[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 1]
[House]
[Pages 1331-1332]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                           ALTERNATIVE FACTS

  (Mr. COHEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. COHEN. Mr. Speaker, this is a time I never thought I would 
experience. I am a proud Member of the United States Congress, and I 
proudly took my oath to support the Constitution. In the last 10 days, 
we have seen alternative facts stated as something that has become part 
of America--right out of ``1984.''
  This executive order, the administration says, is not directed to 
Muslims;

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yet it has a waiver for Christians and other minorities, which means it 
is directed at Muslims. It is unbelievable that they can put something 
on paper and then tell you not to believe what is on paper. This is a 
violation of the First Amendment; it is a violation of everything 
America is known for in its not discriminating on the basis of 
religion; and it is a shame that we have come to alternative facts, 
alternative Constitutions, and alternative mindsets.
  God bless the United States, and God save the United States.

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