[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 147 (Tuesday, September 12, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H4234]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 AMERICA'S POLITICAL CONS AND SCANDALS

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
California (Mr.  Robert Garcia) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. ROBERT GARCIA of California. Madam Speaker, I rise today to urge 
House Republicans to investigate one of modern America's biggest 
scandals and political cons.
  Why did the Saudi Government give Jared Kushner $2 billion just 
months after he left the Trump White House?
  Kushner, who oversaw Middle East policy for his father-in-law, has 
enriched himself and his family in what is clearly an enormous grift 
and likely serious conflict of interest crimes.
  Let's review: First, Jared Kushner conned his way to a cushy White 
House job with no clear job description and no experience. Then he took 
it upon himself to prioritize pushing out the U.S. Secretary of State 
so he could cozy up to the Saudi Government.
  Once he was close enough to the Saudis, we have records of a $110 
billion arms deal between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia that was inflated 
at the direction of Jared Kushner.
  Mere months after Kushner exits the White House, what happens? The 
Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia overrules his own advisers and sends $2 
billion to Kushner's company bank account.
  In the exact words of Republican Chris Christie, who I will quote: 
``The grift from this family is breathtaking. It is breathtaking. Jared 
Kushner and Ivanka Kushner walk out of the White House, and months 
later get $2 billion from the Saudis.''
  Some colleagues from across the aisle have explicitly said the 
Kushner family has engaged in business dealings that may have crossed 
the ethical line, and I agree, yet they refuse to act.
  Is this the same party that is obsessed with President Biden's 
family?
  The American people deserve answers, and I urge my colleagues across 
the aisle to answer our calls and subpoena Jared Kushner's company once 
and for all.

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