[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 67 (Monday, April 19, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H1895]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            DOUBLE STANDARDS

  (Mrs. McCLAIN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mrs. McCLAIN. Madam Speaker, today I rise because of the double 
standards in this Chamber. Once again, this weekend we saw a Member of 
the majority openly call for more confrontation in a Minneapolis 
suburb. That very night there was a drive-by shooting in that community 
where police and National Guardsmen were targeted.
  If this were reversed, if this were said by a Republican, you know, 
Madam Speaker, that the majority in this Chamber would move to strip 
that Representative of their committees and possibly move to expel them 
from Congress.
  We have actually seen this before.
  If what President Trump said on January 6 was inciting a riot, then 
what do the words ``get more confrontational'' mean?
  Are those not the words someone would use if they wanted to incite 
more violence or insurrection?
  If the majority cares about this institution, and if the majority 
cares about our Nation, then they need to get their own house in order 
and tamp down this vile rhetoric.

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