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On the recordAugust 22, 2020
Madam Speaker, I thank Ranking Member Comer for yielding. Madam Speaker, I include in the Record two articles from periodicals. [From the Washington Tmes, Aug. 18, 2020] Democrats Fuel Post Office panic With Lies To Win Upcoming Election (By Andy Biggs) There are two almost immutable laws of operation that form the basis of America's political left. The first is that Democrats and leftists foment fear in order to obtain and maintain political power. The other is that they always accuse everyone else, conservatives and Republicans, of acts, words and ideas in which the left is engaged. If that means that the truth must be adulterated in order to craft a narrative that gins up panic and hysteria, they will shade the truth. Lies beget panic, panic calls for a solution--usually a big spending solution--and the Democrats try to exploit that panic to get more power. The Democrats are engaged in a disinformation campaign regarding the upcoming election and mail-in ballots that is deceptive and reflective of their goal of winning the election by hook or crook. Democrats and their left-wing publicists in the media claim that President Trump is going to dismantle the United States Postal Service (USPS). This absurdity typifies both of the Democratic strategies: It is a lie to engender panic, and the stealing of the election is their objective, not the president's. They claim that Mr.…
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