September 5, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7829 to increase the size of the Arizona cialist system was a dismal failure. from phones, to internet access, to a State Supreme Court. He knew the in- Many can’t recall the feeling of na- college education. Theirs is the obses- credible power of a supreme court pick, tional pride over the fact that, in con- sion with disparities in income, rather even at the State level. trast, the free economy of the United than a concern with job opportunities. Mr. Speaker, we in Congress must States had succeeded in producing the Socialism holds a strong appeal for not underestimate that power, espe- highest standard of living in world his- many because it legitimizes coveting cially now. Donald Trump has nomi- tory. your neighbor’s possessions, which was nated Judge Brett Kavanaugh to fill a So perhaps it is understandable that, once commonly understood as against seat in the U.S. Supreme Court, and for a new generation, the old, empty the Tenth Commandment. And the here is what we know: promises of socialism seem to carry a premises of socialism, all under the Judge Kavanaugh believes that a new allure. high-minded guise of fairness, are any- woman has no legal right to full auton- Socialism, by definition, is the polit- thing but fair. omy over her own body; ical and economic theory of social or- Capitalism, on the other hand, is re- Judge Kavanaugh believes that the ganization whereby production, dis- sponsible for the enormous levels of agency created to protect consumers tribution, and exchange should be philanthropic giving that we see in the from fraud and predatory lending is un- owned and regulated by the community United States of America, the most constitutional; as a whole. In other words, what is generous Nation ever known to man- Judge Kavanaugh believes that ac- mine is yours, and what is yours is kind. cess to affordable healthcare should be mine. We must continue to speak out bold- ly, not based on fear, but based on determined by your age or your gender Usually, it is the latter that gets peo- facts. We must continue to tell the or your preexisting condition; ple to buy in. That is, what is yours is truth, regardless of its popularity. We Judge Kavanaugh believes that the mine. This concept holds a strong ap- must continue to implement policies President should be above the law. peal for many people because it ad- that unleash the power of our free Here is what we don’t know: dresses legitimate concerns over in- economy and create more opportuni- We don’t know what is in the hun- equity and injustice. ties for all Americans, like the re- dreds of thousands of pages of The problem is that, for all its high- cently passed Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Kavanaugh’s records that the Trump minded fairness, socialism doesn’t work. It is not just a castle in the air; with its bipartisan opportunity zones. White House has refused to release, It is my firm belief that, in the mar- it is the promise of a palace that is contrary to a century of Supreme ketplace of ideas, freedom will always really built on quicksand. You don’t Court precedent. That is unacceptable. win out over socialism on the bases of have to look back to the Soviet Union The Invest in Ed decision in Arizona merit, evidence, and facts. But it can- to see this. is a blatant example of judicial power not win if no one is making the case. gone wrong, judicial power used to un- Venezuela is just the latest tragic ex- Mr. Speaker, let’s continue to stand dermine democracy. ample of socialism’s devastation. At up and speak out. Let’s make the case If confirmed, Judge Kavanaugh would the beginning of the 21st century, Ven- for freedom and opportunity for all join a panel of Justices with this very ezuela was one of the top 20 richest Americans. countries in the world. Today, its pov- same power: the power to keep gutting f the Voting Rights Act, the power to erty rate is 87 percent, and its inflation keep green-lighting partisan gerry- rate is predicted to be approaching 1 SHAM NOMINATION HEARINGS IN mandering, the power to keep signing million percent—yes, 1 million. THE SENATE off on GOP efforts to purge the voter Once, Venezuela’s capital was a tour- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The rolls. ist destination with a thriving culture. Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from We cannot allow this to happen. Today, it is the crime capital of the Washington (Ms. JAYAPAL) for 5 min- Doug Ducey’s State supreme court set world. utes. back democracy in Arizona. What Doug This crisis is the result of the redis- Ms. JAYAPAL. Mr. Speaker, I rise to Ducey did to Arizona, Donald Trump tributive policies and the systematic oppose Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme will do to America with this Supreme destruction of economic freedom by a Court nomination and the sham hear- Court. We cannot let that happen. corrupt and elitist administration. ings that are happening in the Senate My colleagues in the Senate should As President Trump said in his first today. reject Judge Kavanaugh’s nomination. speech to the United Nations General Even before President Trump nomi- Our democracy depends on it. Assembly: ‘‘The problem in Venezuela nated Judge Kavanaugh, Senate Major- is not that socialism has been poorly ity Leader MITCH MCCONNELL warned f implemented, but that socialism has that the millions of pages in Judge b 1015 been faithfully implemented.’’ Kavanaugh’s White House records It is a sobering reminder that while would reopen controversies dating back OMINOUS SOCIALIST TREND socialism’s torchbearers may change, to George W. Bush’s administration The SPEAKER pro tempore. The the havoc it wreaks with its hollow and delay consideration of his nomina- Chair recognizes the gentleman from promises remains the same. What we tion. But instead of following regular Ohio (Mr. WENSTRUP) for 5 minutes. must remember is that America is not order, rather than obtaining Judge Mr. WENSTRUP. Mr. Speaker, I rise immune. Kavanaugh’s full record and sharing it to sound the alarm about an ominous As President Ronald Reagan fa- in a timely fashion with all the Sen- trend that seems to be taking hold in mously said: ‘‘Freedom is never more ators, Senate Republicans simply our Nation. than one generation away from extinc- changed the rules. This is unaccept- In June, a self-avowed democratic so- tion. We didn’t pass it on to our chil- able. cialist jumped into the national spot- dren in the bloodstream.’’ The nine Justices who sit on the Su- light in her quest to join this body. Socialism, faithfully implemented, preme Court make crucial decisions Many view her as carrying the mantle could cripple our Nation’s peace and about justice in our country. At times, for a new socialist trend among some prosperity over time, just as it did in the Court’s landmark decisions have in the United States. Venezuela. shown the best of who we are and what So, I ask, what would socialist poli- It is easy to see the allure of social- our country stands for, the ideas that cies mean for our country’s future? ism. Socialists say that they desire an our public schools should not be seg- I have come to realize that a whole equitable distribution of wealth and regated based on race, that women generation of Americans have grown up then characterize capitalism as ramp- have a right to make their own deci- for whom the Soviet Union is just a ant greed and materialism. sions about their bodies, and that ev- distant historical memory. Many have Ironically, it is typically the advo- erybody has the right to marry the per- no personal memory of when the Soviet cates of socialism who display the ex- son they love. Union came crashing down in 1991, cess desire for material goods. There is In other cases, Supreme Court deci- which was dramatic proof that its so- the obsession with making things free, sions have been stains on our Nation;

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Make no mistake, Judge Kavanaugh dent are literally hiding papers from In Millbrook, I was privileged to poses a serious threat to the rights him so that he cannot execute orders speak to the Millbrook-Coosada that we hold so dear. Take, for in- that they view as dangerous to our se- Kiwanis Club during their weekly stance, the case of Jane Doe, the teen- curity and would result in geopolitical lunch meeting. age girl who sought an abortion last crises, what we need is a Justice who In Troy, I visited with Troy Cable to year while being held in government will serve as a check on the executive, learn more about their upcoming custody in Texas. as our Founders intended. projects and some of the issues they Jane Doe did everything herself to The Senate has a responsibility to have recently been facing. secure that abortion. She got permis- the American people to fully vet Su- In Dothan, I spoke to the Wiregrass sion from a judge. She got her own preme Court nominees. The most basic chapter of the Association of General transportation. And yet, the Federal function is for them to do the leg work Contractors. We had a great discussion Government physically blocked her of obtaining all records related to about a wide variety of topics, includ- from leaving the government-run shel- those nominees. I strongly urge my ing efforts right here in Congress to re- ter where she was detained. Senate colleagues to adjourn the vitalize our Nation’s badly aging infra- So then the ACLU sued on her behalf, Kavanaugh hearing, as Senator structure. and her case eventually made it in BLUMENTHAL and my good colleagues I also visited Dothan Behavioral front of Judge Kavanaugh. Although he proposed. A ‘‘no’’ vote is a vote for the Medicine Clinic, where I received a recognized the time sensitivity, even people. briefing about Clinicom technology clarifying that she would no longer be that is being used to diagnose mental able to seek a legal abortion in Texas f illness. Mental health is an acute prob- at 20 weeks, Judge Kavanaugh blocked DISTRICT TRAVEL DURING lem in this country, and I was pleased Jane Doe’s access to her legally allow- AUGUST WEEK PERIOD able abortion when she was about 15 to learn more about their work. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The I stopped by Fort Rucker to tour the weeks pregnant. He gave the Trump ad- Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from ministration 11 more days to find a aeromedical research laboratory. I Alabama (Mrs. ROBY) for 5 minutes. sponsor, a process that he was aware talked with many employees there Mrs. ROBY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today about the importance of Army Avia- takes months to complete. He told to share an update with the people I Jane Doe that, after those 11 days, she tion to our national security and the represent in Alabama on my travels innovation happening on-post right in could ask a lower court again for an during the August district work period. abortion. If at 17 weeks she was unsuc- the Second District. Each year, all of the Members of Con- I visited the Army Aviation support cessful, then he told her that she could gress take the month of August to bring it up again to him for consider- facility in Hope Hull for a briefing and spend time on the ground in their re- an overview on their facility as well. ation, which would have been sched- spective districts, meeting with con- uled when she was, at that point, 18 or While I was there, I enjoyed talking stituents and local leaders, businesses, with General Gordon and Colonel Bass 19 weeks pregnant, if she were lucky. industries, and, ultimately, listening Court delays could have pushed it even and many others. to the concerns of the people at home. further, seriously putting her at risk of Mr. Speaker, these are just some of Having this opportunity to hear first- the many productive, informative being outside the window to obtain hand from the people who live and something that was her legal right. meetings I had during this August dis- work in Alabama’s Second District is But, fortunately, the full court over- trict work period. Now that the month very important, and I believe it enables turned Judge Kavanaugh’s decision a is behind us, I would like to extend a few days later, and Jane Doe was able me to be a better representative of our sincere thank you to all the individ- to proceed in the course that she chose shared priorities while I am here in uals, businesses, local officials, and for her own body, a decision that Judge Washington. others who hosted me and visited with Kavanaugh vehemently opposed. It was a busy month. I was fortunate me over the last several weeks. Fortunately for Jane Doe, Judge to spend time in Montgomery, Ozark, It is always a true joy to be back at Kavanaugh’s decision was not the cru- Hartford, Geneva, Millbrook, Troy, home visiting the various communities cial vote deciding her future. But if Dothan, Fort Rucker, and Hope Hull. across Alabama’s Second District, and Judge Kavanaugh is confirmed, the During my time in Montgomery, I I look forward to more opportunities to rest of the country will not be so met with Elmore County Commissioner learn from the people I represent. lucky. Troy Stubbs, Alabama Farm Service There is broad consensus that Judge Agency director David McCurdy, lead- f Kavanaugh would be a decisive vote to ership from Deatsville’s Ingram State Community College, members of the WASHINGTON’S CULTURE OF eliminate women’s constitutionally CORRUPTION IS OUT OF CONTROL protected right to abortion, a right, by Alabama Association of School Boards, the way, that is not partisan. Seventy- folks from the Alabama Law Enforce- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The one percent of voters support that ment Agency’s Fusion Center, and Chair recognizes the gentleman from right. more. New York (Mr. JEFFRIES) for 5 minutes. In addition, Judge Kavanaugh’s Also in Montgomery, I visited the Mr. JEFFRIES. Mr. Speaker, wages record shows that he could be the de- Gift of Life Foundation’s office, toured are down; gas prices are up; and the ciding vote to undermine access to the MOOseum at the Alabama Cattle- culture of corruption here in Wash- healthcare for millions of Americans. men’s Association, spoke to the Amer- ington, D.C., is out of control. And all He has written dissenting opinions in ican Society of Civil Engineers at their the while, the 45th President of the three cases that would have under- lunch meeting, stopped by Sabel Steel United States of America spends more mined the Affordable Care Act. In one for a visit, addressed the Squadron Of- time on the golf course than any other of those dissenting opinions, Judge ficer School at Maxwell-Gunter Air President in American history. Kavanaugh argued that a President Force Base, toured Common Ground Things are spiraling out of control. could choose not to enforce a law like Ministries’ Mercy House facility, and The stakes are incredibly high. Not- the Affordable Care Act if he thought more. withstanding that, the 115th Congress it was unconstitutional, even if a court In Ozark, I paid a visit to Wayne has been one of the most unproductive had already ruled that it is constitu- Farms to tour their recently opened Congresses in the history of the Na- tional. feed mill. tion.

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