[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 40 (Wednesday, March 6, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H2378]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           SERVANT LEADERSHIP

  (Mr. CROW asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CROW. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to call on my colleagues to 
support H.R. 1.
  It is no coincidence that the largest freshman class since Watergate 
will also be the one to pass H.R. 1 this week. We are a class that is 
born of voters' frustrations with a broken system.
  Americans have seen this Chamber pass bills that hurt the middle 
class, raise prescription drug prices, gut consumer protections, and 
fail to act on climate change. Why? Because the special interests have 
more power than the American people. It is the exact opposite of what 
should happen in the people's House.
  In the Army, I was taught the values of servant leadership. As a 
captain, that meant leading by example. I jumped out of the plane 
first, and only then would my soldiers follow.
  As a Member of Congress, it means we hold ourselves to the highest 
standards of ethics, accountability, and transparency. Servant leaders 
don't hold a tight grip on power; they empower those around them. The 
first step to doing that is to pass H.R. 1 and return power to the 
people who sent us here.
  Let's show America that we are their Representatives, and that we are 
elected to serve them, not the mega-donors and not the special 
interests.

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