[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 99 (Thursday, June 9, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H5431]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                        NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW

  (Ms. PORTER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. PORTER. Madam Speaker, all government officials must be held 
accountable, especially those entrusted with the power to interpret our 
country's laws.
  Repeated scandals and lax ethics requirements for Federal judges are 
eroding Americans' confidence in the impartiality of our courts.
  When judges and Justices preside over cases that affect their 
individual stock portfolios or don't disclose their connections to 
special interests, they jeopardize the rule of law.
  The American people should not have to question if cases are being 
decided fairly. We need stronger ethics rules to prevent these abuses 
of power from happening again.
  I am backing legislation that will root out corruption, prevent 
conflicts of interest, and increase transparency in all three branches 
of the Federal Government.
  To restore public trust in our institutions, we must hold government 
officials to the highest ethical standards. No one is above the law.

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