[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 28 (Wednesday, February 13, 2019)]
[House]
[Pages H1558-H1559]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                RESTORE AMERICA'S FAITH IN OUR DEMOCRACY

  (Ms. KAPTUR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, last week I received a peculiar invitation 
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the Kuwaiti Government to celebrate Kuwait's independence at the Trump 
Hotel.
  While Kuwait is a close ally of the United States, I feel compelled 
to decline the invitation. We must reject the culture of corruption 
that surrounds President Trump and his family.
  President Trump promised he would drain the swamp. He promised to put 
the interests of the American people before his own. Yet he has used 
his office to enrich himself further.
  According to USA Today, the President earned--get ready for this--$40 
million from his Washington hotel just in 2017. This includes $350,000 
in campaign funds and events hosted by the Republican National 
Committee.
  As we press foreign nations to better their own governments, it is 
clear that President Trump has reduced America's moral authority.
  I remind the President of Article II, Section 1 of the Constitution, 
which prohibits the President from receiving gifts from a foreign power 
without the consent of Congress.
  We must restore America's faith in our democracy. That is why I look 
forward to working with my colleagues to hold the Trump administration 
fully accountable for their misdeeds.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Members are reminded to refrain from 
engaging in personalities toward the President.

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