[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 112 (Monday, July 8, 2024)]
[House]
[Pages H4461-H4462]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
A CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from
Tennessee (Mr. Rose) for 5 minutes.
Mr. ROSE. Mr. Speaker, the American people deserve to know whether or
not the President of the United States is fully capable of performing
his duties. After his cringeworthy debate performance, numerous public
appearances, and even small, private gatherings, many have concluded
that he is not.
However, the President's doctor stated in a routine physical
assessment almost 5 months ago in February that President Biden `` . .
. fully executes all of his responsibilities without any exemptions or
accommodations.''
Mr. Speaker, how can someone who needs pictures of what a podium and
a stage are fully execute all of his responsibilities without any
exemptions or accommodations?
That is the question House Republicans are asking by calling on the
President's doctor to participate in a transcribed interview before the
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability. Additionally, House
Republicans are determined to receive the audiotapes from the
President's interview with Special Counsel Robert Hur.
Yes, this is the same interview where Special Counsel Hur decided not
to charge the President for his mishandling of classified documents
because they were worried the President would `` . . . present himself
to a jury, as he did during our interview of him, as a sympathetic,
well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory.''
Make no mistake, Mr. Speaker. Our country is in serious danger. Our
enemies are watching the President let in millions of illegal
immigrants at our southern border. They are watching as he fumbles his
way through interviews where the questions are written by his staff
beforehand.
This is a constitutional crisis. Each administration official,
campaign staffer, congressional Democrat, or members of the press who
have shielded the
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President's condition from the American public are complicit in a
coverup that is causing our country great pain.
Enough is enough. Mr. Speaker, it is time to restore accountability
and respectability to this White House and the American people. It is
the least the Tennesseans I serve back home deserve: A President of the
United States capable of doing the job.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Members are reminded to refrain from
engaging in personalities toward the President.
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