[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 81 (Thursday, May 12, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H4900]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  CALLING FOR JUSTICE THOMAS' RECUSAL

  (Mr. PAYNE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PAYNE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to address a serious problem 
on the U.S. Supreme Court. Justice Clarence Thomas refuses to recuse 
himself from cases where he has a clear conflict of interest.
  Thomas' wife, Ginni Thomas, is a conservative, rightwing, zealot 
activist, and she is reported to have worked to stop the legitimate 
election of President Joe Biden. Now, Justice Thomas will rule on cases 
that protect our elections and strengthen our democracy, the same 
democracy that his wife wants to overthrow.
  Unfortunately, the Constitution was not written for such conflicts of 
interest. It was written by men who never imagined the Justices would 
put personal interests over the interests of our Nation.
  So, I ask Justice Thomas to make the patriotic decision to recuse 
himself from cases involving the January 6 criminal insurrection, the 
2020 election, and topics that conflict with his wife's far-right 
personal work. Every day he refuses lowers the credibility of the Court 
for more and more Americans.

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