[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 29 (Wednesday, February 14, 2024)]
[House]
[Pages H587-H588]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              QUESTIONING PRESIDENT BIDEN'S MENTAL FITNESS

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Tennessee (Mr. Rose) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. ROSE. Madam Speaker, President Biden may have broken the law when 
he willfully retained and disclosed classified materials, according to 
Special Counsel Robert Hur's recent report.
  However, Special Counsel Hur chose not to prosecute President Biden 
because the President's memory has such

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``significant limitations'' that could hinder the ability to convince a 
jury that President Biden held a mental state of willfulness that a 
serious felony requires.
  Despite the special counsel reaching this alarming conclusion, Senate 
Majority Leader Schumer has said: ``His mental acuity is great. It's 
fine. It's as good as it's been over the years,'' which has been echoed 
by other allies of the President.
  Thankfully, the American people aren't buying it. Shortly after the 
findings of the special counsel were released, President Biden held an 
embarrassing press conference where he mistakenly referred to the 
Egyptian President as the President of Mexico. The President's mental 
acuity was on full display.
  This is just another reason out of the many why House Republicans are 
demanding answers and accountability. The Tennesseans I represent 
deserve to know whether or not the President is mentally fit to serve 
in the highest office of the land. They also deserve to know whether or 
not President Biden and his family may have sold their influence and 
position in our government to the highest bidder, even to our 
adversaries.
  That is why House Republicans have requested multiple documents and 
information from Special Counsel Hur's report to get to the bottom of 
these important questions. This information could potentially be a 
smoking gun in the impeachment inquiry investigation into President 
Biden, Hunter Biden, and the Biden family. It may also answer questions 
about President Biden's mental acuity. However, many of these questions 
have already been answered through the President's rare press 
conferences and media interviews.
  Since being sworn in, President Biden has done just 86 interviews 
versus 300 for President Trump and 422 for President Obama at this 
point in their respective Presidencies, according to data collected by 
the White House Transition Project. Even worse, he has done just 33 
press conferences compared to 54 by President Trump and 65 by President 
Obama. He even bucked national tradition by skipping out on a Super 
Bowl interview by CBS.
  Madam Speaker, I may not agree with the President or those on the 
other side of the aisle on a whole lot of issues, but I hope we can all 
agree on how concerning this situation could be. If the President can't 
be held responsible for potentially breaking the law by mishandling 
classified information, then he has no business occupying the Oval 
Office.
  Tennesseans can rest assured House Republicans will do everything in 
our power to conduct oversight of this administration, including the 
President's mental fitness for office because the American people 
deserve to have a President who is up to the task.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Members are reminded to refrain from 
engaging in personalities toward the President.

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