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E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 116 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION Vol. 165 WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2019 No. 168 House of Representatives The House met at 10 a.m. and was cot that insults and demeans Native Native Americans and to do one thing: called to order by the Speaker pro tem- Americans to help generate profits for Change the mascot. pore (Mr. RUSH). the NFL owners. f f In the 21st century, we should rightly condemn the use of racial slurs that HONORING THE LIFE OF THOMAS DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO disparage African Americans, Latinos, H. TRACY, JR. TEMPORE Asians, or anyone. And there is no The SPEAKER pro tempore. The The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- doubt about it. The term ‘‘redskin,’’ in Chair recognizes the gentleman from fore the House the following commu- fact, was used in conjunction with Illinois (Mr. RODNEY DAVIS) for 5 min- nication from the Speaker: scalp hunting in the 19th century. utes. WASHINGTON, DC, In 1863, in Winona, Minnesota, my Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. October 23, 2019. home State, a newspaper, the Winona Speaker, I rise today to honor my I hereby appoint the Honorable BOBBY L. Daily Republican, printed an an- friend, Tom Tracy, Jr., an active and RUSH to act as Speaker pro tempore on this nouncement: ‘‘The State reward for beloved community member who day. dead Indians has been increased to $200 passed away unexpectedly last month NANCY PELOSI, Speaker of the House of Representatives.
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