[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 162 (Monday, September 20, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H4534]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  AMERICA IS GREAT BECAUSE IT IS GOOD

  (Mr. MURPHY of North Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. MURPHY of North Carolina. Madam Speaker, President Biden and his 
fellow Democrats have said that they want to fundamentally change this 
country.
  If this country is so bad, why do we lead the world in technological 
advances?
  If this country is so bad, why have millions of immigrants risked 
life and limb to get into this country?
  If this country is so bad, why are we the international example of 
religious tolerance?
  If this country is so bad, why is the dollar the standard currency 
throughout the world?
  If this country is so bad, why do we lead the world in aiding the 
impoverished countries around the globe?
  If this country is so bad, how could American scientists have 
developed a vaccine in record time that has saved millions of lives 
around the globe?
  If this country is so bad, how could someone like Dr. Ben Carson 
overcome the most insurmountable of odds to become one of the great 
neurosurgeons in the world?
  If this country is so bad, how is it possible that Americans of every 
background can uniquely succeed here if they are determined to do so?
  If this country is so bad, why do so many think it is so good?
  If this country is so good, why are so many Democrats so hellbent on 
tearing it apart?

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