Political Quotes

“Madam Chair, I will remind the body, again, that I strongly oppose this amendment. One of our greatest strengths as a Nation is our diversity. The events that my colleague on the other side of the aisle was referring to were all held during Pride Month. It is an extremely important activity during that month to talk about the importance of our diversity and that America is not a singular experience. We represent a whole variety of people. I think that any kind of restriction on the content or programming of the art that goes on in the Smithsonian is a terrible, slippery slope. We have seen this happen at other times in our country. Some of us are either old enough or have a memory of Edwin Meese when he was the Attorney General and decided to drape the statues in the Capitol and spent thousands of dollars because he was deciding what was culturally appropriate or what should be going on. The fact is these are all widely advertised programs that parents can make decisions about. I don't think we should do anything to restrict the content, the art, or the programming at the Smithsonian. Madam Chair, I urge my colleagues to oppose this amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time. The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Oklahoma (Mrs. Bice). The amendment was agreed to. Amendment No. 7 Offered by Ms. Boebert The CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 7 printed in part B of House Report 118-602.”