[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 61 (Wednesday, April 10, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H2275]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               ATTORNEY GENERAL MUST PROTECT THIS NATION

  (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to reinforce one of the 
most important positions that we have in the United States, and that is 
the Attorney General of the United States of America.
  That officer of the Nation is to provide protection when it comes to 
fair voting laws, to structure a scheme of social justice and criminal 
justice interacting together where you have justice in the eyes of the 
citizen, and, of course, you have a response in the eyes of the person 
that is the perpetrator, that they are held accountable.
  So I call upon the Attorney General of the United States to defend 
this Nation: Defend this Nation on the grounds of more women's rights; 
defend this Nation on a better social voting rights structure that is 
not being defended; and fight for a young boy that is sitting in a 
classroom isolated in Texas because he does not have the right 
hairstyle. He is suffering because the State of Texas is not abiding by 
the CROWN Act.
  I want the Attorney General of the United States to do its job of 
defending the citizens of this country and to hold those responsible 
who have done wrong and to be able to protect those who have not done 
wrong. I will follow up in the days to come.

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