On the recordDecember 14, 2022
Mr. Speaker, I would simply ask that all Members support this bill. There have been a lot of really bad Supreme Court cases over the years, but I don't think it can be said better than Senator Charles Sumner said all the way back in 1865: The Dred Scott decision was more thoroughly abominable than anything of its kind in history. Chief Justice Taney, the author of this dreadful decision, is really a scar on America and should not be in a place of honor in our Capitol. Support this bill, and we will remove that stain. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Lofgren) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill, S. 5229. The question was taken; and (two-thirds being in the affirmative) the rules were suspended and the bill was passed. A motion to reconsider was laid on the table. ____________________
