[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 161 (Friday, September 28, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H9394]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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           THE RULE OF LAW AND THE CONSTITUTION MUST PREVAIL

  (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, first, I would like to join my friend 
from Texas, as the author of the Violence Against Women Act.
  In 2018, I encouraged my colleagues to step up and pass this vital 
legislation that now protects all who have been abused in some way from 
sexual assault, sexual harassment, stalking, and, yes, domestic 
violence.
  I am saddened that the House has not seen fit to join this bill that 
I have authored with over 35 national nonpartisan groups and, as well, 
with over 150-plus Members of the United States Congress. It is time 
now.
  Finally, sitting in the United States Senate, listening to the 
hearings regarding Judge Kavanaugh and Dr. Ford, let me say that I hope 
our colleagues will yield not to politics but to the rule of law, 
adhere to the American Bar Association that says pause, to the Jesuits 
who have taken away their endorsement, and realize that we are not the 
important factor, but it was the weight of the Supreme Court that 
requires better.
  Finally, I am delighted to note that we are moving forward on 
juvenile justice, as we have done today--legislation that I have 
authored--and that we are working on behalf of the people.
  But again, Mr. Speaker, it is important in the United States Senate 
that the rule of law and the Constitution prevail. Advice and consent 
must be given with knowledge.

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