[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 149 (Monday, August 23, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H4349]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      THANKING THE CAPITOL POLICE

  (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to thank the Capitol 
Police and all of those who really created a miracle in the midst of a 
potential bomb threat just about a week ago here in the United States 
Capitol again, and to thank them for their astuteness and to recognize 
that, in spite of all of our commentary from our friends on the other 
side about the border, that the most serious threat here in the United 
States is domestic terrorism, and there evidenced an individual, 
whatever his condition was, wanting to bomb the Capitol.
  I thank them for their honest and serious work and again credit them 
for their leadership.
  Finally, let me say that as we move toward the Voting Rights Act, 
H.R. 4, it is crucial because Texas Democratic representatives will be 
here over the next 2 days, the same people who had a civil arrest and 
were stalked in their own State because they refused to go to a session 
that was nothing but denying rights to vote to Texans--minorities, 
ethnic minorities, language minorities, denying them the right to vote. 
H.R. 4 is crucial.
  I thank them for their bravery and their service.
  Let's get on with passing H.R. 4.

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