Chip Roy: “I thank the gentleman from Georgia for yielding. I appreciate the opportunity to address this important issue and the…”

“I thank the gentleman from Georgia for yielding. I appreciate the opportunity to address this important issue and the question the gentleman from Maryland just asked. I hear the question. Yes, their District boundary lines have changed in the past, but what the majority wants to do today is fundamentally alter what Washington, D.C., is. That is what is at stake here. I would love to hear the gentleman from Maryland expound on his support and belief in our electoral college since, suddenly, my colleagues on the other side of the aisle have a newfound respect for the power of States and the importance of States. I would love to hear them expound on that. I would love to hear my colleagues on the other side of the aisle talk about what is critical about community and about respecting the ability of people to live differently in order for us to agree to disagree, to allow Texas to be Texas, California to be California. I would like love to hear my colleagues on the other side of the aisle expound on these principles. This is about power. That is what this is about. Let's make no mistake about it. D.C., I do not believe, should become a State--and I use that word importantly, should not become a State. We can talk about the constitutional infirmities with what the majority is trying to do. My colleagues are doing that, and they have laid that out. The Constitution speaks to creating the Federal city in Washington, D.C. The Founders wanted to do that for a reason.…”