[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 53 (Thursday, April 22, 2004)]
[House]
[Page H2300]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            ATTACKS ON JOHN KERRY SHOULD NOT BE COUNTENANCED

  (Mr. INSLEE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. INSLEE. Mr. Speaker, one of the things America abhors is a sneak 
attack. President Roosevelt in this Chamber described December 7 as a 
day that would live in infamy.
  What I saw a few minutes ago is a sneak attack on a Member of the 
U.S. Senate by a bunch of my colleagues who came down here and 
disparaged him, contrary to the rules of the House. The Speaker 
repeatedly admonished them for violating the best traditions of this 
House, and my colleagues continually came to the Chamber to continually 
violate those traditions of this House.
  Mr. Speaker, I want to give notice that we have a long time in this 
election period coming up, and we have problems deciding what we are 
going to do about Iraq, and it is not going to help us if we turn this 
into a Chamber of personal assassination.
  Let me just say, there is a lot of nerve in this Chamber attacking a 
guy who has a Bronze Star, a Silver Star and Purple Hearts in the 
tradition of his Nation, and it should not be countenanced by the 
Speaker ever under any circumstances, whether Democrats are in the 
Chamber to object or not.

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