[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 77 (Thursday, May 8, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H1926]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               CONGRESS MUST PROVIDE CHECKS AND BALANCES

  (Mr. LATIMER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LATIMER. Madam Speaker, allow me to paint a picture of a country: 
threats to the media to control the flow of information to the 
citizenry; cutting funds to childhood education, higher education, and 
the arts to limit free and independent thought; telling families it is 
time to tighten their wallets for the greater good; a focus on 
investing in prisons; members of the judiciary jailed for following the 
law; military parades that celebrate the leader.
  When Americans hear this, we associate them with the likes of 
Lukashenko of Belarus or Kim Jong-Un of North Korea, but these are all 
examples of our country, the United States of America, in the last 3 
months and what is planned.
  Fear is the ultimate goal of leaders like this. We need to stand up 
for freedom and democracy or we may lose them forever. This Congress 
must stop being a rubberstamp for this President and perform its 
constitutional duty as a check and a balance.

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