[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 103 (Thursday, June 25, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E992]
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                         MISSISSIPPI STATE FLAG

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                         HON. STEVEN M. PALAZZO

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 25, 2015

  Mr. PALAZZO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to voice my opposition to any 
and all attempts to remove the State flag of Mississippi from the 
Capitol grounds.
  Simply put, the flag that flies over the State of Mississippi is an 
issue to be decided by the people of Mississippi.
  This is not an issue for Congress. Congress cannot decide which flag 
flies over the Capitol of Mississippi. Congress cannot decide which 
state flags hang in the Capitol of the United States. Congress cannot 
simply decide for the people of Mississippi.
  Our flag is not an issue for the media, not an issue for one party or 
the other, not an issue for outsiders who wish to force certain beliefs 
on others.
  Our flag is an issue for the people of Mississippi and the people of 
Mississippi alone.

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