On the recordJune 30, 2021
That is it. Mr. McGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I have one additional speaker. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, I want to just correct the Record on what the previous speaker has just said. The bill that he referred to was not written by Democrats. The bill that he referred to, the bipartisan commission, was written by Democrats and Republicans. It was written in consultation by the minority leader's designee, Mr. Katko. It was presented to the Rules Committee in a bipartisan way. This was a bipartisan product. I share the gentleman's outrage over the attack against the shooting of Republican Members, including the distinguished minority whip, during that baseball practice. But I would just say to the gentleman, respectfully, my friends on the other side of the aisle were in charge of this institution then. They could have called for an independent committee to look into that, and I think all of us would have supported that. Let me just say, Madam Speaker, that I assume many of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle are getting their talking points from the minority leader. I have to tell you, Madam Speaker, I get why the mother of Officer Sicknick who lost his life defending us on January 6 said yesterday that she was disappointed with her meeting with Minority Leader McCarthy.…
