[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 7]
[House]
[Pages 10111-10112]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                                SHAMEFUL

  (Mr. CLAY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. CLAY. Madam Speaker, tomorrow this House is about to do something 
unprecedented and unwarranted. Motivated solely by politics, the 
leadership of this House is planning to smear a dedicated public 
servant.
  For the first time in our history, they are planning to hold the 
Attorney General of the United States in contempt of Congress. This is 
shameful. Not even during the nakedly partisan speakership of Newt 
Gingrich has this House even considered such a resolution. But even 
more shameful is that

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they are ignoring the real issue, the easily available assault weapons 
and the gun related violence that continues unabated in this country.
  Madam Speaker, they need to put aside politics and start caring about 
the safety of all of our citizens.

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