[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 40 (Wednesday, March 3, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H1074]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             RESPECT DR. SEUSS BY FORGETTING CANCEL CULTURE

  (Mr. MOONEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. MOONEY. Madam Speaker, let's not attempt to steal knowledge of 
our Nation's history from our children, like the Grinch attempted to 
steal Christmas.
  I rise to honor the legendary Dr. Seuss for Read Across America Day. 
Yesterday would also have been his 117th birthday.
  Before he became a world-famous writer, Seuss attended Dartmouth 
College, my alma mater. He was also a member of the New Hampshire Alpha 
Chapter of the fraternity Sigma Phi Epsilon, of which I was also a 
member. We used to love showing Theodore Geisel's class photo on the 
wall to visitors.
  But in the spirit of cancel culture, publishers have discontinued six 
of his books. Dr. Seuss was known as a progressive for his time. His 
famous story ``The Lorax'' was about protecting the environment.
  My favorite, ``Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now!'' my 6-year-
old daughter thinks was written just for her. Children grow up dreaming 
about ``Oh, the Places You'll Go!'' a Dr. Seuss book with the lessons 
we find throughout our life's journey.
  Madam Speaker, we should all respect and honor Dr. Seuss and forget 
this cancel culture nonsense.

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