[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 132 (Wednesday, July 28, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H4094]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            REJECTING MINORITY MEMBERS FOR SELECT COMMITTEE

  (Mr. NEHLS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. NEHLS. Mr. Speaker, 1 week ago today, Speaker Pelosi made 
history. For the first time in more than 230 years of the United States 
House of Representatives, the Speaker of the House rejected the 
minority party's picks for a select committee.
  This House has seen partisan fights. This House has seen turmoil. 
This House has seen deep division. But never in the history of its 
existence has it seen a Speaker reject the minority's picks for a 
select committee until Speaker Pelosi.
  Her historic move cemented the January 6th Select Committee as 
completely partisan from top to bottom. Every committee member was 
handpicked by Speaker Pelosi for a specific purpose. And we know what 
that purpose is: to push her narrative and her agenda.
  Despite Speaker Pelosi's attempts to obstruct the truth, Republicans 
will continue our own investigation and follow the facts where they 
take us because we owe it to the American people to ensure this never 
happens again.

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