Chip Roy: “My father is a proud west Texan, also a proud graduate of Texas Tech University, as the gentleman well knows. And I just…”

“My father is a proud west Texan, also a proud graduate of Texas Tech University, as the gentleman well knows. And I just appreciate the gentleman's passion for this country and what he is doing by giving us this time to talk in defense of the greatness of our Nation. Now, I wouldn't think I would be standing on the floor of the House of Representatives having to defend the greatness of the United States of America. We were sitting in this very Chamber, in the State of the Union address, when the President of the United States was touting the greatness of this country, and only about half of this body stood up to clap its hands to agree about the greatness of this country. I just want to say, you know, as a Member of this body, of one-435th, and one-half of one-third of the Federal Government, I believe this country is great. {time} 2000 I am proud of this country. I am unapologetically proud to be an American. Flaws we have because we are flawed men and flawed women. We know that. It is certainly a tenet of my faith, and that is faith in the Almighty and faith in the Lord and my Savior Jesus Christ. But for Him, I would be condemned because we are flawed. But we have to remember that this country has stood for something greater. Just a few weeks ago, I went up to Independence Hall in Philadelphia on the 244th anniversary of our separation from the crown. I went into Independence Hall on that day on July 2, the actual day that we separated from the crown.…”