[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 24 (Wednesday, February 5, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H836]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        OFFICIAL COPY OF PRESIDENT'S STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS

  (Mr. McCARTHY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. McCARTHY. Mr. Speaker, we heard a great speech by the President 
last night, who spoke to the strength of our country and the courage 
and character of our fellow citizens:
  People like 100-year-old Tuskegee airman Retired Brigadier General 
Charles McGee and his great-grandson, the 13-year-old who dreams of 
going to space;
  People like single mother Stephanie Davis and her lovely fourth grade 
daughter who received an Opportunity Scholarship. Who in this room does 
not remember the look on Stephanie's face as she realized that her 
daughter was going to get an opportunity that she sacrificed so greatly 
for;
  And people like Sergeant First Class Townsend Williams, who surprised 
his wife, Amy, and two beautiful children in the gallery last night.
  As I looked around, I saw tears in many people's eyes from the 
emotion that they felt at that time.
  Unfortunately, Speaker Pelosi was unmoved and chose to tear up the 
House copy of that speech. She had no right to destroy this document, 
especially one filled with such impactful stories of American patriots.
  The record was presented before the people's House and it belongs to 
the American people. That is why I am here today.
  In my hand, I have an official copy of the President's State of the 
Union address signed by the President, given to me at the White House 
today. It will be delivered to the House Clerk to be archived and 
preserved for posterity, whether she likes it or not.
  These great American stories will be remembered by history, not 
erased by the Speaker. We are better because of them, and we should 
learn from them and we should be proud that they will shape our future.

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