[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 135 (Thursday, July 30, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H3993]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 ALL TRADITIONAL DECORUM HAS BEEN LOST

  (Mr. MEUSER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. MEUSER. Mr. Speaker, Tuesday's House Judiciary hearing was one of 
the most disgraceful events I and millions of Americans have witnessed 
in this Congress. No election or apparent hatred of any person should 
spark behavior that is beneath this office.
  As one of my constituents said, ``all traditional decorum has been 
lost.'' The Attorney General of the United States was accused by 
Democrat Members of using Federal force to quell the unrest in Portland 
for the purpose of providing footage for campaign ads; meanwhile, 
refusing to condemn attacks to a Federal courthouse.
  For more than 60 days, Portland had experienced violent protests, and 
now today's Democrats are rationalizing the situation by blaming the 
Federal law enforcement officials for destruction which had been caused 
weeks before their arrival.
  We have come to expect this level of deliberate mischaracterization 
from the media, but from Members? How are we not united in denouncing 
violence in our streets? How are we not united in providing resources 
to safely open our schools and restart our economy and find a vaccine? 
How are we not united in passing an effective phase 4 relief package 
focused on solving problems, not prolonging them through November 3rd?

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