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Chip Roy: What I would notice, Mr. Speaker, is that the gentleman complained about not having the amendment considered, but he…

On the recordMay 14, 2025
What I would notice, Mr. Speaker, is that the gentleman complained about not having the amendment considered, but he offered the amendment about 1 hour before the Rules Committee met. So spare me the concern about whether or not we are considering amendments when we don't have the time to look at the amendment. I would also note that when we are talking about these kinds of people, I went through a list of folks whom President Biden had commuted. Here is another one. A Lubbock man, granted clemency by Biden, was arrested. The sheriff was absolutely angry about the former administration's decisions. The sheriff said that he felt angry after he found out a convicted criminal was being released back on the Lubbock streets early, that a convicted criminal is now back in law enforcement custody after violating his supervised release. These are the kinds of folks whom we are putting back out on the streets, and we are having to arrest again the very people that President Biden put back out.
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Chip Roy
Republican · Texas

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Discussing concerns over clemency decisions made by President Biden and their impact on public safety.

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