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On the recordJuly 29, 2022
I am amazed at how my radical friends on the left now are so concerned with the lives of children when they literally stand and cheer and celebrate the killing of 3,000 through abortion every single day. Madam Speaker, I rise in opposition to this rule that allows the consideration of the assault weapons ban. What we have going on right now is a complete disregard for regular order that started yesterday and is continuing here today. The House floor is being run like a circus, quite frankly, and the American people deserve better than this. They continue, the Democrats do, to ram legislation through without proper notice and without even markup in committees. The floor should be run with at least a basic sense of decorum, and that is totally out of control right now. There is a complete lack of respect for the rules and the norms of this historic institution and how it should be run. As for the legislation being considered, it is just another attempt by the radical left to once again take away the Second Amendment rights of the American people. Madam Speaker, time and time again, the left here has tried to disregard and trample the constitutional rights of the American people. This bill is full of, among other things, questionable definitions that show that the left doesn't even know what they are talking about when it comes to the issue of assault weapons. Madam Speaker, I implore my colleagues to vote against this rule and the previous question, as well. Mr.…
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Jody Hice
Republican · Georgia

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