[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 98 (Wednesday, June 8, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H5404]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      REQUEST TO CONSIDER S. 4160, SUPREME COURT POLICE PARITY ACT

  (Mr. McCARTHY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. McCARTHY. Mr. Speaker, earlier today, a man was arrested for 
plotting to kill Justice Kavanaugh.
  Over a month ago, the Senate unanimously passed a bill to provide 
more security for Supreme Court Justices and their families, but House 
Democrats have let that bill gather dust. This is the same party whose 
heated rhetoric has encouraged political pressure on conservative 
Justices.
  Former White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said:

       I know that there is an outrage right now, I guess, about 
     protests that have been peaceful to date, and we certainly do 
     continue to encourage that, outside judges' homes, and that 
     is the President's position.

  And Majority Leader Schumer said:

       I want to tell you, Justice Kavanaugh and Justice Gorsuch, 
     you have unleashed a whirlwind, and you will pay the price. 
     You won't know what hit you if you go forward with these 
     awful decisions.

  Mr. Speaker, with words like that and threats like these, Congress 
cannot afford to wait. We have a duty to protect the Court, the 
Justices, and their families from political violence and intimidation. 
And we can meet that duty tonight before the House adjourns by sending 
this bill to the President's desk.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table 
S. 4160, Supreme Court Police Parity Act, and ask for its immediate 
consideration in the House.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under guidelines consistently issued by 
successive Speakers, as recorded in section 956 of the House Rules and 
Manual, the Chair is constrained not to entertain the request unless it 
has been cleared by the bipartisan floor and committee leaderships.
  Mr. McCARTHY. Mr. Speaker, it is cleared on the Republican side.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is the gentleman stating a parliamentary 
inquiry?
  Mr. McCARTHY. No. I am just stating there is no objection on the 
Republican side, so that would only be the Democrats holding the bill 
up.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman has expired.

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