[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 118 (Tuesday, July 11, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H3193]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  OVERSEEING THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION

  (Mr. LaMALFA asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LaMALFA. Mr. Speaker, one of the cornerstones of our 
responsibilities in Congress is oversight of government operations, 
whether that is the agencies, the White House, courts, or ourselves.
  What are we looking at right now with the Biden administration? They 
can't even keep the White House clean and orderly and honorable. The 
story coming out on this cocaine issue is embarrassing for the country, 
and it is embarrassing that the leader of the free world will not 
investigate and provide answers on that and some other tawdry 
activities that have gone on on the lawn there during other events.
  Accountability is extremely important for people to have faith in 
what their government is doing, and to see the Department of Justice 
either not doing its job or being weaponized against individuals they 
disagree with politically really lowers the faith that people and we as 
legislators have in the process here.
  We have to do better, and that starts with our ability to have 
oversight hearings that are attended and questions that are answered 
here in this House, but also maybe a little better self-governance by 
the White House and this place of acting right, of doing right, and 
being honorable in their jobs.

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