Chip Roy: “I thank the gentlewoman from Indiana for the time. Mr. Speaker, again, the facts are completely irrelevant to my…”

“I thank the gentlewoman from Indiana for the time. Mr. Speaker, again, the facts are completely irrelevant to my colleagues on the other side of the aisle--completely irrelevant. Introduced in the Record a little while ago was a story from December, again, trying to perpetuate this myth about book banning. Again, the context here matters that we are talking about legislation in this body to just ensure that parents know what is in the libraries and what is in the curriculum. It does nothing more. Yet, that is the great offense. They are trying to perpetuate that myth about Federal perpetuation of so-called book banning. Let me be clear. Yes. Some local jurisdictions are removing certain books-- absolutely, and God bless them for it--books about explicit sex acts. Let that hang out over the Chamber. No, I do not want America's children to have to be subjected to that kind of terrible indoctrination in the schools--absolutely not--and parents should be empowered to stop it. Instead, they want to perpetuate this myth. The facts are true. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to include in the Record an article titled: ``Facts about library books in Duval County Public Schools.'' The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Texas? There was no objection. [Feb. 17, 2023] Facts About Library Books in Duval County Public Schools (By Tracy Pierce and Laureen Ricks) Feb.…”