[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 114 (Thursday, July 14, 2016)]
[House]
[Page H4930]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TAKE STOCK ON ALL SIDES

  (Mr. CLYBURN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CLYBURN. Mr. Speaker, I want to thank Speaker Ryan for his 
comments this morning and thank him so much for asking the people of 
our great country to take stock. I want us to take stock in more ways 
than one.
  I often talk about having been born and raised in a parsonage. One of 
the earliest discussions I remember my father having was with a few 
other ministers trying to decide what to do about getting rid of a 
minister that had betrayed his trust. So I think that we have to look 
at these issues on all sides.
  I honor police officers. I have relatives who are police officers. I 
have great friends who are police officers. But the fact of the matter 
is there are times when people of the cloth need to be defrocked, and 
there are times when people in the law enforcement community need to 
take stock.
  The fact of the matter is we do know that any time you see a young 
African American being stopped 52 times by one jurisdiction, something 
is wrong. And I say to my 21-year-old grandson son: When you are 
stopped by the police, suppress your manhood so that you can be sure 
that you come home safe at night.
  Let's take stock on all sides of this issue. This is not about being 
against law enforcement. I support law enforcement, but I do not 
support those who use the color blue to commit criminal acts.

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