[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 17252]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    THE USE OF VIOLENCE IS ABHORRENT

  (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, as we come to this season of joy, I am 
always committed to wishing all of my colleagues of this body, this 
government, and our people a happy holiday.
  We are on the brink of the release of a report that talks about 
issues of torture which America has stood against. Mr. Speaker, I rise 
today to communicate that any report of past practices which we abhor 
does not indicate our lack of respect for the men and women of the CIA, 
nor does it give excuse to any international provocateur or terrorist 
to do violence to their own people.
  This is a deliberative assessment of how we can go forward, how we 
can continue to protect this Nation, and as a member of the Homeland 
Security Committee, it is important to protect our Nation. But we 
should not yield to those who will use this recklessly and violently to 
do terror around the world.
  Let me thank our marines who are on high alert. Let me also bring to 
the attention of my colleagues that tomorrow is Human Rights Day, and I 
hope that we will stand on this floor and promote the values of human 
rights.
  Again, Mr. Speaker, I challenge and charge those who would use this 
in a violent way: you are wrong, you are wrong, and you are wrong.

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