[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 61 (Tuesday, April 9, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E439]
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                     NATIONAL WEEK OF CONVERSATION

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                           HON. JOYCE BEATTY

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, April 9, 2019

  Mrs. BEATTY. Madam Speaker, I rise today to mark National Week of 
Conversation.
  Right now, we as Americans are no longer expressing our disagreements 
in a respectable way.
  Need proof? Turn on the TV or check your Facebook and Twitter feed.
  It's gotten so bad that 75 percent of Americans--across the political 
spectrum--say the way we interact with each other has reached a 
``crisis level.''
  Madam Speaker, we need to learn how to disagree without being 
disagreeable--and that begins here in Congress.
  That is why Congressman Steve Stivers and I launched the 
Congressional Civility and Respect Caucus last year.
  We are on a mission to ``Revive Civility'' and visiting schools, 
civic organizations, and businesses in Central Ohio and D.C. to spread 
the message.
  I invite all my Democratic and Republican colleagues to join us in 
this effort.
  Become a member of Congressional Civility and Respect Caucus and take 
time this National Week of Conversation to ``Listen First.''
  Our families, friends, constituents, and fellow Americans are 
counting on us.

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