[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 118 (Friday, June 26, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H2521]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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           BUILD UPON THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF OUR FOREFATHERS

  (Mr. WATKINS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WATKINS. Mr. Speaker, leaders everywhere should decry the violent 
crowds toppling our statues. Our systems are the greatest ever devised 
by mankind. They deliver more equality, more justice, more liberty, and 
more pursuits of happiness than any other system throughout history.
  Now, we haven't always lived up to the ideals of our system, but we 
should build upon the accomplishments of our forefathers, not destroy 
their memories. We must bring about change by following the laws, not 
breaking them. We must support our police, not ambush them.

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