[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]




      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. Madam Speaker, I once again come to the floor to try to 
protect our Supreme Court.
  Just yesterday, a man who wanted to kill Justice Kavanaugh was 
arrested outside the Justice's home. He was arrested with weapons on 
his person. Justice Kavanaugh has a wife and children. Yes, he does.
  The Senate already passed a bill with agreement from 100 Senators to 
enhance the security protection for members of the Court and their 
families. Madam Speaker, it has sat here for a month--a month.
  Yet, yesterday, House Democrats are leaving. Today, they want to 
leave for a long weekend. They gave tomorrow back.
  I spoke to the majority leader this morning. I told him nobody on 
this side would object, a unanimous consent. He could run that bill on 
the floor right now and send it to the President so we could protect 
the Supreme Court.
  How many times do they have to be threatened? How many people have to 
be arrested with a gun outside their homes? What would have happened 
had he not called 911? He didn't just have a gun. He had zip ties.
  But somehow, you want to leave. This bill could be on the President's 
desk right now.
  Now, think about this. This is coming from the same party whose White 
House press secretary said this, encouraged protests ``outside of 
judges' homes.'' She even said that that was President Biden's 
position.
  Let's not forget Majority Leader Schumer screaming on the steps of 
the Supreme Court. What did he say? Madam Speaker, I want you to listen 
to these words, and I want you to think about these words. What do you 
think the American public would think Schumer was telling them to do? 
He said: ``You will pay the price. You won't know what hit you if you 
go forward with these awful decisions.''
  Now, I don't know if that young man yesterday with that gun and zip 
ties that was at the home of Justice Kavanaugh listened to this and 
that is why he went. I don't know, but I do know that is wrong. I do 
know we can change that. I do know we can protect them.
  That bill has been sitting here for 1 month. I talked to the majority 
leader today. The only idea people have: Well, let's change it.
  What does it mean if it is changed? It means it goes back to the 
Senate and waits longer.
  Why? Why would we do that?
  Every single Senator voted for it. And I promise you this: Every 
single Republican on this side would give unanimous consent to pass 
that, send it to the President, and protect the Supreme Court.
  Enough is enough.
  I know the Democrats want to defund the police. I know what they want 
to do across this country, but this is wrong. This is pure politics. 
And it has got to stop.
  Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's 
table S. 4160, the Supreme Court Police Parity Act, and ask for its 
immediate consideration in the House.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. Stansbury). Under guidance 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. Madam Speaker, I want it very clear, it is cleared on 
the House Republican side. There is not one Republican objecting, so 
the only place it is not being cleared is on the Democrats' side, and 
it is not moving. It has been sitting on the desk for a month, and that 
is wrong.

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