[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 24 (Wednesday, February 5, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H839]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             DECORUM AND MAINTAINING CIVILITY IN THE HOUSE

  (Mr. PALMER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PALMER. Madam Speaker, I rise to note, in regard to the assertion 
of the majority leader that the act of destroying the House copy of 
President Trump's State of the Union speech was speech protected under 
the First Amendment, I rise to assert that not all speech protected 
under the First Amendment is allowable under the rules of the House.
  Moreover, the act of destroying the House's copy of the State of the 
Union Address diminishes the decorum that is critical to maintaining 
the civility that is expected of every Member, including and especially 
the Speaker.

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