[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 120 (Thursday, July 13, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H3484]
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            ENDING WEAPONIZATION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Virginia (Mr. Cline) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. CLINE. Mr. Speaker, for years, Americans have watched their 
televisions or read their newspapers and seen the FBI constantly in the 
headlines--and not for the good.
  Under Director Christopher Wray's leadership, the FBI has become 
weaponized, and the American people's trust in the institution has been 
severely damaged. We have seen the agency launch an entirely 
unwarranted investigation against Donald Trump to prove nonexistent 
collusion with Russia.
  We have seen the agency use the Steele dossier to abuse the FISA 
process and spy on conservatives.
  We have seen the agency label parents concerned about what their 
children are learning in schools in Northern Virginia as domestic 
terrorists.
  We have seen the agency target whistleblowers who expose corrupt 
behavior and political bias.
  We have seen the agency target Catholics in Richmond, Virginia, who 
are simply exercising their First Amendment right to express their 
faith.
  The Republican-led House Judiciary Committee is demanding that 
Director Wray accept responsibility for the agency's abusive overreach 
of power, and the Appropriations Committee is taking action, using the 
power of the purse to rein in the abuses that have occurred in this 
agency.
  There is no place for politics within the FBI, and we will not stop 
working to bring an end to this weaponization of our law enforcement 
agencies and the use of these agencies against law-abiding Americans.


        Congratulations to Glenvar High School Men's Tennis Team

  Mr. CLINE. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the Glenvar High School 
men's tennis team for winning the Class 2 State title.
  This victory marks the program's first championship since 1996. By 
training hard to ensure that they are at their best and by encouraging 
each other, the Highlanders left it all on the courts and dominated the 
Bruton Panthers.
  These talented young men include Blaine Bishop, Alec McIlwain, Marco 
Gustafson, Logan Garner, Beckett Wilkinson, and Ian Kelley.
  Leaving the singles match, the Highlanders were out to a strong 4-2 
lead, needing just one more win to get the State title.
  Blaine Bishop, alongside his doubles partner Alec McIlwain, clinched 
the championship after Bishop dominated the Panthers' doubles team, 
securing the championship for the Highlanders.
  For the last three seasons, Head Coach Bob Haynie has brought the 
team together, becoming not just teammates but a family they can rely 
on both on and off the court.
  Mr. Speaker, I congratulate the Glenvar High School men's tennis team 
and the parents, faculty, and staff on this incredible achievement.

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