natural Resources; and (2) one fantasy on Americans, and while we do spreads the fixed cost of the system out motion to recommit. things like define art as infrastructure, across a larger volume of sales.’’ SEC. 7. Clause 1(c) of rule XIX shall not House Republicans will continue to Madam Speaker, this is about pre- apply to the consideration of H.R. 751. fight for investment in roads, bridges, paring for this new energy future. Who- Mr. DESAULNIER. Madam Speaker, I and real transportation that will help ever gets there first, as a country, as yield back the balance of my time, and real Americans and drive our economy. always in our history, has a predomi- I move the previous question on the Madam Speaker, I urge my col- nant role in foreign affairs and the amendment and the resolution. leagues to vote ‘‘no’’ on the previous leadership on this globe. The Chinese The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question and vote ‘‘no’’ on the rule, and are trying to beat us to that. We can’t question is on ordering the previous I yield back the balance of my time. let that happen. We talk about global question on the resolution and the Mr. DESAULNIER. Madam Speaker, I competitiveness. We need to get the in- amendment thereto. yield myself the balance of my time. frastructure in. Yes, they need to do a The question was taken; and the I want to thank my friend and col- better job at reducing pollution, tradi- Speaker pro tempore announced that league from Pennsylvania. I do appre- tional pollutants and carbon. the noes appeared to have it. ciate his comments about my personal The Clean Air Act, originally signed Mr. DESAULNIER. Madam Speaker, health and also his collegiality. by Richard Nixon, and then changed on that I demand the yeas and nays. His comments about being bipar- and amended by Ronald Reagan, two The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- tisan, I completely agree with. But Republicans, and the waiver that, un- ant to section 3(s) of House Resolution compromise requires, from my perspec- fortunately, previous administrations 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. tive—and granted, we do have a dif- gave to California through multiple Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, fur- ferent perspective about how we get generations, have fueled, pardon the ther proceedings on this question are there and who is giving and how much expression, the benefits we have gotten postponed. is given. in public health and traditional pollut- f I really think this bill is an incred- ants. It is fueling today the States that b 1345 ibly important bill for the future of join California, like Colorado, which America and American workers and in- are pushing this innovation. ESTABLISHING THE SELECT COM- novation. Madam Speaker, this is about the fu- MITTEE TO INVESTIGATE THE As far as changing to renewables and ture of America and America’s excel- JANUARY 6TH ATTACK ON THE alternatives, that electrical system has lence and its energy independence and UNITED STATES CAPITOL to be upgraded. We have seen what has its workforce, staying at home and pro- Mr. MCGOVERN. Madam Speaker, happened because of climate change in viding for this energy independence for pursuant to House Resolution 504, I the Gulf. We see the struggles we have future generations. call up the resolution (H. Res. 503) es- on the West Coast with fires, all be- Madam Speaker, in a moment, I will tablishing the Select Committee to In- cause, as evidence-based research tells offer an amendment to the rule to vestigate the January 6th Attack on us, what we have done with the envi- make in order the amendment offered the United States Capitol, and ask for ronment and the benefits we have got- by Ms. SLOTKIN, which amends the un- its immediate consideration.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 08:42 Jul 01, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K30JN7.022 H30JNPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with HOUSE June 30, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H3323 The Clerk read the title of the resolu- ligence information regarding planned branches and other instrumentalities of gov- tion. events for January 6, 2021.’’; and ernment; The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Whereas the security leadership of the (B) influencing factors that contributed to ant to House Resolution 504, the resolu- Congress under-prepared for the events of the domestic terrorist attack on the Capitol and how technology, including online plat- tion is considered read. January 6th, with United States Capitol Po- lice Inspector General Michael Bolton testi- forms, financing, and malign foreign influ- The text of the resolution is as fol- ence operations and campaigns may have lows: fying again on June 15, 2021, that— (1) ‘‘USCP did not have adequate policies factored into the motivation, organization, H. RES. 503 and procedures for FRU (First Responder and execution of the domestic terrorist at- Whereas January 6, 2021, was one of the Unit) defining its overall operations. Addi- tack on the Capitol; and darkest days of our democracy, during which tionally, FRU lacked resources and training (C) other entities of the public and private insurrectionists attempted to impede for properly completing its mission.’’; sector as determined relevant by the Select Congress’s Constitutional mandate to vali- (2) ‘‘The Department did not have adequate Committee for such investigation; date the presidential election and launched policies and procedures for securing ballistic (2) identify, review, and evaluate the an assault on the United States Capitol Com- helmets and vests strategically stored causes of and the lessons learned from the domestic terrorist attack on the Capitol re- plex that resulted in multiple deaths, phys- around the Capitol Complex.’’; and garding— ical harm to over 140 members of law en- (3) ‘‘FRU did not have the proper resources (A) the command, control, and commu- forcement, and terror and trauma among to complete its mission.’’: Now, therefore, be nications of the United States Capitol Po- staff, institutional employees, press, and it lice, the Armed Forces, the National Guard, Members; Resolved, Whereas, on January 27, 2021, the Depart- the Metropolitan Police Department of the SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT. District of Columbia, and other Federal, ment of Homeland Security issued a Na- There is hereby established the Select State, and local law enforcement agencies in tional Terrorism Advisory System Bulletin Committee to Investigate the January 6th the National Capital Region on or before that due to the ‘‘heightened threat environ- Attack on the United States Capitol (herein- January 6, 2021; ment across the United States,’’ in which after referred to as the ‘‘Select Committee’’). (B) the structure, coordination, oper- ‘‘[S]ome ideologically-motivated violent ex- SEC. 2. COMPOSITION. ational plans, policies, and procedures of the tremists with objections to the exercise of (a) APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS.—The Speak- Federal Government, including as such re- governmental authority and the presidential er shall appoint 13 Members to the Select late to State and local governments and non- transition, as well as other perceived griev- Committee, 5 of whom shall be appointed governmental entities, and particularly with ances fueled by false narratives, could con- after consultation with the minority leader. respect to detecting, preventing, preparing tinue to mobilize to incite or commit vio- (b) DESIGNATION OF CHAIR.—The Speaker for, and responding to targeted violence and lence.’’ The Bulletin also stated that— domestic terrorism; (1) ‘‘DHS is concerned these same drivers shall designate one Member to serve as chair (C) the structure, authorities, training, to violence will remain through early 2021 of the Select Committee. manpower utilization, equipment, oper- and some DVEs [domestic violent extrem- (c) VACANCIES.—Any vacancy in the Select Committee shall be filled in the same man- ational planning, and use of force policies of ists] may be emboldened by the January 6, the United States Capitol Police; 2021 breach of the U.S. Capitol Building in ner as the original appointment. SEC. 3. PURPOSES. (D) the policies, protocols, processes, pro- Washington, D.C. to target elected officials cedures, and systems for the sharing of intel- Consistent with the functions described in and government facilities.’’; and ligence and other information by Federal, (2) ‘‘Threats of violence against critical in- section 4, the purposes of the Select Com- State, and local agencies with the United frastructure, including the electric, tele- mittee are the following: States Capitol Police, the Sergeants at Arms communications and healthcare sectors, in- (1) To investigate and report upon the of the House of Representatives and Senate, creased in 2020 with violent extremists citing facts, circumstances, and causes relating to the Government of the District of Columbia, misinformation and conspiracy theories the January 6, 2021, domestic terrorist at- including the Metropolitan Police Depart- about COVID–19 for their actions’’; tack upon the United States Capitol Com- ment of the District of Columbia, the Na- plex (hereafter referred to as the ‘‘domestic Whereas, on September 24, 2020, Director of tional Guard, and other Federal, State, and terrorist attack on the Capitol’’) and relat- the Federal Bureau of Investigation Chris- local law enforcement agencies in the Na- ing to the interference with the peaceful topher Wray testified before the Committee tional Capital Region on or before January 6, transfer of power, including facts and causes on Homeland Security of the House of Rep- 2021, and the related policies, protocols, proc- relating to the preparedness and response of resentatives that— esses, procedures, and systems for moni- the United States Capitol Police and other (1) ‘‘[T]he underlying drivers for domestic toring, assessing, disseminating, and acting Federal, State, and local law enforcement violent extremism – such as perceptions of on intelligence and other information, in- agencies in the National Capital Region and government or law enforcement overreach, cluding elevating the security posture of the other instrumentalities of government, as sociopolitical conditions, racism, anti-Semi- United States Capitol Complex, derived from well as the influencing factors that fomented tism, Islamophobia, misogyny, and reactions instrumentalities of government, open such an attack on American representative to legislative actions – remain constant.’’; sources, and online platforms; and democracy while engaged in a constitutional (2) ‘‘[W]ithin the domestic terrorism buck- (E) the policies, protocols, processes, pro- process. et category as a whole, racially-motivated cedures, and systems for interoperability be- (2) To examine and evaluate evidence de- violent extremism is, I think, the biggest tween the United States Capitol Police and veloped by relevant Federal, State, and local bucket within the larger group. And within the National Guard, the Metropolitan Police governmental agencies regarding the facts the racially-motivated violent extremists Department of the District of Columbia, and and circumstances surrounding the domestic bucket, people subscribing to some kind of other Federal, State, and local law enforce- terrorist attack on the Capitol and targeted white supremacist-type ideology is certainly ment agencies in the National Capital Re- violence and domestic terrorism relevant to the biggest chunk of that.’’; and gion on or before January 6, 2021; and such terrorist attack. (3) ‘‘More deaths were caused by DVEs (3) issue a final report to the House con- (3) To build upon the investigations of than international terrorists in recent years. taining such findings, conclusions, and rec- other entities and avoid unnecessary dupli- In fact, 2019 was the deadliest year for do- ommendations for corrective measures de- cation of efforts by reviewing the investiga- mestic extremist violence since the Okla- scribed in subsection (c) as it may deem nec- tions, findings, conclusions, and rec- homa City bombing in 1995’’; essary. ommendations of other executive branch, Whereas, on April 15, 2021, Michael Bolton, (b) REPORTS.— congressional, or independent bipartisan or the Inspector General for the United States (1) INTERIM REPORTS.—In addition to the Capitol Police, testified to the Committee on nonpartisan commission investigations into final report addressing the matters in sub- House Administration of the House of Rep- the domestic terrorist attack on the Capitol, section (a) and section 3, the Select Com- resentatives that— including investigations into influencing fac- mittee may report to the House or any com- (1) ‘‘The Department lacked adequate guid- tors related to such attack. mittee of the House from time to time the ance for operational planning. USCP did not SEC. 4. FUNCTIONS. results of its investigations, together with have policy and procedures in place that (a) FUNCTIONS.—The functions of the Select such detailed findings and legislative rec- communicated which personnel were respon- Committee are to— ommendations as it may deem advisable. sible for operational planning, what type of (1) investigate the facts, circumstances, (2) TREATMENT OF CLASSIFIED OR LAW EN- operational planning documents its per- and causes relating to the domestic terrorist FORCEMENT-SENSITIVE MATTER.—Any report sonnel should prepare, nor when its per- attack on the Capitol, including facts and issued by the Select Committee shall be sonnel should prepare operational planning circumstances relating to— issued in unclassified form but may include a documents.’’; and (A) activities of intelligence agencies, law classified annex, a law enforcement-sensitive (2) ‘‘USCP failed to disseminate relevant enforcement agencies, and the Armed annex, or both. information obtained from outside sources, Forces, including with respect to intel- (c) CORRECTIVE MEASURES DESCRIBED.—The lacked consensus on interpretation of threat ligence collection, analysis, and dissemina- corrective measures described in this sub- analyses, and disseminated conflicting intel- tion and information sharing among the section may include changes in law, policy,

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United States Capitol Complex while pre- vious question, an underlying proposition Insurrectionists tried to stop our de- serving accessibility of the Capitol Complex shall remain subject to further debate or mocracy in its tracks. A mob wanted for all Americans; and amendment to the same extent as when the to prevent the certification of a free (3) to strengthen the security and resil- question was postponed. and fair election in America, and they ience of the United States and American (10) The provisions of paragraphs (f)(1) resorted to violence to do it. democratic institutions against violence, do- through (f)(12) of clause 4 of rule XI shall I will never forget that day. I was one mestic terrorism, and domestic violent ex- apply to the Select Committee. of the last Members off this House tremism. SEC. 6. RECORDS; STAFF; TRAVEL; FUNDING. floor, as we were being taken to a se- (d) NO MARKUP OF LEGISLATION PER- (a) SHARING RECORDS OF COMMITTEES.—Any cure location away from the mayhem. MITTED.—The Select Committee may not committee of the House of Representatives hold a markup of legislation. having custody of records in any form relat- As I was walking out, I looked over SEC. 5. PROCEDURE. ing to the matters described in sections 3 and saw these people—homegrown ter- (a) ACCESS TO INFORMATION FROM INTEL- and 4 shall provide copies of such records to rorists, I call them—literally smashing LIGENCE COMMUNITY.—Notwithstanding the Select Committee not later than 14 days the doors with their bare fists and clause 3(m) of rule X of the Rules of the of the adoption of this resolution or receipt breaking the glass to try to get at us. House of Representatives, the Select Com- of such records. Such records shall become They weren’t here to peacefully pro- mittee is authorized to study the sources and the records of the Select Committee. test. They were fueled by rage and here methods of entities described in clause (b) STAFF.—The appointment and the com- to cause harm. I looked in their eyes, 11(b)(1)(A) of rule X insofar as such study is pensation of staff for the Select Committee related to the matters described in sections shall be subject to regulations issued by the and I saw hate. 3 and 4. Committee on House Administration. Many of my colleagues feared for (b) TREATMENT OF CLASSIFIED INFORMA- (c) DETAIL OF STAFF OF OTHER OFFICES.— their lives. Some called loved ones to TION.—Clause 11(b)(4), clause 11(e), and the Staff of employing entities of the House or a say good-bye. The staff that worked first sentence of clause 11(f) of rule X of the joint committee may be detailed to the Se- here barricaded their office doors. They Rules of the House of Representatives shall lect Committee to carry out this resolution ran down these marble halls, trying apply to the Select Committee. and shall be deemed to be staff of the Select one door after the next, just searching (c) APPLICABILITY OF RULES GOVERNING Committee. PROCEDURES OF COMMITTEES.—Rule XI of the (d) USE OF CONSULTANTS PERMITTED.—Sec- for safety. Others hid in closets, terri- Rules of the House of Representatives shall tion 202(i) of the Legislative Reorganization fied. apply to the Select Committee except as fol- Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4301(i)) shall apply with When those of us who are elected to lows: respect to the Select Committee in the same Congress put our names on the ballot, (1) Clause 2(a) of rule XI shall not apply to manner as such section applies with respect we are prepared to take all kinds of in- the Select Committee. to a standing committee of the House of Rep- coming. But the staff here—the cafe- (2) Clause 2(g)(2)(D) of rule XI shall apply resentatives. teria workers, the cleaning crew, the (e) TRAVEL.—Clauses 8(a), (b), and (c) of to the Select Committee in the same manner people who make our democracy func- as it applies to the Permanent Select Com- rule X of the Rules of the House of Rep- mittee on Intelligence. resentatives shall apply to the Select Com- tion day in and day out—they do not. (3) Pursuant to clause 2(h) of rule XI, two mittee. But, still, they found themselves in Members of the Select Committee shall con- (f) FUNDING; PAYMENTS.—There shall be danger, afraid for their lives. stitute a quorum for taking testimony or re- paid out of the applicable accounts of the We must speak the truth of what ceiving evidence and one-third of the Mem- House of Representatives such sums as may happened that day, Madam Speaker. bers of the Select Committee shall con- be necessary for the expenses of the Select Shockingly, there is an effort by some stitute a quorum for taking any action other Committee. Such payments shall be made on in this Congress to whitewash and min- than one for which the presence of a major- vouchers signed by the chair of the Select Committee and approved in the manner di- imize what went on. One of my col- ity of the Select Committee is required. leagues even suggested it was somehow (4) The chair of the Select Committee may rected by the Committee on House Adminis- authorize and issue subpoenas pursuant to tration. Amounts made available under this just a normal tourist visit, as if facts clause 2(m) of rule XI in the investigation subsection shall be expended in accordance don’t matter, as if we all didn’t see and study conducted pursuant to sections 3 with regulations prescribed by the Com- with our own eyes what happened. and 4 of this resolution, including for the mittee on House Administration. History will judge how we respond to purpose of taking depositions. SEC. 7. TERMINATION AND DISPOSITION OF the events of that day, and the glare of (5) The chair of the Select Committee is RECORDS. history should be cast most harshly on (a) TERMINATION.—The Select Committee authorized to compel by subpoena the fur- shall terminate 30 days after filing the final the minority leader, who worked over- nishing of information by interrogatory. report under section 4. time to prevent a bipartisan, bicameral (6)(A) The chair of the Select Committee, (b) DISPOSITION OF RECORDS.—Upon termi- commission from being formed to ex- upon consultation with the ranking minority nation of the Select Committee— amine what happened on January 6. member, may order the taking of deposi- (1) the records of the Select Committee tions, including pursuant to subpoena, by a A bipartisan commission emerged shall become the records of such committee out of the Homeland Security Com- Member or counsel of the Select Committee, or committees designated by the Speaker; in the same manner as a standing committee mittee with a bipartisan vote. Every- and thing the minority leader asked for in pursuant to section 3(b)(1) of House Resolu- (2) the copies of records provided to the Se- tion 8, One Hundred Seventeenth Congress. lect Committee by a committee of the House this commission, he got it. He got it (B) Depositions taken under the authority under section 6(a) shall be returned to the all. But then, I guess, Donald Trump prescribed in this paragraph shall be gov- committee. called him, and he began walking back erned by the procedures submitted by the his support and whipping against his chair of the Committee on Rules for printing The SPEAKER pro tempore. The res- in the Congressional Record on January 4, olution shall be debatable for 1 hour, own ranking member’s bipartisan deal. 2021. equally divided and controlled by the It has been 25 weeks since an insur- (7) Subpoenas authorized pursuant to this chair and ranking minority member of rection in our country. A commission resolution may be signed by the chair of the the Committee on Rules or their re- should be already at work right now, Select Committee or a designee. spective designees. getting the facts about this attack on (8) The chair of the Select Committee may, The gentleman from Massachusetts our democracy so it will never, ever, after consultation with the ranking minority (Mr. MCGOVERN) and the gentlewoman ever happen again. member, recognize— from Minnesota (Mrs. FISCHBACH) each Sadly, a majority of Republicans ob- (A) Members of the Select Committee to will control 30 minutes. jected to that happening. Now, they question a witness for periods longer than may have delayed uncovering the five minutes as though pursuant to clause The Chair recognizes the gentleman 2(j)(2)(B) of rule XI; and from Massachusetts. truth, Madam Speaker. But, Madam (B) staff of the Select Committee to ques- Mr. MCGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I Speaker, the truth will not stay buried tion a witness as though pursuant to clause yield myself such time as I may con- forever. That is why we are here today, 2(j)(2)(C) of rule XI. sume. because the facts matter.

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I hope I am wrong, but if past is pro- tinue to downplay the events of that day and In fact, two bipartisan committees in logue, many of my Republican friends those who would ignore them altogether the Senate have already conducted will stand up today and say no. They with their lack of acknowledgement. The in- wide-ranging investigations and issued will oppose this select committee and difference shown to my colleagues and I is their joint report. Their report, which say they want a different approach. disgraceful. is more than 100 pages, outlines a Well, let me again remind them: We It has been 119 days since 850 Metropolitan timeline of events and a series of rec- already gave them exactly what they Police (MPDC) Officers responded to the Cap- ommendations for moving forward. itol and stopped a violent insurrection from asked for with the commission, and The Architect of the Capitol has also taking over the Capitol Complex saving already been given $10 million to inves- even that wasn’t good enough. I think, countless Members of Congress and their for some on the other side, nothing staff from almost certain injury and even tigate the security failures on January that gets to the truth will ever be good death. The time to fully recognize these Offi- 6. Why are we replicating that work? enough because they do not want the cers actions is NOW! The Department of Justice and the truth. Sincerely, FBI have already arrested and charged Michael Fanone, a Metropolitan Po- MICHAEL FANONE. more than 500 people for crimes rang- lice Department officer for nearly two Mr. MCGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I ing from disorderly conduct to theft of decades, responded to the insurrection am tired of the delays. Quite frankly, I government property to assaulting a on January 6. In a letter that he wrote am sick and tired of the fact that there Federal law enforcement officer. Those to all of us, he said: ‘‘I struggle daily are too many people in this Chamber individuals are being adjudicated by with the emotional anxiety of having who continue to put party over country the courts as we speak. That process survived such a traumatic event, but I and propagate the lies, distortions, and will continue for some time. That is also struggle with the anxiety of hear- falsehoods that led to January 6. It is the way it should work. Instead, Democrats are injecting par- ing those who continue to downplay disgusting. tisanship into the equation, hoping to the events of that day and those who For Congress to do nothing in re- stretch out an investigation long would ignore them altogether with sponse to a literal insurrection would enough to distract from their abject their lack of acknowledgment. The in- allow our democracy to be chipped away at from the inside. Not on my failure to govern, while the American difference shown to my colleagues and people are left to suffer the con- I is disgraceful.’’ watch. Our system of government is fragile. sequences of that failure. Madam Speaker, I include the full While we spend time discussing this It is not a given; it is a choice. Looking text of his letter in the RECORD. partisan committee, American farmers down on us from the gallery right now MAY 5, 2021. are facing a severe drought, gas prices are representatives of the D.C. Metro- TO ALL ELECTED MEMBERS OF THE UNITED are going up, inflation is rising, busi- STATES GOVERNMENT, My name is Michael politan Police and the U.S. Capitol Po- nesses can’t find employees, and there Fanone and I have been a sworn officer with lice, and I want to thank them and is a crisis at the southern border. We the Metropolitan Police Department for al- their colleagues for their service and most two decades. On January 06, 2021, I par- need to spend our time finding solu- for protecting us and our democracy on tions and helping Americans, not cre- ticipated in the defense of the United States January 6. Capitol and as a result of my efforts was se- ating partisan commissions to do work verely injured. I was pulled out into the To my colleagues on the other side of that has already been done com- crowd, away from my fellow officers, beaten the aisle who are about to vote ‘‘no’’ on petently by the U.S. Senate and by law with fists, metal objects, stripped of my this, please, no lectures on respect for enforcement. issued badge, radio and ammunition maga- the police because a ‘‘no’’ vote is a vote Not only would this select committee zine and electrocuted numerous times with a to cover for those who brutally at- not prohibit interfering with ongoing Taser. I am writing to you so that you may tacked the police on January 6. better understand my experience that day. law enforcement investigations that I say to my colleagues in this House, are already yielding significant results, I am assigned to the First District’s Crime they will be watching as we cast our Suppression Team and while my daily re- but it would lack the enforcement pow- sponsibilities involve combating violent votes. History will be watching. I pray ers of those existing investigations. crime and narcotics related offenses. I, like that we have the moral courage to do Even worse, Speaker PELOSI would many other officers, took it upon myself to what is right, that we choose truth and have the ability to handpick the en- respond to the numerous calls for help com- that we choose to defend our democ- tirety of the committee. ing from my colleagues at the Capitol Com- racy. If Speaker PELOSI and House Demo- plex. Upon my arrival my partner, Jimmy Madam Speaker, I reserve the bal- crats were serious about this, they Albright, and I searched for an area where ance of my time. might have considered acting sooner we could be of most assistance and eventu- Mrs. FISCHBACH. Madam Speaker, I than 6 months after the fact. The ally found our way to the West Terrace rise in opposition to H. Res. 503, and I Lower Tunnel entrance to the Capitol. The standing committees of this body al- fighting here was nothing short of brutal. I yield myself such time as I may con- ready have the jurisdiction and the au- observed approximately thirty police officers sume. thority to investigate January 6, and standing shoulder-to-shoulder maybe four or There is no doubt that what tran- the Speaker could have directed them five abreast using the weight of their own spired on January 6 was a dark day, to open an investigation at any time. bodies to hold back the onslaught of violent but instead of a good-faith effort to But perhaps most important is our attackers. Many of these officers were in- reach an objective conclusion, Speaker obligation to the brave men and women jured, bleeding and fatigued but they contin- PELOSI and House Democrats have of law enforcement who responded to ued to fight. placed partisan, divisive politics ahead In the midst of this fighting, I observed the Capitol and surrounding areas on Commander Ramey Kyle, cool, calm, and of the interests of the American people. January 6, members of the U.S. Capitol collected giving commands to his officers. Most fundamental to any objective Police, the D.C. Metropolitan Police, ‘‘Hold the line.’’ It was the most inspira- investigation is being free from polit- the National Guard, and the many tional moment of my entire life. Even as I ical influence and partisan bias. Unfor- other State and Federal agencies who write this it brings me to tears. I tried to tunately, this resolution fails to meet assisted in restoring order. We owe it render assistance to some of the injured offi- that basic benchmark, as Democrats to them to ensure that any investiga- cers asking them if they needed a break. refuse to put together a truly bipar- tion we undertake is one that is fair, There were no volunteers, only those that tisan commission, with equal authority identified injured colleagues who may be in bipartisan, and honorable, absent the need of assistance. I have never experienced given to all members, not just the ma- ulterior motives and partisan politics such bravery, courage and selflessness. jority. that so often plague us. Since then I have struggled with many as- It appears my colleagues are more in- Unfortunately, Madam Speaker, H. pects of that day. As the physical injuries terested in reaching the predetermined Res. 503 falls far short. For that reason,

VerDate Sep 11 2014 08:42 Jul 01, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K30JN7.028 H30JNPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with HOUSE H3326 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 30, 2021 I oppose the legislation, and I urge day. Some of us were in this very build- fact, I attempted to amend that origi- other Members to do so. ing at the time, some of us in the gal- nal resolution at the Rules Committee Madam Speaker, I reserve the bal- lery. I find it incomprehensible that but was turned away. ance of my time. people would deny what occurred and Whether or not you blame President Mr. MCGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I now try to deflect by talking about Trump for the events of January 6, the yield myself such time as I may con- other issues. fact remains that the incident was a sume. This is the citadel of democracy we massive security failure. Oh, my God, I can’t believe what I are standing in right now. We have to Why were our United States Capitol just heard. I mean, my Republican col- protect it. I urge my colleagues to join Police Officers, who sacrifice every day leagues are talking about the need for me in voting to protect this temple of to protect us, caught so unprepared? bipartisanship. We gave them biparti- democracy by voting in favor of H. Res. Why did the National Guard take so sanship. The ranking Republican mem- 503. long to mobilize when the threat was ber on the Homeland Security Com- Mrs. FISCHBACH. Madam Speaker, I clear? What was known by our intelligence mittee endorsed a bipartisan commis- will remind the gentleman from Mis- agencies and the Sergeant at Arms in sissippi that it was not this body that sion, and my friends on the other side, the days leading up to January 6? including the gentlewoman who just stopped the commission. It did not re- These are the questions that need an- spoke, voted ‘‘no’’ on it. ceive the required support from both swering if we are truly going to be fo- Now, they are objecting to a select sides of the aisle in the Senate to move cused on preventing another security committee that we are forming that is forward. failure. And I won’t reiterate the lit- exactly like the select committee that Madam Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to any that the gentlewoman from Min- they formed when they were in charge. the gentleman from Texas (Mr. BUR- nesota has already elucidated. Give me a break. GESS). If we don’t do it, it is not that there This is clear—people should know Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I are no investigations; the investiga- this—they don’t want to get to the thank the gentlewoman for yielding. tions are ongoing. The Department of truth. But we will insist that we get to This resolution establishes a select Justice—the FBI has a major inves- the truth. committee to investigate the January tigation, as has already been pointed Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to 6 attack on the Capitol. After Speaker out. 500 people are incarcerated and the gentleman from Mississippi (Mr. PELOSI’s first attempt at a commission waiting adjudication, waiting for their THOMPSON), the chairman of the Home- failed to pass the Senate, she is now day in court. land Security Committee, who did such pushing a resolution to create, what I am disappointed that the Demo- an incredible job in negotiating a bi- will be by its very nature, a very par- crats remain fixated on laying blame, partisan commission. tisan select committee. rather than investigating how we can The outcome of this investigation better prepare our United States Cap- 1400 b has, in fact, already been written. The itol Police and our other Federal re- Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Democrats have been publicly excori- sponse forces to face future threats. Madam Speaker, I thank the gen- ating President Trump for months. There will be future threats. For these tleman for yielding. They claim we need to understand the reasons, I urge opposition to this reso- I rise in support of H. Res. 503, a root cause of what happened on Janu- lution. measure Establishing the Select Com- ary 6, but the truth is, they have al- Mr. MCGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I mittee to Investigate the January 6th ready laid the blame. urge my colleagues on the other side to Attack on the United States Capitol. I was concerned that the commission stop the lame excuses. Now they are Next week will mark 6 months since that the Speaker previously attempted blaming the Senate? the world watched in horror as Ameri- to create would, in fact, have been very Let’s go over the chronology: Leader cans violently stormed the Capitol in partisan in nature. That is why I and MCCARTHY had a bunch of demands in an attempt to stop Congress from car- many other Members of this body and order that we move forward with a bi- rying out its constitutional duty to Members of the Senate voted against partisan commission. We gave him certify a Presidential election. her resolution. every one. Like many of my colleagues, I had The Speaker attempted to establish And then what happened is, I guess, hoped that the Republican Senators what she claimed would be a bipartisan he didn’t expect us to actually work would put country over politics and commission to investigate the events with him on this in a bipartisan way. support legislation to establish a bipar- of January 6 modeled after the 9/11 There is a quote that appeared in Polit- tisan, independent commission just as Commission, but there are some key ico from a Republican aide who said: ‘‘I 35 House Republicans did in May. differences between the two. think Kevin was hoping that the Demo- I had hoped they would do so, just as The 9/11 Commission focused on a for- crats would never agree to our re- a previous generation of Senators did eign attack on the homeland. The pro- quests. That way the commission in response to the 9/11 terrorist attack. posed January 6 commission would would be partisan and we can all vote Instead, our bipartisan, good faith have focused on a purely domestic no and say it’s a sham operation. ‘‘Because he knows Trump is going to proposal was met with a filibuster. event. Now that Senate Republicans have cho- The fact pattern for these two events ‘lose his mind over this commission’.’’ And then all the sudden, he comes sen to block the formation of an inde- is entirely different. For the 9/11 Com- out against it, and 175 of my Repub- pendent commission, it falls to the mission we did not definitely know at lican colleagues voted against a bipar- House to stay the course and get the the outset who had perpetrated that tisan commission. They sent a signal American people the answers they de- attack. Unfortunately, as we know, to the Senate to kill it. serve. Democrats have already laid the blame So the idea that somehow they are I commend the Speaker for intro- for the January 6 attack before any in- washing their hands of any responsi- ducing this measure and offering us a vestigative body has been established. bility, they were complicit in killing way forward. The staff composition for the Speak- the bipartisan commission. I believe that with the right Mem- er’s proposed January 6 commission And now they are here to try to kill bers, staff and resources, and coopera- mirrored that of the 9/11 Commission, a select committee modeled after a tion from Federal, State, and local however, the January 6 commission committee that they established when partners and the private sector, this se- would have ultimately been one party they were in charge. lect committee will be well-positioned investigating the other. The biggest So enough of the lame excuses. We to do vital oversight work into why our concern of Republicans is that only one get it. You don’t want to get to the information-sharing, counterterrorism, staff would have served the entire Jan- truth. and coordination efforts failed so cata- uary 6 commission. In an inherently I yield 1 minute to the gentleman strophically on January 6. partisan investigation, Congress should from New York (Mr. JEFFRIES), the dis- In addition to that, I salute the men authorize two separate staffs to serve tinguished chairman of the Democratic and women who protected us on that the Members of each party. And, in Caucus.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 08:42 Jul 01, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K30JN7.029 H30JNPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with HOUSE June 30, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H3327 Mr. JEFFRIES. Madam Speaker, the a million people who died of COVID, for obviously has a far more skewed ratio hypocrisy coming from some in this the countless children who have been than the Benghazi committee did. Chamber is extraordinary. The radical harmed at our border. In addition to that, this committee right consistently claims to be the I will be voting ‘‘no’’ on this select can all be appointed by the Speaker. In party of law and order, but they refuse committee. her own words, she agreed that, yes, to sign off on an investigation into the Mr. MCGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I she could appoint them all. In the Se- January 6 violent attack on the Cap- am sorry that the previous speaker lect Committee on Benghazi, there itol, which embodied lawlessness and doesn’t see the importance of trying to were recommendations taken from the disorder. get to the bottom of an attack on our minority to the majority in order to They have chosen party over patriot- democracy. appoint that membership. ism. They have chosen autocracy over And by the way, for the Record, the So to say that this has been modeled democracy. They have chosen the big gentlewoman voted against the bipar- after Benghazi, maybe because they lie over the rule of law. They have cho- tisan commission. have the name ‘‘select committee,’’ sen conspiracy theories over the Con- I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman and that is the model they use, but cer- stitution. And, yes, they have chosen from New York (Mrs. CAROLYN B. tainly the membership and the makeup the most corrupt President in Amer- MALONEY), the distinguished chair- of this is not the bipartisan issue that ican history over the peaceful transfer woman of the Committee on Oversight it was on the Select Committee on of power. and Reform. Benghazi. But truth crushed to the ground will Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New Madam Speaker, I have been listen- rise again, and we will uncover the York. I thank the gentleman for yield- ing to some of my colleagues on the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but ing and for his leadership. other side, and you would think that the truth whether you like it or not. I rise today in strong support of nothing is being done to investigate Mrs. FISCHBACH. Madam Speaker, I Speaker PELOSI’s resolution to estab- the January 6 attack, and that is yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman lish a select committee to investigate wrong. from Texas (Ms. VAN DUYNE). the January 6 attack on our Capitol. I In addition to the bipartisan Senate Ms. VAN DUYNE. Madam Speaker, I thank the Speaker for her unwavering investigation that has already been ran for Congress, like many of my col- commitment to uncovering the truth mentioned, numerous other investiga- leagues, to make change, to represent about what happened that day. tions are under way by both law en- my district well, and to work hard with This select committee will be critical forcement and congressional bodies. my colleagues in a bipartisan way to to fully understanding the root causes b 1415 deliver the solutions that the Amer- of the attack on our Capitol and to And as I have mentioned, we have al- ican people expect from us. passing reforms to ensure that an in- Unfortunately, we are again here surrection never again reaches these ready allocated $10 million for the Ar- today using the taxpayers’ time to play Halls or threatens our democracy. chitect of the Capitol to investigate a part in more political theater. Over the past 5 months, the Over- what went wrong that day, and law en- January 6 was a terrible day for this sight and Reform Committee has made forcement continues to conduct its in- institution, for the Capitol Police, the substantial progress in investigating vestigation. The majority ignores the fact that Members and the staff serving here, the attack on our Capitol. and the country. That is why the Sen- The committee has asked why our more than 500 individuals—which has ate Rules Committee conducted a thor- Nation’s law enforcement agencies been mentioned several times—have ough investigation into the events that failed to anticipate a domestic ter- been arrested or charged in connection day and publicly released their find- rorist attack that was planned right with the January 6 attack, and that in- ings. That is why there are still inves- out in the open on social media, tele- vestigation will likely continue for tigations going on at Federal agencies. vision, and why critical assistance some time. Instead of ignoring legitimate inves- That is why the House Committee on took so long to arrive during the at- tigations and launching one of partisan Appropriations, Financial Services, tack. politics, we ought to let the processes Homeland Security, Judiciary, and In the course of our investigation, that are already underway continue. If Oversight and Reform are still con- the Oversight and Reform Committee we don’t, we risk undermining the ducting investigations. has found that officials made 12 urgent work that is already being done. The redundancy of another com- requests for security assistance at the Madam Speaker, I reserve the bal- mittee is not only unnecessary, but it Capitol, yet the National Guard did not ance of my time. is a distraction. It is a distraction arrive until more than 4 hours after Mr. MCGOVERN. Madam Speaker, meant to mask humanitarian failures the Capitol perimeter was breached and the language on consultation is the at the border, massive spikes in crime lives were threatened. exact same language that was in the in cities across the country, and abso- We have found that warnings of the Select Committee on Benghazi. lute inept leadership in confronting our impending assault were passed directly Let’s just be honest. My friends on foreign adversaries. to the FBI in the weeks before the at- the other side are not interested in get- The Speaker’s obsession with domi- tack, including that insurrectionists ting to the truth. nating this investigation is concerning. planned in writing to take the Capitol Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to Her puppet committee has no prohibi- building. We plan to take the Capitol the gentleman from California (Mr. tion on interfering with ongoing law building. Yet, in the face of these warn- SWALWELL). enforcement investigations, poten- ings, we have found that our Nation’s Mr. SWALWELL. ‘‘Blessed are the tially distracting from putting those intelligence agencies failed to act. peacemakers, for they shall be called responsible behind bars, because it is Our work is far from done, and we the children of God.’’ clear that this is not the priority here. must continue to seek the truth about Madam Speaker, we are blessed today The only priority here is a self-serving the January 6 domestic terrorist at- that joining us are some of the heroes agenda to put D.C. politicians first and tack. I look forward to supporting this from the Metropolitan Police Depart- give them their cable news talking select committee and its investigation ment and Capitol Police, who defended points. and working together to secure our de- this Capitol on January 6. And the If we are going to spend time and re- mocracy. questions that they are asking are the sources on investigations, we should be Mrs. FISCHBACH. Madam Speaker, I questions that our constituents are doing many things in this House that yield myself such time as I may con- asking about January 6. have been ignored by the Democrats, sume. The gentleman from Massachu- Will we investigate how our democ- like investigating the origins of COVID setts continues talking about how this racy was attacked, or will we send a to hold China accountable, cleaning up select committee has been modeled green light to allow it to be attacked a humanitarian crisis at the border after the Select Committee on again? created by Democrat policies. But Benghazi, but ‘‘modeled’’ is a very Will we stand with the cops, or roll there is no outrage on the left for half loose term, given that this committee with the cop killers?

VerDate Sep 11 2014 08:42 Jul 01, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K30JN7.031 H30JNPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with HOUSE H3328 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 30, 2021 Do we want the truth, or will we January 6 was a day when democracy security that failed us, that led us to allow history to be erased? in America almost gave way to anar- January 6. Are we for the Constitution, or are chy. It was also the worst day for law It is our collective responsibility to we for chaos? enforcement in America since 9/11. use the authority given to us for a se- Madam Speaker, January 6 was a Yes, the courts can tell us who bru- lect panel devoted solely to the proper crime against our democracy and the tally attacked our brave police officers and thorough investigation of the facts heroes of this Capitol. Now we must in- that day; who tried to stop, by vio- and causes of the attack; not just the vestigate it. Failing that, we are law- lence, the peaceful transfer of power attackers, but the conspirators and the less and lost. from one President to another. enablers. Mrs. FISCHBACH. Madam Speaker, I But they can’t tell us why this hap- If you can’t protect the people’s reserve the balance of my time. pened; how and why did so many ordi- House, God help your family’s house if Mr. MCGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I nary Americans come to believe that the former President wishes to loot yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman storming our Capitol was a perfectly that as well. from Pennsylvania (Ms. DEAN). normal thing to do; how did this move- Madam Speaker, consideration and Ms. DEAN. Madam Speaker, I thank ment become radicalized, and what passage of this resolution today is the chairman for yielding. drives it to this day. timely, as Americans across the Nation Madam Speaker, what are they afraid Because the lies are still being told, prepare to celebrate Fourth of July, of? The truth? and I am not going to move on from the signing of our Declaration of Inde- On January 6, I came to this Cham- confronting a lie as others refuse to pendence. Our country was founded on ber to try to understand why some of move on from promoting that lie. a democratic process of fair elections. I my colleagues were engaged in a lie If somebody voted against a bipar- cannot think of a more genuine cele- that the 2020 election was stolen from tisan commission and opposes this se- bration of our independence than the their candidate. I never expected to lect committee, it can only be because commitment to protect our democracy. finish that day forever shaken and they don’t want to know the answers Mrs. FISCHBACH. Madam Speaker, I changed by what happened in this to the questions that still remain. reserve the balance of my time. Chamber. Mr. MCGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I Madam Speaker, I am going to vote Madam Speaker, I was up in the Gal- yield 1 minute to the gentleman from ‘‘yes’’ because I want to know those an- lery, right up here. I remember the ter- California (Mr. TAKANO), the distin- swers so that this will never happen rifying banging on those doors as we guished chairman of the Committee on again. were exited and wearing gas masks— Veterans’ Affairs. Mrs. FISCHBACH. Madam Speaker, I my fear for my colleagues, the staff, Mr. TAKANO. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time. the press, the custodial staff, the Cap- thank Chairman MCGOVERN for yield- Mr. MCGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I itol Police, and the anxiety that my ing. yield 1 minute to the distinguished family suffered with their mom inside Madam Speaker, I rise today in gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. PAS- as they watched an insurrection on tel- strong support of House Resolution 503, CRELL). evision, wondering if we would make it to establish a select committee to in- Mr. PASCRELL. Madam Speaker, I out alive. vestigate the January 6 attack on the To be clear, this was a domestic ter- thank the chairman for yielding. United States Capitol. Madam Speaker, I rise in support of rorist attack on everyone who works in On January 6, 2021, Americans the truth and justice. this Capitol complex. It was an attack watched as the U.S. Capitol was over- Twenty years ago, we suffered the on democracy. It was an attack on the run by a violent mob of Trump sup- worst external terrorist attack in our peaceful transfer of power. It was an porters on a mission to stop the certifi- modern history. But the gravest attack attack on our Nation. cation of the electoral college votes. We need a select subcommittee to ever on American democracy came 175 Lawmakers were in this very Chamber understand what happened on January days ago. That attack was borne of big carrying out their constitutional duty 6, where many of our lives were at risk. lies; big lies about the election, about when this mob, incited by then-Presi- We need to know the facts and cir- voting, and about our democracy. The dent Trump, forced them into cumstances. We need to know the truth lies divided our country. They spread lockdown. Many feared for their lives. so that it never happens again. like a plague. Our democratic process came to a halt, Mrs. FISCHBACH. Madam Speaker, I On December 11, I warned of elected and, unfortunately, a Capitol Police of- wanted to comment a little on the officials amplifying big lies. The 14th ficer lost his life. comments regarding the makeup of the Amendment is clear about traitors and Madam Speaker, this was an attack select committee. seditionists on the day the electors on our democracy. We must shine a Madam Speaker, it is my under- tried to do their job. Think about it. light on the truth to prevent some- standing that when Speaker PELOSI We must now hold everyone respon- thing like this from ever happening was asked if she could veto Republican sible. We must know how the spark of again and to hold those responsible for picks for the select committee, Speak- insurrection was ignited and document inciting this insurrection accountable er PELOSI responded: Yes, we will see who fanned the flames. for the damage they have caused. who they nominate. Madam Speaker, we have a duty to For the sake of our democracy, I urge That opens the door for the commit- history. Our review will guide future my colleagues to vote ‘‘yes’’ to estab- tee’s work to be corrupted even before generations. lish the select committee. it begins, and she continues to have Mrs. FISCHBACH. Madam Speaker, I Mrs. FISCHBACH. Madam Speaker, I full control over the members of that reserve the balance of my time. yield myself such time as I may con- committee. Mr. MCGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I sume. Madam Speaker, I reserve the bal- yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman Madam Speaker, our country is fac- ance of my time. from the U.S. Virgin Islands (Ms. ing enormous challenges, but instead of Mr. MCGOVERN. Madam Speaker, let PLASKETT). addressing those challenges, we are fo- me again say it is the exact same lan- Ms. PLASKETT. Madam Speaker, I cused on duplicating work that has al- guage that was in their Benghazi Se- rise in strong support of this bill. ready been done. And I have to repeat lect Committee. And I am more than On January 6, we witnessed one of that. These investigations have been happy to send over a paper copy so the darkest days in our history, a vio- done and are ongoing. And it appears they can see it. lent attack on the U.S. Capitol during as though this select committee is Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the formal counting of the votes on the being done purely for political pur- the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. election of a President. They at- poses. MALINOWSKI). tempted to destroy our House, the peo- In early June, two Senate commit- Mr. MALINOWSKI. Madam Speaker, ple’s House. tees issued a joint report focusing on I rise in support of what is now our As the elected stewards of this ‘‘security, planning, and response fail- only remaining opportunity to under- House, it is our responsibility to inves- ures related to the violence and un- stand the attack on the Capitol. tigate the breakdowns and breaches in precedented attack on January 6.’’

VerDate Sep 11 2014 08:42 Jul 01, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K30JN7.033 H30JNPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with HOUSE June 30, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H3329 That report was signed by Democrats There was no objection. its investigation and is be required to issue a and Republicans, and it included a Mr. MCGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I final report with findings regarding the facts comprehensive audit of the security, yield 1 minute to the distinguished and causes of the attack, along with rec- intelligence, and authority failures of gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. JACKSON ommendations to prevent future attacks on our that day. It also included substantive LEE). democratic institutions . recommendations for moving forward, Ms. JACKSON LEE. Madam Speaker, Like September 11, 2001, we cannot and including tangible action items that I thank the gentleman for yielding, and must not ever forget the existential threat can be addressed by this Congress. I thank my friend who is managing on faced by our democracy on January 6, 2021, But instead of working in tandem the other side. when thousands of domestic terrorists inspired with our Senate counterparts, Demo- Madam Speaker, I wanted to come by the 45th President stormed the U.S. Capitol crats want to politicize this issue even just for a brief minute to clarify what in a violent, crazed, and desperate effort to further. At a time when the American I heard on this floor. There is not a disrupt the Joint Meeting of Congress pre- people have little trust in the govern- self-serving mindset today. There is a scribed by the Constitution to tally the votes of ment, we need to be working to restore serving of the American people, be- presidential electors and announce the results that trust. Unfortunately, this kind of cause the American people have cried to the nation and the world. partisan move will not advance that out for the reasons why domestic ter- Madam Speaker, the morning of September shared goal. rorists attacked this place. 11, 2001 is, and will always be, a day like no Madam Speaker, I reserve the bal- So I say that the Speaker worked bi- other. ance of my time. partisan with Mr. KATKO and Mr. It is a day all living Americans will remem- Mr. MCGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I THOMPSON and gave us an independent ber because not since Pearl Harbor had there yield myself 30 seconds. commission, but that was not accepted. been such a dastardly and deadly attack on Madam Speaker, I was one of the last So, today, we come because it is not American soil. people off this House floor. When I our voices that are demanding it, it is My heart still grieves for those who perished walked into the Speaker’s lobby, I saw the American people. on flights United Airlines 93, American Airlines this mob smashing the window, trying Madam Speaker, I just want to say 77, American Airlines 11, and United Airlines to get at us. And we were protected be- that I was here for September 11, and it 175. cause of the Capitol Police and the D.C. was the Democrats who had to push for When the sun rose on the morning of Sep- police who were here. They protected the 9/11 Commission. But even on that tember 11, none of us knew that it would end my life. They protected your life. day, there were no Republicans or in an inferno in the magnificent World Trade And to them: I apologize that you Democrats. There were no Northerners Center Towers in New York City and the Pen- have to hear this kind of debate, a par- or Southerners or West Coast or East tagon and in the grassy fields of Shanksville, tisan attempt to try to undermine a Coast. We were not red State or blue Pennsylvania. committee that is aimed at getting at State. We were all simply Americans. Madam Speaker, as hard as it is to believe, the truth of what happened. You de- And that is where we find ourselves out of a tragedy so overwhelming and horrific, serve better. today. something good and great emerged in the The people who work up here deserve Madam Speaker, I experienced at aftermath of September 11. better. Our democracy deserves better. that time a gamut of emotions, as I did On that day there were no Republicans or Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to on January 6. Because of the Constitu- Democrats; there were no Northerners or the gentlewoman from Florida (Mrs. tion, it is necessary that we move on Southerners or West or East Coasters. DEMINGS). this bill today. We were not Red State or Blue State; we Mrs. DEMINGS. Madam Speaker, my Madam Speaker, as Chair of the Judiciary were all simply Americans. colleagues way on the other side of the Subcommittee on Crime, Homeland Security, On that day, we were united in our shock aisle asked a question: How can we bet- and Terrorism, and a senior member of the and anger and sadness and in our resolve to ter protect our Capitol Police? Homeland Security, and Budget Committees, I defend our country and protect the freedoms Well, as a former police chief, let me rise in strong support of H. Res. 503, which that has made America the greatest country in tell you how. establishes a Select Committee to Investigate the history of the world. First, do not replace truth with lies. the January 6 Attack on the Capitol Complex I experienced the same gamut of emotions Second, uphold the law yourselves. Act and charged with investigating and report- on January 6: grief, hope, resolve, and fierce Third, hold those who beat the police ing upon the facts and causes of the January commitment to protect our country. down accountable. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol as well as Madam Speaker, the assault on the U.S. How can you do that without know- the influencing factors that may have provoked Capitol by domestic terrorists and insurrection- ing the complete truth, without a thor- the attack on our democracy. ists rightly takes its place as one of the dark- ough investigation? Specifically, the Select Committee’s man- est moments in our nation’s history since the My colleagues way on the other side date includes: Civil War. of the aisle brought up the 9/11 Com- 1. examining and evaluating evidence devel- Madam Speaker, the January 6 insurrection mission being about foreign actors. oped by relevant Federal, State, and local caused tragic loss of life and many injuries, Well, let me remind you that the governments, in a manner that is respectful of while leaving behind widespread physical oath that we took says that we will ongoing investigations, regarding the facts and damage to the Capitol Complex and emotional protect and defend the Constitution of circumstances of the attack; trauma for Members, Congressional employ- the United States against all enemies, 2. building upon other investigations regard- ees, and the Capitol Police. foreign and domestic. ing the attack and targeted violence and do- It bears repeating often that the Congress Madam Speaker, did they forget? Did mestic terrorism related to such attack; and and the nation owe undying gratitude to the they ever really know? Or were they 3. reporting its findings, conclusions, and men and women who answered the call of simply too afraid to care? recommendations for corrective measures constitutional duty and heroically won the day Well, I care, and so do my brothers taken to prevent future acts of targeted vio- on that bloody and deadly afternoon. and sisters in blue. We will not forget, lence and domestic terrorism and improves That is why I introduced H. Res. 169, a res- and we will not let you forget either. the security posture of the United States Cap- olution commending the officers of the United Mrs. FISCHBACH. Madam Speaker, I itol Complex in a manner that preserves the States Capitol Police Department, the Metro- reserve the balance of my time. accessibility of the Capitol Complex for all politan Police Department of Washington, DC, GENERAL LEAVE Americans, and strengthen the security and and other law enforcement personnel for their Mr. MCGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I resilience of nation and American democratic selfless and heroic service in defense of ask unanimous consent that all Mem- institutions against domestic terrorism. American democracy in responding to the as- bers be given 5 legislative days to re- H. Res. 503 establishes a 13-person com- sault on the United States Capitol by domestic vise and extend their remarks on H. mittee appointed by the Speaker, with five terrorists on January 6, 2021. Res. 503. members appointed after consultation with the H. Res. 169 notes that the January 6, 2021 The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there House Republican Leader. siege of the Capitol assault resulted in one of objection to the request of the gen- The Select Committee is authorized to issue the worst days of injuries for law enforcement tleman from Massachusetts? subpoenas to secure information to carry out in the United States since the September 11,

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Trag- American democracy while being attacked social contract upon which democratic self-rule ically, seven individuals, including three law metal pipes, discharged chemical irritants, and of, by, and for the people depends. enforcement officers, ultimately lost their other weapons. Madam Speaker, President Lincoln called lives. The resolution conveys the thanks and ap- the United States the ‘‘last best hope of man Rioters were intent on disrupting the Joint Session, during which Members of Congress preciation of a grateful nation to them for their on earth’’ and stated at Gettysburg the impor- were scheduled to perform their constitu- selfless and heroic service, encourages all tance of finishing the work we are in to ensure tional obligation to count the electoral votes educational and media institutions throughout that ‘‘government of the people, for the peo- for President and Vice President of the the United States to teach and celebrate the ple, by the people does not perish from the United States and announce the official re- story of their heroism and patriotism; and calls earth.’’ sults of the 2020 election. Due to the heroism upon all Americans to read, celebrate, and re- By our actions in voting to establish and of United States Capitol Police (‘‘USCP’’) of- vere the Constitution of the United States, fi- empower a Select Committee to Investigate ficers, along with their federal, state, and local law enforcement partners, the rioters delity to which is the surest best means of the January 6 Attack on the Capitol Complex, failed to prevent Congress from fulfilling its forming a more perfect union, establishing jus- we are taking an indispensable step in ensur- constitutional duty. In the early hours of tice, ensuring domestic tranquility, providing ing the preservation of our democracy, which January 7, the President of the Senate, Vice for the common defense, promoting the gen- has been the envy of the world for than 240 President Pence, announced Joseph Biden eral welfare, and securing the blessing of lib- years. and Kamala Harris as the President-elect erty to them and their posterity. I urge all Members to join me in voting for and Vice President-elect of the United Madam Speaker, the domestic terrorists and H. Res. 503, establishing a Select Committee States. This report addresses the security, plan- seditionists who attacked the Capitol Building to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the ning, and response failures of the entities di- on January 6, 2021 were not, as some of their Capitol Complex Act. rectly responsible for Capitol security— ardent defenders and apologists across the b 1430 USCP and the Capitol Police Board, which is aisle have stated falsely, on a ‘‘normal tour comprised of the House and Senate Ser- visit’’; nor was their effort to lay siege to the Mrs. FISCHBACH. Madam Speaker, I geants at Arms and the Architect of the Cap- Capitol and disrupt the processes of govern- reserve the balance of my time. itol as voting members, and the USCP Chief ment an act of persons who love their country. Mr. MCGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I as a non-voting member—along with critical yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman breakdowns involving several federal agen- And it is absurd to suggest that it was a cies, particularly the Federal Bureau of In- celebration of the United States and what it from California (Ms. SPEIER). Ms. SPEIER. Madam Speaker, I vestigation (‘‘FBI’’), Department of Home- stands for when the leading edge of terrorists land Security (‘‘DHS’’), and Department of desecrated the Capitol by offensively parading thank the gentleman for yielding. Defense (‘‘DOD’’). The Committees also made the treasonous Confederate flag through the My heart is racing right now, and I a series of recommendations for the Capitol building and when, because of their insurrec- am trembling, in part because I am re- Police Board, USCP, federal intelligence tion, several members of law enforcement calling what happened to me on Janu- agencies, DOD, and other Capital region law made the supreme sacrifice and scores more ary 6, when I was in that gallery and enforcement agencies to address the intel- ligence and security failures. were seriously injured. had to climb around the other side and then lie there on the floor. Then, I The Committees’ investigation uncovered Madam Speaker, I would like to take a few a number of intelligence and security fail- moments to explain why the intended purpose heard a shot ring out, and it took me ures leading up to and on January 6 that al- of the January 6 insurrection—to disrupt the back over 40 years ago, lying on an air- lowed for the breach of the Capitol. These Joint Meeting of Congress to tally the votes of strip in Guyana about to lose my life. breakdowns ranged from federal intelligence presidential electors and announce the results I thought, at that moment: My God, I agencies failing to warn of a potential for vi- to the nation and the world—was the greatest survived Guyana, but I am not going to olence to a lack of planning and preparation by USCP and law enforcement leadership. threat to the American Experiment since the survive this, in the house of democracy in the country in which I was born. The federal Intelligence Community—led Civil War when the proslavery forces would by FBI and DHS—did not issue a threat as- rather make war than let the nation survive For the Members on the other side of sessment warning of potential violence tar- and the pro-freedom forces would accept war the aisle to call this political, let me geting the Capitol on January 6. Law en- rather than let the nation perish. remind you, it was political because forcement entities, including USCP, largely Madam Speaker, the Framers had first-hand the President of the United States at rely on FBI and DHS to assess and commu- the time thought it was fun and an act nicate homeland security threats. Through- experience with the types of abuses and out 2020, the FBI and DHS disseminated writ- usurpations committed by political leaders who of great patriotism to come up here and try to overturn the election. ten documents detailing the potential for in- ruled them but were not accountable to them creased violent extremist activity at lawful and detailed many of those wrongs in the So, you may call it political; it was protests and targeting of law enforcement Declaration of Independence. political. But we are going to find out and government facilities and personnel. De- The Framers understood and declared to why it happened, and we are going to spite online calls for violence at the Capitol, the world that democratic governors derived make sure it never happens again. neither the FBI nor DHS issued a threat as- their powers from the knowing and voluntary The SPEAKER pro tempore. Mem- sessment or intelligence bulletin warning bers are reminded to address their re- law enforcement entities in the National consent of the governed as expressed in free, Capital Region of the potential for violence. fair, and unfettered elections unmarred by the marks to the Chair. Mrs. FISCHBACH. Madam Speaker, I FBI and DHS officials stressed the difficulty influence or sabotage of any foreign country or in discerning constitutionally protected free entity not a member of the political community. include in the RECORD the bipartisan speech versus actionable, credible threats of The Framers understood that if elections are Senate Homeland Security report. violence. In testimony before the Commit- influenced by foreign actors or authoritarian EXAMINING THE U.S. CAPITOL ATTACK: A RE- tees, officials from both FBI and DHS ac- forces within, then voters are reduced from the VIEW OF THE SECURITY, PLANNING, AND RE- knowledged that the Intelligence Commu- great role of citizens to mere subjects, and SPONSE FAILURES ON JANUARY 6 nity needs to improve its handling and dis- semination of threat information from social government for and by the people is a sham. Committee on Homeland Security and Gov- ernmental Affairs media and online message boards. The most important feature of a democracy USCP’s intelligence components failed to U.S. Senator GARY PETERS, Chair, is that it is the voters who alone can confer convey the full scope of threat information U.S. Senator ROB PORTMAN, Ranking Member. they possessed. Although USCP mainly re- the legitimate consent and authorization nec- Committee on Rules and Administration lies on the FBI and DHS for intelligence and essary to govern upon the governors who are U.S. Senator AMY KLOBUCHAR, Chair, threat information, USCP has three compo- then duty-bound to represent the voters’ inter- U.S. Senator ROY BLUNT, Ranking Member. nents responsible for intelligence-related ac- ests, and only their interests. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY tivities. These components, and the mate- Madam Speaker, the fundamental demo- On January 6, 2021, the world witnessed a rials they produce, are supposed to inform cratic compact between the governed and the violent and unprecedented attack on the USCP’s security and operational planning. governors is that the latter’s authority and con- U.S. Capitol, the Vice President, Members of This, however, was not the case for January tinuance in office comes exclusively from the Congress, and the democratic process. Riot- 6.

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It received information from a from the National Guard; the USCP Chief USCP Chief to request assistance from the variety of sources about threats of violence must submit a request for assistance to the DCNG in emergency situations and passing focused on the Joint Session and the Capitol Capitol Police Board for approval. Steven legislation to clarify the statutes governing Complex and the large crowds expected to Sund never submitted a formal request to requests for assistance from executive agen- gather in Washington, D.C. on January 6. the Capitol Police Board for National Guard cies and departments in nonemergency situa- Yet, IICD failed to fully incorporate this in- support in advance of January 6. Instead, tions. To address the preparedness of the formation into all of its internal assessments Steven Sund had informal conversations USCP, the Committees recommend improve- about January 6 and the Joint Session. As a with the House Sergeant at Arms, Paul Ir- ments to training, equipment, intelligence result, critical information regarding ving, and the Senate Sergeant at Arms, Mi- collection, and operational planning. threats of violence was not shared with chael Stenger, regarding the potential need The Committees further recommend intel- USCP’s own officers and other law enforce- for National Guard support. No one ever dis- ligence agencies review and evaluate criteria ment partners. cussed the possibility of National Guard sup- for issuing and communicating intelligence USCP’s preparations for the Joint Session port with the Architect of the Capitol, the assessments and the establishment of stand- also suffered because of the decentralized na- third voting member of the Capitol Police ing ‘‘concept of operation’’ scenarios and ture of its intelligence components. On Janu- Board. contingency plans to improve DOD and ary 5, an employee in a separate USCP intel- The members of the Capitol Police Board DCNG response to civil disturbance and ter- ligence-related component received informa- who were in charge on January 6 did not ap- rorism incidents. These scenarios and plans tion from the FBI’s Norfolk Field Office re- garding online discussions of violence di- pear to be fully familiar with the statutory should detail what level of DOD or DCNG as- rected at Congress, including that protestors and regulatory requirements for requesting sistance may be required, what equipment were coming to Congress ‘‘prepared for war.’’ National Guard support, which contributed would be needed for responding personnel, This report, similar to other information re- to the delay in deploying the National Guard and the plan for command-and-control dur- ceived by IICD, was never distributed to IICD to the Capitol. In their testimony before the ing the response. or USCP leadership before January 6. Committees, Paul Irving and Steven Sund of- The Committees’ Investigation USCP was not adequately prepared to pre- fered different accounts of when Steven Sund Two days after the January 6 attack, the vent or respond to the January 6 security first requested National Guard assistance Senate Committee on Rules and Administra- threats, which contributed to the breach of during the attack. Phone records reveal a tion and Senate Homeland Security and Gov- the Capitol. Steven Sund, the USCP Chief on number of conversations between Steven ernmental Affairs Committee announced a January 6, and Yogananda Pittman, who was Sund and Paul Irving on January 6. However, joint bipartisan oversight investigation to designated as Acting Chief after Steven Sund because there is no transcription of the con- examine the intelligence and security fail- announced his resignation on January 7, versations, there is no way for the Commit- ures that led to the attack. On February 23, both attributed the breach of the Capitol to tees to determine when the request was 2021, the Committees held the first public intelligence failures across the federal gov- made. National Guard assistance was de- oversight hearing on the attack. The hear- ernment. USCP leadership, however, also layed while Steven Sund attempted to con- ing, entitled Examining the January 6 At- failed to prepare a department-wide oper- tact the Capitol Police Board members and tack on the U.S. Capitol, featured testimony ational plan for the Joint Session. Similarly, obtain the required approvals. Regardless of from the USCP Chief, House Sergeant at USCP leadership did not develop a com- what time the request was made, the need to Arms, and Senate Sergeant at Arms in prehensive staffing plan for the Joint Ses- await Capitol Police Board approval during charge on January 6. The Committees also sion detailing, among other things, where of- an emergency hindered the ability to request heard testimony from the Acting Chief of ficers would be located. USCP could not pro- District of Columbia National Guard MPD. One week later, on March 3, 2021, the vide the Committees any documents showing (‘‘DCNG’’) assistance quickly. Committees held a second oversight hearing, The intelligence failures, coupled with the where officers were located at the start of which included witnesses from DOD, DCNG, Capitol Police Board’s failure to request Na- the attack and how that changed throughout FBI, and DHS. the attack. tional Guard assistance prior to January 6, As part of their investigation, the Commit- USCP leadership also failed to provide meant DCNG was not activated, staged, and tees reviewed thousands of documents. The front-line officers with effective protective prepared to quickly respond to an attack on Committees also received written state- equipment or training. Although USCP acti- the Capitol. As the attack unfolded, DOD re- ments from more than 50 USCP officers vated seven specialty Civil Disturbance Unit quired time to approve the request and gath- about their experiences. In addition, the (‘‘CDU’’) platoons in advance of the Joint er, equip, and instruct its personnel on the Committees interviewed numerous current Session, only four of those platoons were mission, which resulted in additional delays. outfitted with special protective equipment, and former officials from USCP, Senate Ser- Prior to January 6, USCP informed DOD offi- geant at Arms, House Sergeant at Arms, Ar- including helmets, hardened plastic armor, cials on two separate occasions that it was and shields. The many other USCP officers chitect of the Capitol, FBI, DHS, MPD, DOD, not seeking DCNG assistance for the Joint and DCNG. Most entities cooperated with who fought to defend the Capitol were left to Session of Congress. The D.C. government, do so in their daily uniforms. Many of those the Committees’ requests. There were nota- by contrast, did request unarmed troops for ble exceptions, however: the Department of front-line officers had not received training traffic support, and on January 6, 154 un- in basic civil disturbance tactics since their Justice and DHS have yet to fully comply armed DCNG personnel were staged at traffic with the Committees’ requests for informa- initial Recruit Officer Class training. While control points throughout the city. As the some CDU officers were issued special pro- tion, the Office of the House of Representa- attack unfolded, USCP and the Metropolitan tives Sergeant at Arms did not comply with tective equipment, the platoons were not au- Police Department of the District of Colum- thorized to wear the equipment at the begin- the Committees’ information requests, and a bia (‘‘MPD’’) both pleaded with DOD officials USCP Deputy Chief of Police declined to be ning of their shifts. Instead, USCP staged for immediate assistance. DOD officials equipment on buses near the Capitol. In at interviewed by the Committees. The Com- claimed they received a ‘‘workable’’ request mittees will continue to pursue responses least one instance, when the platoon at- for assistance from USCP at approximately tempted to retrieve the equipment, the bus from those who have failed to fully comply. 2:30 p.m. The request was presented to the The oversight of events related to January 6, was locked, leaving the platoon without ac- Acting Secretary of Defense and approved at cess to this critical equipment. USCP also including intelligence and security failures, approximately 3:00 p.m. For the next ninety will continue. failed to provide equipment training to sup- minutes, DOD officials ordered DCNG per- port the CDU platoons and did not authorize sonnel to return to the Armory, obtain nec- Mrs. FISCHBACH. Madam Speaker, I CDU platoons to use all available less-than- essary gear, and prepare for deployment as yield myself such time as I may con- lethal munitions, which could have enhanced leaders quickly prepared a mission plan. sume. officers’ ability to push back rioters. Miscommunication and confusion during re- Madam Speaker, I know we do live in These operational failures were exacer- sponse preparations, demonstrated by con- bated by leadership’s failure to clearly com- a highly polarized time, but despite the flicting records about who authorized de- municate during the attack. USCP leader- partisanship that so often plagues the ployment and at what time, contributed to ship gathered in a command center, blocks House of Representatives, there is no the delayed deployment. DCNG began arriv- away from the Capitol building. Two inci- ing at the Capitol Complex at 5:20 p.m.— reason this select committee should dent commanders identified as responsible nearly three hours after DOD received not be wholly bipartisan. In fact, that for relaying information to front-line offi- USCP’s request for assistance and more than is what the American people demand. cers were forced to engage with rioters dur- Unfortunately, the resolution en- ing the attack, making it difficult for them four hours after the barriers at the Capitol to relay information. As a result, commu- were first breached. sures that bipartisanship will not hap- nications were chaotic, sporadic, and, ac- The Committees’ Recommendations pen. The result will be a divided report cording to many front-line officers, non-ex- Based on the findings of the investigation, focused more on a narrative than a so- istent. the Committees identified a number of rec- lution, and that is why I asked that we

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Americans assault this Capitol, these need to come together, as we did after Madam Speaker, I have great respect Representatives on this floor and the 9/11, to ensure that a full investigation for the gentlewoman. We serve on the floor down the hall, calling for the is conducted on an independent and bi- Rules Committee together, and she has death of the Vice President of the partisan basis. a tough job here today. But, I mean, United States and the Speaker of the Now, yes, this select committee is come on. Give me a break. House, one of the most tragic events in not even, as other investigative com- I mean, we had a bipartisan commis- the history of our country. mittees have not been even. We would sion, equally divided, equal subpoena The House brought a bill to this prefer even, which is why we brought it power, and they voted against it. The floor. The Speaker brought to this ATKO preferred even, minority leader of this House whipped to the floor. Mr. K against it and fought against it and floor what the minority leader asked which is why we brought it to the floor. convinced the Senate to try to kill it. for, except for one thing, scope, the Mr. MCCARTHY had asked for even, I have noticed that there is a lack of fear that we would look at the very es- which is why we brought even to the Republicans who have the backbone to sence of what January 6 was about. floor. Sadly, House and Senate Repub- come down here and explain to the Yes, some accuse us of concluding licans made it impossible to establish a American people why they won’t sup- that, because the President recruited commission on a bipartisan basis be- port the bipartisan commission or this people to come to Washington, incited cause you have reached your conclu- select commission, because they don’t them in a fiery speech, and then de- sion. And your conclusion is: Let’s want to be on record as defending a po- ployed them to the Capitol of the move on. Let bygones be bygones. Let sition aimed at not getting to the United States, Heaven forbid that we the past be forgotten. truth. would look at him as being a cause of Who said that? JOHN THUNE. He said: This is a moment that, quite frankly, that event. That is only three things We don’t want to—the gentlewoman people are going to remember. I best that he did. has said it. All they want to do is drag point that out because it is stunning to The House voted on May 19 to do ex- this on because we don’t want it to ad- me. actly that. And then what happened? versely affect our election. That is Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to Well, the Republicans all voted against what was said. Senator THUNE essen- the distinguished gentleman from it. Not everyone, strike that. There tially said that. Maryland (Mr. HOYER), the majority were a few courageous souls that did Notwithstanding that, the House is leader. vote for it because they wanted to see going to do its job, and we are going to Mr. HOYER. Madam Speaker, the the truth and get the truth. In fact, create this select committee to achieve American public watching this debate some of them articulated the truth, the goal of truth. We will do it on be- must think that some of the verbiage and to that extent, their party kicked half of the people we represent, who was written by Lewis Carroll. Lewis them out of the leadership. watched in horror as their Capitol was Carroll, of course, wrote ‘‘Alice in Won- That is what they said: See no evil, assaulted by a violent mob bent on derland,’’ where up was down, black hear no evil, speak no evil. The Bible overturning a United States election. was white, left was right, and right was says the truth shall set you free, and That is insurrection. left. the people need to know the truth be- The people who thought it was a There is an advantage, I would tell cause that is what will keep them free. tourist visit I don’t think were on the you, of not having served here for some We voted, with hopes that the Senate floor. You heard the gentlewoman from time because you don’t know what hap- would concur in the House’s judgment, California talk about her experience. It pened in the past. The gentlewoman that a bipartisan commission con- who represents the Rules Committee was not a tourist experience. sistent with what Leader MCCARTHY said, gee, there have been other inves- I hope my Republican friends will asked for, except for scope—we wanted participate in this committee’s work in tigations. the commission to be able to look at I remember how outraged I was when good faith with their Democratic col- the event that was the cause of the the Republicans had the eighth inves- leagues to carry out its mission. If tigation of Benghazi, outraged not only commission’s creation. Afterward, they see things being done that are not because, as it has been opined by the however, the former President tweeted: the truth, then they ought to tell the gentlewoman, that, oh, we looked at ‘‘Republicans in the House and Senate truth. They ought to bring up the facts this, but because for the first seven should not approve the Democratic as they see them. times, they found nothing there, trap of the January 6 commission.’’ That is what our adversary system is. ‘‘they’’ being the Republicans. And so, What was the truth? That was the We have an adversary system here in they logically concluded, we need to trap. That was the trap that the Presi- this House. We have an adversary sys- have another study until we get the an- dent feared. See no evil, hear no evil, tem in our legal system. Engage, be in- swer we want. speak no evil. volved, raise the flag as you see it. The Senate was forced to choose be- Lo and behold, the investigator, Mr. b 1445 Gowdy, felt to be a person of extraor- tween a bipartisan process that many dinary intellect, which he was, had a Republicans had earlier supported—you I hope we can come together to cre- study, a partisan study, and found ex- remember, of course, that the ranking ate the bipartisan commission so many actly the same outcome. member of the committee that re- have sought and still seek. The launch- The studies to date have found that ported out the commission bill sup- ing of this new select committee will there were many things done wrong, ported it and urged his colleagues to do not preclude the alternative objective. but they were limited in their scope, so as well. It was not a partisan effort; So I urge my colleagues to join me in which is, of course, the one thing that it was a bipartisan effort. But, of passing this resolution today, and I the Republicans wanted to do with the course, Mr. Trump hadn’t spoken at hope we can begin to uncover exactly bipartisan commission they asked for, that point in time. what happened and take responsible that the Speaker gave them: five They were forced to choose between steps to prevent the events of January Democrats, five Republicans; equal the President and the truth. Sadly, 6 from reoccurring, and, yes, find out power over subpoenas. And the staff- they chose former President Trump, who is responsible. ing, clearly, had been worked out on not truth. Who is responsible for inciting a mob the Senate side. However, the American people are to come to the Capitol of the United In the final analysis, the issue was still demanding answers and account- States to overturn the election of the really: See no evil, hear no evil, speak ability, and they deserve both. They President of the United States? no evil. want to know that steps are being That was their stated intent.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 08:42 Jul 01, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K30JN7.037 H30JNPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with HOUSE June 30, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H3333 Madam Speaker, I urge a strong vote Mr. MCGOVERN. May I inquire of the work of defending our democracy after for this select committee Americans gentlewoman how many speakers re- a literal insurrection and allow the deserve and want and let us pray they main on her side. process of getting to the bottom of get the truth. Mrs. FISCHBACH. Madam Speaker, what happened on January 6 com- Mrs. FISCHBACH. Madam Speaker, I that is it. mence. yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Mr. MCGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I I was here. I was presiding over the Ohio (Mr. WENSTRUP). have one additional speaker. House when this attack happened. I as- Mr. WENSTRUP. Madam Speaker, I Madam Speaker, I yield myself such sumed the chair after the Speaker left. have heard it mentioned here today time as I may consume. I went out into the hallway, and I saw Democrats telling us why we voted Madam Speaker, I want to just cor- these people who were crazed trying to against the bill. They didn’t ask us. rect the RECORD on what the previous get at us. My colleagues were here. Our I can tell you why I voted against the speaker has just said. The bill that he staff was here. The people who support bill before. And I think it is known by referred to was not written by Demo- this campus were here. the other side, because I offered an crats. The bill that he referred to, the The Capitol Police protected us. I amendment to this bill for a commis- bipartisan commission, was written by mean, I get it. My friends have turned sion, that if you are very serious and Democrats and Republicans. It was this into some sort of partisan issue. It curious about the defense posture of written in consultation by the minor- isn’t. this building and the posture of those ity leader’s designee, Mr. KATKO. It was Please, I hope everybody before they who work in it, then would you please presented to the Rules Committee in a vote will think of not just Donald include in this commission to inves- bipartisan way. This was a bipartisan Trump or not just what the minority tigate and look at the events of June product. leader instructs them to do, but think 14, 2017, at the baseball field? I share the gentleman’s outrage over of our police who defended us, think of Do you know what, Madam Speaker? the attack against the shooting of Re- their staff who put their lives at risk, There weren’t any Democrats there publican Members, including the dis- and think of everybody who works on that day except for one, the one that tinguished minority whip, during that this campus. They deserve a hell of a tried to kill us. baseball practice. But I would just say lot better than what they are getting Madam Speaker, you talked about an here today. insurrection. If not for the Capitol Po- to the gentleman, respectfully, my friends on the other side of the aisle So, Madam Speaker, I urge all of my lice being there that day, 20 to 30 Mem- colleagues to vote ‘‘yes’’ on the select were in charge of this institution then. bers of Congress from the House of committee, and I reserve the balance of They could have called for an inde- Representatives on the Republican side my time. may have been assassinated that day pendent committee to look into that, Mrs. FISCHBACH. Madam Speaker, I changing the balance of power in this and I think all of us would have sup- yield myself the balance of my time to Congress. ported that. close. That is an insurrection. Let me just say, Madam Speaker, Madam Speaker, I oppose H. Res. 503. Why is it the Democrats voted that that I assume many of my colleagues The events of January 6 were tragic in down to include that as part of the on the other side of the aisle are get- so many ways and certainly demand a commission? ting their talking points from the mi- real investigation, but bipartisan in- No one could explain that. It has all nority leader. vestigations have already taken place got to be about one event. I have to tell you, Madam Speaker, I in the Senate, and law enforcement I do not condone for one second what get why the mother of Officer Sicknick also continues to investigate. happened here on January 6—not for who lost his life defending us on Janu- We all share the concern for what one second—but if you are serious, ary 6 said yesterday that she was dis- happened here in Washington, D.C., on Madam Speaker, about looking at what appointed with her meeting with Mi- that day, and it can never happen we need and what goes on and what in- nority Leader MCCARTHY. again. But unless Democrats abandon spires people to attack this building I was hoping that maybe the minor- their desires for a predetermined out- and the people who work here, then ity leader would come to the floor and come, we are doing the American peo- let’s take a look at everything. explain to us why he objected to the bi- ple a disservice. Why aren’t we including the event on partisan commission, why he objects to Moving forward and making sure Good Friday when the gentleman drove the select committee, and why he ob- that it never happens again requires a up and killed a Capitol Policeman? jects to getting to the truth. But ap- fully bipartisan solution, not a par- He could have had a car full of explo- parently he is not coming. Because, tisan committee rigged from the start. sives and pulled a Timothy McVeigh- Madam Speaker, there was no rational This resolution is rife with partisan type of event. explanation for putting up roadblocks politics at its worst. Why are we not looking at that as to get to the truth unless you are try- Madam Speaker, I urge Members to well? ing to keep it hidden. oppose H. Res. 503, and I yield back the This is incomplete, and it is insuffi- I am reminded of that old line: If you cient. balance of my time. have got nothing to hide, you have got CGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I After the events on June 14, 2017, Mr. M nothing to fear. Speaker Paul Ryan stood in this Cham- yield 1 minute to the distinguished So what are my Republican friends so ber and got applause from both sides of gentlewoman from California (Ms. afraid of, Madam Speaker? the aisle when he said: ‘‘An attack on PELOSI). Does a defeated and disgraced Presi- Ms. PELOSI. Madam Speaker, I one of us is an attack on all of us.’’ We didn’t hear that this time, did dent hold so much sway that they are thank the gentleman for yielding and we? forever unwilling to investigate what for his bringing this important legisla- No, we did not. happened here? tion to the floor. I thank our distin- This has been created as a partisan There was an insurrection in the guished majority leader for his clarity issue at a time when it should not be United States of America, and each of in presenting the case for this legisla- partisan. If you are not partisan, us not only has the ability to figure tion and all of our colleagues who have Madam Speaker, then you include all out what happened, but we have an ob- come to the floor on the Democratic the things that threaten us, that ligation to do so. An obligation that is side in the search of truth, justice, and threaten this body, that threaten this more important than party and should security for our country. building, and that threaten the people come before the whims of any one man, Madam Speaker, I particularly thank who work in it. and that includes the former occupant Mr. MCGOVERN because on the night of Let’s be serious. If you are serious, be of the White House. So I urge my col- this insurrection, I was in the chair, inclusive, be complete, and do the right leagues to uphold that solemn duty the security came and pulled me out. thing. today. He took the chair. He risked his life to The SPEAKER pro tempore. Mem- Our system of government isn’t guar- take the chair as the assaulters of our bers are reminded to address their re- anteed. It is a choice. Keeping it takes Capitol were out to get me with a bul- marks to the Chair. work, and it is time we finally did the let in the head or to hang the Vice

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Republicans have char- sage to the world that this Congress give us another week; give us another acterized it as a normal day in the Con- would honor its constitutional duties week; give us another week. gress, when we have pictures of those regardless of the assault that was made Now it is almost—well, it is 41⁄2 very same people pushing furniture on it. weeks, and we must go forward. against the door to keep the intruders This was important, and it was bipar- It does not appear at this time that out. tisan in the decision. Mr. HOYER and we can have a bipartisan commission, We are under the dome of the Cap- Mr. MCCONNELL agreed that we would outside commission. Hopefully, that itol, a dome that was built by Abraham come back. could still happen. But, in the mean- Lincoln during the Civil War when peo- Where others were saying: Go to an time, we will have a select committee. ple said to him: No, we need the steel, undisclosed location; we said: No, we This is not unlike what happened in the this and the that to fight the war. are going to the Capitol. 2001, at the time of the 9/11 Commis- He said: No, we need to show our de- Congress returned to the Capitol, as I sion. 9/11 happened exactly then, 9/11/ termination. said, to honor that responsibility. We 2001. It took more than 1 year to get Madam Speaker, 1 year into the dev- showed the insurrectionists, the coun- the commission. It was signed into law astation of the Civil War, President try, and the world that we would not be by the President on November 27, 2002. Abraham Lincoln sent a message to diverted from our duty. We could do In the meantime, there was a Con- Congress imploring Members to join as that because of the courage of the Cap- gressional investigation, which was one to save the Union. itol Police, the Metropolitan Police, useful to the commission when they fi- He said: ‘‘Fellow-citizens, we cannot and other law enforcement, some of nally were formed. So perhaps we can escape history. We of this Congress and whom are with us today. still hope for that, but we cannot wait this administration, will be remem- for it. bered in spite of ourselves. No personal b 1500 To do that, we believe that Congress significance, or insignificance, can I especially want to recognize Gladys must, in the spirit of bipartisanship spare one or another of us. The fiery Sicknick, the mother of Brian, who and patriotism, establish this commis- trial through which we pass, will light gave his life; and Sandra Garza, his sion. And it will be conducted with dig- us down, in honor or dishonor, to the friend and partner. nity, with patriotism, with respect for latest generation.’’ But it is clear that January 6 was not Madam Speaker, today we go on simply an attack on the Capitol build- the American people so that they can record. We too have a responsibility, as ing. It was an attack on our democ- know the truth. was described by President Lincoln. We racy. Every Member here knows that It is a funny thing about MITCH say- too cannot escape history. We have a January 6 was an attempt to subvert ing he wanted them to do him a per- duty to the Constitution and to the our democracy. sonal favor. Oh, my goodness. American people to find the truth of But many across the aisle refuse to We had a commission on this side of January 6 and to ensure that such an admit the truth. They refused to admit the Capitol. BENNIE THOMPSON, our dis- assault on our Democracy can never the truth when they voted against cer- tinguished chair of the Homeland Secu- happen again. tifying President Biden’s election that rity Committee, working with the Rather than being frivolous with the night. They refused to admit the truth ranking member of the committee, Mr. facts, we are going to be prayerful and when they voted against the creating KATKO, put together a bipartisan com- patriotic and honor the concerns of the of a bipartisan commission to inves- mission. Only 35 Republicans voted for American people by seeking and find- tigate the attack. They refused to it, even though we responded to every ing the truth to protect our country admit the truth when they called that one of their concerns, except, as Mr. from any future or similar assault. day a ‘‘normal tourist visit.’’ HOYER said, scope. Scope. They just did As has been said many times, that And, today, when many will vote not want to go to the truth, sadly. day, January 6, was one of the darkest against establishing a select com- That is why there will be—and, days of our history. For the Members, mittee to investigate that day, they today, we are establishing—a select the police officers, the staff, the press, will, again, refuse to admit the truth. committee on the January 6 insurrec- and the support workers who were But they did that; 100 percent of them tion. It will investigate and report there, the memory of that day remains voted ‘‘no’’ against putting resources upon the facts and causes of the at- seared in our memory: the sounds of to ensure the security of our Capitol tack. It will report on conclusions and glass shattering, officers fighting, riot- Police and the security of this build- recommendations for preventing any ers chanting, the smell of teargas and ing. 175 Republicans voted ‘‘no’’ when future assault. And it will find the the taste of smoke in the air and the it came time for the commission, 35 truth, which, clearly, the Republicans sight of people fleeing the Capitol or ‘‘yeses’’ on the Republican side. fear; but, hopefully, not across the barricading doors as Republicans and I am heartbroken that we don’t have country. Democrats did that night, and the the bipartisan commission. We yielded This committee is about our secu- sense of terror, hundreds of people fear- on every point. rity, ensuring that a future attack does ing for their lives. Numbers, as Mr. HOYER said, the not happen. It is about patriotism and In the aftermath, over 140 members numbers, the process for subpoenas, democracy, ensuring that Congress can of law enforcement were physically and the timing, and further yielded on the continue to serve the American people. seriously harmed, five people died, and Senate side on timing again, as well as Mr. HOYER rightfully pointed out staff, workers, press, and Members clarification on staffing, that was that, as the other side likes to say, oh, were and still remain traumatized by never in doubt, but they wanted fur- the Senate did a bipartisan—they were the experience. ther clarification. very limited in what they were allowed The sheer scale of the violence of They thought—the Republican Sen- to do. They were only allowed to inves- that day is shocking. But what is just ators thought that they could win the tigate the security of the building, not as shocking is remembering why this day over there. They thought they the cause of it, not the fact that it was violence occurred: to block the certifi- could. And they thought they had the an insurrection incited by the execu- cation of an election and the peaceful votes, until the Minority Leader of the tive branch. None of that was allowed. transfer of power that is the corner- Senate, MITCH MCCONNELL, asked them So don’t use that as an excuse not to stone of our Democracy. It was a date to do him a personal favor and vote have a fuller investigation of the un- actually required by the Constitution. against the commission. derlying causes of what happened, the It was not just another tourist day in Too many of them chose to do MITCH underlying causes of white suprema- the Capitol. MCCONNELL a personal favor rather cists and anti-Semites; one man with a

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Lee (CA) Panetta Spanberger Wagner Westerman Lee (NV) Pappas Speier NOT VOTING—19 In that message to the Congress that Leger Fernandez Pascrell Stansbury I quoted in the beginning from Presi- Levin (CA) Payne Stanton Arrington Herrell Rose dent Lincoln, it concluded by clearly Levin (MI) Pelosi Stevens Banks Higgins (LA) Roy declaring: ‘‘We shall nobly save, or Lieu Perlmutter Strickland Carter (GA) Issa Tiffany Lofgren Peters Suozzi Cloud Jackson Weber (TX) meanly lose, the last best hope of Lowenthal Phillips Swalwell Fulcher Johnson (LA) Williams (TX) Earth. The way is plain, peaceful, gen- Luria Pingree Takano Gohmert Miller (IL) erous, just—a way which, if followed, Lynch Pocan Thompson (CA) Good (VA) Pfluger Malinowski Porter Thompson (MS) the world will forever applaud, and God Maloney, Pressley Titus b 1545 Carolyn B. Price (NC) must forever bless.’’ Tlaib Maloney, Sean Quigley Mrs. KIM of California and Mr. VAN He also said: ‘‘We know how to save Tonko Manning Raskin Torres (CA) DREW changed their vote from ‘‘yea’’ the Union. The world knows we do Matsui Rice (NY) Torres (NY) to ‘‘nay.’’ know how to save it. We . . . hold the McBath Ross McCollum Roybal-Allard Trahan So the resolution was agreed to. power, and bear the responsibility.’’ Trone Today, we, too, hold the power and McEachin Ruiz The result of the vote was announced McGovern Ruppersberger Underwood as above recorded. bear the responsibility. Let all Mem- Vargas McNerney Rush A motion to reconsider was laid on bers do what is right and vote for this Meeks Ryan Veasey Meng Sa´ nchez Vela the table. legislation. We will be judged by future Vela´ zquez Mfume Sarbanes MEMBERS RECORDED PURSUANT TO HOUSE generations as to how we value our de- Wasserman Moore (WI) Scanlon RESOLUTION 8, 117TH CONGRESS mocracy. Let’s be on the right side not Morelle Schakowsky Schultz only of history, but the right side of Moulton Schiff Waters Babin (Nehls) Johnson (TX) Norman (Wilson (Jeffries) (SC)) the future. Mrvan Schneider Watson Coleman Boebert (Gosar) Murphy (FL) Schrader Welch Ca´ rdenas Kirkpatrick Owens (Stewart) I urge my colleagues to vote ‘‘aye.’’ Nadler Schrier Wexton (Gomez) (Stanton) Payne (Pallone) Mr. MCGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I Napolitano Scott (VA) Wild Cawthorn (Nehls) Lawson (FL) Ruiz (Aguilar) yield back the balance of my time. Neal Scott, David Williams (GA) Cohen (Beyer) (Evans) Rush Neguse Sewell Wilson (FL) Leger Fernandez (Underwood) The SPEAKER pro tempore. All time Comer Newman Sherman Yarmuth (Cammack) (Jacobs (CA)) Sewell (DelBene) Lieu (Beyer) Steube for debate has expired. Fallon (Nehls) Long (Franklin, C. Pursuant to House Resolution 504, NAYS—190 Gallego (Gomez) (Fleischmann) Scott) Garcia (TX) the previous question is ordered on the Aderholt Gaetz Mast Lowenthal Strickland resolution and the preamble. Allen Gallagher McCarthy (Jeffries) (Beyer) (DelBene) The question is on the resolution. Amodei Garbarino McCaul Grijalva McClain Timmons Armstrong Garcia (CA) McClain (Stanton) (Bergman) (Gonzalez The question was taken; and the Babin Gibbs McClintock Horsford Meng (Jeffries) (OH)) Speaker pro tempore announced that Bacon Gimenez McHenry (Jeffries) Mullin (Lucas) Wilson (FL) the ayes appeared to have it. Baird Gonzales, Tony McKinley Jacobs (NY) Napolitano (Hayes) Balderson Gonzalez (OH) Meijer (Garbarino) (Correa) Young (Mast) Mrs. FISCHBACH. Madam Speaker, Barr Gooden (TX) Meuser on that I demand the yeas and nays. Bentz Gosar Miller (WV) f The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Bergman Granger Miller-Meeks PROVIDING FOR FURTHER CONSID- ant to section 3(s) of House Resolution Bice (OK) Graves (LA) Moolenaar Biggs Graves (MO) Mooney ERATION OF H.R. 3684, INVEST- 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. Bilirakis Green (TN) Moore (AL) ING IN A NEW VISION FOR THE The vote was taken by electronic de- Bishop (NC) Greene (GA) Moore (UT) ENVIRONMENT AND SURFACE vice, and there were—yeas 222, nays Boebert Griffith Mullin Bost Grothman Murphy (NC) TRANSPORTATION IN AMERICA 190, not voting 19, as follows: Brady Guest Nehls ACT; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES [Roll No. 197] Brooks Guthrie Newhouse Buchanan Hagedorn Norman The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mrs. YEAS—222 Buck Harris Nunes HAYES). Pursuant to clause 8 of rule Adams Cleaver Garcia (TX) Bucshon Harshbarger Obernolte Aguilar Clyburn Golden Budd Hartzler Owens XX, the unfinished business is the vote Allred Cohen Gomez Burchett Hern Palazzo on ordering the previous question on Auchincloss Connolly Gonzalez, Burgess Herrera Beutler Palmer the resolution and on the amendment Axne Cooper Vicente Calvert Hice (GA) Pence on (H. Res. 508) providing for further Barraga´ n Correa Gottheimer Cammack Hill Perry Bass Costa Green, Al (TX) Carl Hinson Posey consideration of the bill (H.R. 3684) to Beatty Courtney Grijalva Carter (TX) Hollingsworth Reed authorize funds for Federal-aid high- Bera Craig Harder (CA) Cawthorn Hudson Reschenthaler ways, highway safety programs, and Beyer Crist Hayes Chabot Huizenga Rice (SC) Bishop (GA) Crow Higgins (NY) Cline Jacobs (NY) Rodgers (WA) transit programs, and for other pur- Blumenauer Cuellar Himes Clyde Johnson (OH) Rogers (AL) poses; and for other purposes, on which Blunt Rochester Davids (KS) Horsford Cole Johnson (SD) Rogers (KY) the yeas and nays were ordered. Bonamici Davis, Danny K. Houlahan Comer Jordan Rosendale The Clerk read the title of the resolu- Bourdeaux Dean Hoyer Crawford Joyce (OH) Rouzer Bowman DeFazio Huffman Crenshaw Joyce (PA) Rutherford tion. Boyle, Brendan DeGette Jackson Lee Curtis Katko Salazar The SPEAKER pro tempore. The F. DeLauro Jacobs (CA) Davidson Keller Scalise question is on ordering the previous Brown DelBene Jayapal Davis, Rodney Kelly (MS) Schweikert Brownley Delgado Jeffries DesJarlais Kelly (PA) Scott, Austin question. Bush Demings Johnson (GA) Diaz-Balart Kim (CA) Sessions The vote was taken by electronic de- Bustos DeSaulnier Johnson (TX) Donalds Kustoff Simpson vice, and there were—yeas 219, nays Butterfield Deutch Jones Duncan LaHood Smith (MO) 188, not voting 23, as follows: Carbajal Dingell Kahele Dunn LaMalfa Smith (NE) Ca´ rdenas Doggett Kaptur Emmer Lamborn Smith (NJ) [Roll No. 198] Carson Doyle, Michael Keating Estes Latta Smucker YEAS—219 Carter (LA) F. Kelly (IL) Fallon LaTurner Spartz Cartwright Escobar Khanna Feenstra Lesko Stauber Adams Bishop (GA) Bush Case Eshoo Kildee Ferguson Letlow Steel Aguilar Blumenauer Bustos Casten Espaillat Kilmer Fischbach Long Stefanik Allred Blunt Rochester Butterfield Castor (FL) Evans Kim (NJ) Fitzgerald Loudermilk Steil Auchincloss Bonamici Carbajal Castro (TX) Fletcher Kind Fitzpatrick Lucas Steube Axne Bourdeaux Ca´ rdenas Cheney Foster Kinzinger Fleischmann Luetkemeyer Stewart Barraga´ n Bowman Carson Chu Frankel, Lois Kirkpatrick Fortenberry Mace Taylor Bass Boyle, Brendan Carter (LA) Cicilline Gallego Krishnamoorthi Foxx Malliotakis Tenney Beatty F. Cartwright Clark (MA) Garamendi Kuster Franklin, C. Mann Thompson (PA) Bera Brown Case Clarke (NY) Garcı´a (IL) Lamb Scott Massie Timmons Beyer Brownley Casten

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