[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 38 (Wednesday, March 2, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H1217]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                AMERICA FIRST MEANS POWER UNDER CONTROL

  (Mr. CAWTHORN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. CAWTHORN. Mr. Speaker, when the United States military shows up, 
kings and kingdoms fall to their knees. As the great philosopher Toby 
Keith once said, ``We put a boot in their ass, it's the American way.'' 
Our military preeminence is unmatched, our brand is dominance. But our 
greatness lies in temperance. America first means power under control.
  Overzealous executives have wrenched away a precious power bestowed 
on this body. I am here to remind them: Congress declares war, not Joe 
Biden, not some woke general. Congress, the people, must debate, 
decide, and then, if absolutely necessary, declare war.
  The Constitution is our compass, not the feelings of some bought-off 
military-industrial complex war hawk who uses emotion to justify 
America's entry into every overseas conflict. Congress must reclaim our 
power to declare war, and if we do declare, we must define what victory 
looks like. The sons and daughters of America are too precious to waste 
on the altar of globalism.
  America first, always and forever.

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