Barry Loudermilk: “I include in the Record a letter to the Joint Committee on the Library Chair Lofgren requesting organization…”

“I include in the Record a letter to the Joint Committee on the Library Chair Lofgren requesting organization consideration of North Carolina's statue and reopening of the U.S. Botanic Garden. House of Representatives, Committee on House Administration, Washington, DC, June 17, 2021. Hon. Zoe Lofgren, Chairperson, Committee on House Administration, Washington, DC. Chairperson Lofgren: More than six months have passed since the start of the 117th Congress, and it is our understanding that the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library (JCL) will officially organize next week. We are looking forward to the JCL's first official action this year as there are pressing issues before the Joint Committee demanding our immediate attention. We encourage the following items be considered as some of the JCL's first orders of business: Reopening of the U.S. Botanic Garden (USBG). The Joint Committee's delayed organization has directly affected the public's access to one of the Capitol campus' main attractions, the U.S. Botanic Garden, which to this day remains closed awaiting permission from the JCL to re-welcome visitors. We must take up this matter of business immediately, as the USBG's reopening plans and executive leadership team have informed oversight stakeholders of the campus' readiness for safe and immediate reopening. Consideration of the request by the State of North Carolina.…”