Bobby Jindal: “It is a great honor to address this House for the first time in my elected career. It is also with a heavy heart that I…”

“It is a great honor to address this House for the first time in my elected career. It is also with a heavy heart that I address this House. I think that this debate diminishes this House. This was one of the proudest weeks of my life, when my father was able to see his son being sworn into this House, when I was able to bring my daughter to watch her father being sworn into this House. As a son of immigrants, I take very seriously the freedoms and rights granted to us in this country, America, the greatest country in the world. I think we diminish this House by the discussion that we are having. Let us be clear. We are not here at a congressional hearing. We are not here to talk about improving our election procedures. We are here to certify the results of this recent election. We are here to certify the fact that President Bush did, indeed, win the votes granted to him in the State of Ohio; did, indeed, win election across this great country. In many ways, I am glad that my daughter and father are no longer here to watch this debate taking place in this House. Even CBS news has recognized the fact that President Bush has won this election. This is probably the only place left that is still disputing this election. What kind of message are we sending out? What kind of message are we sending to the rest of the world where we bring democracy to every corner?”