Tim Burchett: “I thank Congresswoman Luna for yielding to me. Mr. Speaker, a few weeks ago, Congress held Attorney General Merrick…”

“I thank Congresswoman Luna for yielding to me. Mr. Speaker, a few weeks ago, Congress held Attorney General Merrick Garland in criminal contempt of Congress. He refused to comply with two congressional subpoenas and hand over the tapes of the President's interview with Special Counsel Robert Hur. After the interview, Robert Hur called the President ``a sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory,'' and that is a quote. It is clear the Attorney General is trying to cover up our President's mental decline, but it is not working. Every single person can see that the President is not well. The House already voted to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in criminal contempt of Congress a few weeks ago for defying the subpoenas, but there are three different kinds of contempt, Mr. Speaker: criminal, civil, and inherent contempt of Congress. Holding someone in criminal contempt puts the Justice Department, which is controlled by Merrick Garland, in charge of taking action against the person. By holding him in inherent contempt, we put the responsibility back in the hands of Congress where it belongs. This resolution fines the Attorney General $10,000 every day he continues to defy the congressional subpoenas and hand over those tapes. Some folks don't want us doing this right now, and I understand that. It is an election year. I think this is exactly what we need to do, though, right now.…”