Andy Biggs: “I thank the gentleman for his comments, particularly relating to history. I am reminded, as I was pondering that, that…”

“I thank the gentleman for his comments, particularly relating to history. I am reminded, as I was pondering that, that each of us has a history. Each of us has a personal history. None of us are perfect. Sometimes, we have flaws that seem almost insurmountable in our own lives. But if we deny our history, then we deny who we are and who we can become. When I hear folks out there attacking our history and saying, let's bring down this statue or let's do this or let's do that, some of it is so acontextual. By that, I mean it is as if there was no history to learn from. And I think, how in the world can we be so narcissistic that we don't accept the flaws of our own past and build upon the promise of the future? We have problems, for sure, but it does not inure to lawlessness, rioting, murder, and mayhem. It should, instead, inure to the better angels within us. Madam Speaker, I am pleased to yield to the gentleman from California (Mr. LaMalfa). Mr. LaMALFA. Madam Speaker, I appreciate my colleague from Arizona (Mr. Biggs) for leading this tonight and for what he has been standing up for. I just have to say that I am really grieved by the strife we have in this country, especially trying to exit out of this Wuhan virus situation and the horrific things we saw happening in Minneapolis. That was the moment when we saw George Floyd being abused and ultimately killed by that.…”