On the recordJune 26, 2020
Madam Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman, and I appreciate her comments. We do see an increase in the amount of lawlessness. We have moved from peaceful protests, which I support, I understand. That is what the guarantee of the First Amendment is for. We all get a right to assemble with whom we want to assemble with. We get a right to speak. We get a right to seek redress of grievances from the government. All of those are important rights that we support, we stand for. But we move into rioting, looting, mayhem. There has been murder. There has been assaults. There has been brutal violence. I have heard some of my colleagues in this body call those protests. It is not protesting. That is lawless rioting, and it needs to be curbed and checked. I yield to the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Bishop).
