[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16028]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  RESPONSIBILITIES OF PUBLIC SERVANTS

  (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I, too, rise to acknowledge the fallen 
on this day, December 7, at Pearl Harbor, the day of infamy, and offer 
to them our greatest admiration and gratitude. Our prayers continue to 
be with their ongoing families.
  Mr. Speaker, I also rise today to speak about the responsibilities of 
public servants.
  To my knowledge, Air Force One does not belong to any particular 
Presidency, regardless of party. Therefore, any attempt to ensure the 
technological sophistication and the quality of that aircraft should be 
left to the decisionmakers who have the responsibility of protecting 
the President of the United States or, in essence, those who have the 
responsibility of governing the United States military, which includes 
the Congress and, certainly, our Pentagon.
  I am concerned when the incoming person that will take the oath of 
office begins to abuse the process and suggests that this is too costly 
and that this company--Boeing, in particular--should be undermined.
  Our job is to create and save jobs, not to destroy jobs. Our job 
also, Mr. Speaker, is to protect the President of the United States; 
and that kind of interference, uninformed, should be stopped 
immediately.

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