[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 62 (Thursday, April 11, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H2304]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          CITADEL OF DEMOCRACY

  (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I first start by indicating that all of 
the hostages should be brought home in this heinous crisis that we are 
facing, and the innocent women and children and others in the 
Palestinian crisis should be fed and protected. Additionally, we must 
find peace, security, and democracy in the area.
  At the same time, I want to come home to America and apprise the 
American people that we must be concerned about having a fair and equal 
election season. We must be afraid of election intrusion from Russia. 
We must be afraid of the attack on our technological systems of 
elections.
  Additionally, I am calling on the FBI and other Federal law 
enforcement agencies to protect the Federal elections that are coming 
up in the near future. Those are congressional as well as the 
Presidential election.
  We must recognize that we are the beacon of democracy. The citadel of 
democracy is this place where I stand. It will not have that name 
unless we call upon all of our resources to make sure that we are not 
attacked by forces that want to change democracy in front of our very 
eyes.
  I close, Mr. Speaker, by saying to the Attorney General: It is 
imperative that we have voting rights now in this Nation.
  Mr. Speaker, I will talk more next week.

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