[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 17, 2021)]
[House]
[Pages H1482-H1483]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     CONDEMNING WEST COAST VIOLENCE

  (Mr. NEWHOUSE asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. NEWHOUSE. Mr. Speaker, over the past year, we have witnessed 
unacceptable acts of violence across our country. We have watched lives 
and livelihoods being destroyed.
  Even now, after one of the most challenging years Americans have 
faced in recent history, the violence continues. In just the past few 
days, in both Portland and Seattle, rioters smashed the doors and 
windows of local small businesses, violently assaulted police officers, 
and firebombed the local courthouse.
  In January, I called on my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to 
take a stand against political violence. But rather than condemning 
these appalling acts, politicians and the media continue to turn a 
blind eye. They ignore, downplay, and even defend these despicable and 
violent actions. It is inexcusable.
  When we see this violence, we must condemn it for what it is: 
domestic terror.
  Mr. Speaker, I stand firm against all acts of violence, and I 
continue to call on this body to do the same.

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