Maxwell Frost: “I grew up not understanding why people throughout the country didn't hold Congress in high regard, but I can just…”

“I grew up not understanding why people throughout the country didn't hold Congress in high regard, but I can just imagine the people turning on C-SPAN, turning on the news, hearing the arguments that we are hearing from the other side of the aisle, and then it just makes sense to me. Let's recap what the American people have witnessed over the last few years: A Member who physically assaulted a colleague, a Republican Member who tried to bring a gun on the House floor, a Republican colleague who brought January 6 insurrectionists into the Capitol. This is the least productive Congress that we have had since the Great Depression, and this entire party is pushing us toward a shutdown and economic collapse daily, but it is Congressman Bowman, who is a thoughtful former educator and staunch defender of democracy, who they want to censure. What a pathetic waste of time. No wonder half of this country doesn't vote when they turn on the TV and see their leaders wasting time like this. We need more educators in Congress like Congressman Bowman, not fewer, and maybe if we had more educators here, they would be able to give my Republican colleagues a class on how to truly govern. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Washington State (Ms. Jayapal).”