[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 107 (Thursday, June 23, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H5826]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  HONORING THE LEGACY OF COTTON ROSSER

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
California (Mr. LaMalfa) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. LaMALFA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today with deep, deep regret and 
sadness over the loss of a local legend, Cotton Rosser, who was 93 
years old.
  Known as a top rodeo man all over the north State and even all over 
the country, he is known for winning so many awards and accolades in 
his job as a rodeo man.
  He used to open for the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas at least 
10 years in a row. He had the Flying U Company, a rodeo company that 
traveled all over the Western States, bringing his show.
  He was always, always improving the show, making it into something 
spectacular. He would bring ideas from ice skating and others to make 
the show even more spectacular. He was innovative in that.
  He was recognized in 2019 as a Legend of ProRodeo, 1995 ProRodeo Hall 
of Fame inductee, 1985 PRCA Stock Contractor of the Year, over 60 years 
doing shows, and over 70 years in rodeo.
  He was truly a good man, a nice man, and his family is his legacy, 
the good people they are, that he leaves behind.
  The legacy with the Red Bluff Round-Up and taking stock up there and 
Colusa Western Days, I have participated in all these things as an 
observer, the Marysville Stampede. It has just been such a rich part of 
northern California and the West and, indeed, the whole country.
  I will leave you with a quote from him. You know, he was 93, so in 
recent years, having had to retire somewhat, he said, ``I am just the 
PR man now. I never imagined my rodeo career would be like this. I am 
the richest guy in the world with memories and friends. I loved every 
minute of the rodeo business, and I would do it all over again.'' Such 
a great memory, indeed.
  A good friend of mine; hard to deal with. We are very proud of Cotton 
Rosser in northern California.


                Security for our Supreme Court Justices

  Mr. Speaker, any day now, the Supreme Court is expected to make an 
official announcement on their decision in the Dobbs v. Jackson case.
  Ever since the draft opinion was leaked, radical leftists have tried 
to intimidate, threaten, and harass the conservative Justices on the 
Court.
  There have been multiple attacks against pro-life and pregnancy 
centers across the whole country. A deranged individual was caught 
plotting to assassinate Justice Brett Kavanaugh and his family at their 
home.
  He was caught carrying a handgun, two clips of ammunition, a tactical 
knife, pepper spray, a crowbar, a nail punch, duct tape, a hammer, and 
a screwdriver outside their home.
  The White House refused to condemn this heinous crime. The pro-
abortion group, Ruth Sent Us, publicly threatened Justice Amy Coney 
Barrett's children, as well. They tweeted the exact location of the 
children's school and church, along with the schedules of when they 
would be there. These radicals are jeopardizing the lives of our 
Justices' families.
  It took a month for congressional Democrats and Senate Leader Schumer 
to bring the Supreme Court Police Parity Act to the floor for a vote. 
This bill offers security to family members of the Supreme Court 
Justices, which is more critical than ever.
  While unnecessarily delaying the bill, Speaker Pelosi even had the 
audacity to claim, ``Nobody is in danger over the weekend because of 
our not having a bill.'' There was an assassination plot. Of course, 
people were, in fact, in danger.
  Despite the slew of threats, I pray that the Court does the right 
thing for our Nation's unborn and upholds our Constitution.
  Overturning Roe does not ban abortion but rightly returns the 
abortion debate back to Congress and to the State legislatures. In our 
Republic, those elected by the people should be the ones to create laws 
and balance tradeoffs, not judges.
  In the nearly 50 years since Roe became the law of the land, over 63 
million unborn children have been killed due to judicial activism.
  Life begins at the moment of conception, and an overwhelming number 
of Americans believe in protecting babies still in the womb. In order 
to preserve our judicial system, we cannot allow these intimidation 
tactics to win the day. The Court must be allowed to do its job 
unfettered while not actively legislating from the bench.

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