[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 134 (Wednesday, July 29, 2020)]
[House]
[Pages H3887-H3888]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     CLIFTY FALLS 100TH ANNIVERSARY

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Indiana (Mr. Pence) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. PENCE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Clifty Falls State 
Park for its 100th anniversary. Located in beautiful Madison, Indiana, 
Clifty Falls gives its visitors an experience that you can't get 
anywhere else.
  For 100 years, Hoosiers and Americans across the Nation have enjoyed 
beautiful hiking trails and waterfalls in Clifty Falls. I congratulate 
Clifty Falls State Park for its 100-year anniversary. Indiana is lucky 
to have such a beautiful place.


                           Keep America Safe

  Mr. PENCE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to challenge mayors, Governors, 
leaders of this country to stand up and shut down the rioting we are 
witnessing in communities across our Nation. Anarchists are destroying 
homes, businesses, and whole communities. These people are not peaceful 
protestors. They are violent agitators.
  The leaders of these cities need to get their act together and end 
this violence. American citizens are getting hurt and, yes, even 
killed, and it is time to stop this madness.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join me in calling to end this 
lawlessness and to help keep all of our communities safe across this 
country.


                           Reopen our Schools

  Mr. PENCE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to voice my strong support for 
reopening schools across our Nation. I have been talking to parents in 
my district, Indiana's Sixth District, and the consensus is in: Let's 
get our kids back to school.
  The science is on our side. Both the CDC and Academy of Pediatrics 
agree it is safe to reopen our schools. In fact, it would be unsafe to 
keep our schools closed. The emotional scarring, unreported abuse, and 
learning deficits of keeping our kids stuck inside staring at a screen 
and away from socialization is far too great. Working parents doing 
everything they can to put food on the table, they need our support.
  Mr. Speaker, we cannot let an entire generation fall behind in 
education. We must find a safe way to reopen our schools.


                        Support President Trump

  Mr. PENCE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to voice my support for 
President Donald J. Trump.
  Perseverance in the face of lies from the media and his political 
opponents shows fearless leadership and should be admired.
  The D.C. swamp continues to attack him relentlessly, stopping at 
nothing to take him down. The collateral damage in this grotesque war 
against our President is the American people.
  President Trump created an economy where minorities were thriving, 
workers and families had good-paying jobs, and businesses were finally 
flourishing. When Democrats and the media do everything in their power 
to halt Trump's work, they are actually attacking the very American way 
of life that we hold dear.
  Mr. Speaker, I pledge to continue to support President Donald Trump 
and his agenda to make the American people stronger than ever.


                      Mental Health of our Nation

  Mr. PENCE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to bring attention to the mental 
health crisis our Nation faces as we navigate the COVID-19 pandemic. 
The pandemic and the resulting economic crisis have resulted in a 
mental health and substance abuse crisis like we have never seen 
before.
  Veterans, students, families, and Americans with a history of mental 
illness or addiction are really suffering. To continue to shut down our 
country does not make scientific sense, economic sense, or common 
sense. It is

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imperative we reopen our country and get Americans back to work, back 
to school, and back to a healthy lifestyle.

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