[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6172]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              SOVEREIGNTY

  (Mr. LAMBORN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LAMBORN. Mr. Speaker, national sovereignty is one of the most 
basic and fundamental principles of international law. Countries differ 
in their history, culture, aims, locations, and challenges. These 
factors work to shape the laws that govern that nation.
  Without understanding and respecting these fundamental principles of 
sovereignty, nation-states would have their territorial integrity 
infringed upon, be subordinated to outside imposed actions, or come 
under threat from other hostile forces. That is why I cofounded the 
House Sovereignty Caucus here in Congress.
  We must never forget that the supreme law of the land is the U.S. 
Constitution, Federal laws made pursuant to the Constitution and 
treaties made under the Constitution's authority. Upholding this 
supreme law is what makes America great.
  Threats to U.S. sovereignty are being attempted every day. We must 
stay on guard against them, both from without and from within. We must 
uphold the supreme law of the land. If we divert from this law, we will 
lose our sovereignty and our freedom.

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