[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 10]
[House]
[Pages 14367-14368]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             REJECT STEVE BANNON'S WHITE HOUSE APPOINTMENT

  (Mr. BLUMENAUER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, I join my colleague, Congressman 
Cicilline, and 158 others in urging President-elect Trump to dismiss 
the notion of Steve Bannon as being stationed outside the Oval Office.
  I have been deeply disturbed by the increase in hate speech and 
intimidation directed at people based on color, religion, gender, and 
sexual orientation, as well as outbreaks of violence.
  Oregon's largest school district just sent a message home with the 
children dealing with families because of the problems there and the 
need to unite to prevent further activity.
  One thing we can all agree on is that the protection of all our 
citizens, especially our children, is not a partisan issue. Violence 
and destruction of public property accomplishes nothing. I hope we can 
agree to send a loud, direct, forceful, and clear message rejecting 
intimidation, harassment, and hate speech; and we can start by 
rejecting Steve Bannon.

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