[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 121 (Wednesday, July 1, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H3044]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AMERICA

  (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Madam Speaker, as America approaches her birthday, I 
want to wish the American people, in this most challenging time, a 
happy birthday.
  I want to be reminded of those whose status in this country is not a 
status of equality, but I do want to acknowledge the importance of the 
birthday and the freedom and democracy in this Nation.
  I want to thank the men and women of the United States military, and 
I want to acknowledge that any threat against those in the United 
States military is a serious threat. Any Commander in Chief that 
initially assesses a threat as a hoax should not be in that position.
  The Russian threat of bounty on our soldiers in Afghanistan must be 
fully investigated by every jurisdictional committee in the United 
States Congress, but there must be a response to Russia, because those 
soldiers are precious and they are precious in the fight for freedom 
and to their families and to this Nation.
  Again, as we wish a happy birthday, let us be reminded that those who 
have fallen in battle have fallen to continue to build on the democracy 
and the justice that we fought for and to make those who are yet equal, 
equal in the eyes of the law. We continue to fight. We must continue to 
defend our soldiers as they defend us.
  Happy birthday, America.

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