[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 99 (Tuesday, June 10, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H2603]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                    CONTROLLING RIOTS IN CALIFORNIA

  (Mr. KILEY of California asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KILEY of California. Mr. Speaker, over the last few days, the 
country has been shocked by the horrifying images coming out of Los 
Angeles, but what is also shocking are the brazenly false statements 
made by the Governor of California.
  Governor Newsom has asked us not to believe our eyes, not to believe 
the scenes that we are all seeing of officers being attacked, of cars 
being lit on fire, of roadways being blocked. The Governor has claimed 
that everything was fine and that everything was perfect until the 
National Guard arrived.
  This is completely inaccurate, as a matter of the timeline. Things 
had spun out of control well before the Guard got there. That is why 
the Guard was called in. It is also deeply offensive to attack the men 
and women in our National Guard by claiming that their presence has 
somehow catalyzed this violence.
  The Governor owes an apology to the men and women in our National 
Guard who are serving our State and our country. He owes an apology to 
the people of Los Angeles for his role in egging on the riots.
  The good news, if there is any good news at all, is that I believe 
the people of California have had enough. There is a coalition for 
common sense emerging in our State, and I believe we will return sanity 
and safety to our communities.

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