[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 195 (Tuesday, November 17, 2020)]
[House]
[Pages H5801-H5802]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  CELEBRATING NATIONAL ADOPTION MONTH

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Kentucky (Mr. Comer) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. COMER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate National Adoption 
Month along with National Adoption Day on November 21.
  This recognition aims to increase awareness for the 122,000 foster 
children in America awaiting adoption,

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and to celebrate the children and families brought together through the 
adoption process.
  Mr. Speaker, I honor the numerous organizations and individuals 
throughout the First Congressional District that offer vital assistance 
to the children in the foster care system. Their efforts to help 
adopted children and provide resources for young adults aging out of 
the system go a long way in ensuring the safety and well-being of this 
vulnerable population. Their tireless efforts and compassion for others 
form the backbone of our child welfare system.
  I am honored to join with my colleagues in celebration of National 
Adoption Month and to thank all the generous organizations and 
individuals in the First Congressional District of Kentucky for their 
dedication to such a noble cause.


              Recognizing Todd County's 200th Anniversary

  Mr. COMER. Mr. Speaker, as the Congressman for Kentucky's First 
Congressional District, I am proud to represent 35 counties and 
numerous communities with their own unique identities.
  A very special county and city in my district are celebrating their 
200th anniversary this year. Todd County is a county I represent on the 
Kentucky-Tennessee State line that is full of small towns and rich 
traditions.
  Todd County, along with the city of Elkton, have been a special part 
of western Kentucky for two centuries now.
  Whether you reside in Elkton, Guthrie, or Trenton, you call home a 
beautiful county full of wonderful people. With a strong farming 
heritage, agriculture continues to play a significant role in the local 
economy.
  2020 is not the ideal year to celebrate the two-century milestone, 
but while this year has brought significant change to our society, one 
thing has not changed: Todd County, Elkton, and other rural communities 
will continue to provide a strong voice for small-town values in our 
Nation.
  I am proud to represent the good people of Todd County and Elkton in 
Congress, and I look forward to seeing even more prosperous years to 
come.


                            End Proxy Voting

  Mr. COMER. Mr. Speaker, under Speaker Pelosi's leadership, this body 
has experienced a series of new lows.
  One of these failures in leadership was encouraging the abdication of 
our duty as lawmakers amid a national crisis. The majority party 
upended centuries of precedent by allowing proxy voting, and now has 
another terrible idea: vote by text.
  As many essential American workers have continued working every day, 
this approach mistakenly signals that Congress is above the American 
people.
  The coronavirus is a serious crisis and one that requires Congress to 
show up in person to address our Nation's challenges. I am proud to 
have shown up here at the Capitol alongside my Republican colleagues 
throughout 2020 to cast votes.
  Members of this body should not be able to shield themselves from 
scrutiny by voting on issues without being fully present.
  As we close out the year and move into 2021, it is imperative that 
all Americans get the full representation they deserve in Congress, 
with their elected officials showing up for work.


                  Hold Hearings on Election Integrity

  Mr. COMER. Mr. Speaker, today,   Jim Jordan, the ranking member of 
the Judiciary Committee, and myself are sending a letter to Chairman 
Nadler and Chairwoman Maloney, the chairs of our respective committees, 
requesting a hearing on the election process, the integrity of the 
election process.
  Just last night, we got a report that over 2,000 ballots had just 
been found in Georgia. Ironically, despite the fact that all these 
absentee ballots have been breaking overwhelmingly for the Democrats 
and for Joe Biden in the Presidential race, this particular batch of 
ballots broke 800 votes in favor of Donald Trump.
  Now, I have been hesitant to criticize the election process without 
facts. We have facts here.
  It is a fact that there has been a history of problems with Dominion 
and different election software programs that have been used in several 
of the States that are in question in this Presidential election.
  We have had all of these hearings in the Judiciary Committee and all 
of these hearings in the Oversight and Reform Committee on Russia 
collusion that never proved anything, but we have a Presidential 
election that every American is watching. Why can't we have hearings on 
that?
  Mr. Speaker, we are here for the next 2 weeks. I strongly encourage 
the Judiciary and Oversight and Reform Committees to hold a hearing on 
our election integrity.

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