October 16, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 163 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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                          ADAM SCHIFF CENSURE

  (Mr. McCARTHY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. McCARTHY. Mr. Speaker, we have the solemn duty to find the facts, 
to be stewards of the truth. It is the truth that must guide our work. 
When the truth is contorted, twisted, and disregarded, the American 
people lose. The fabric of the institution starts to erode.
  Sadly, that is exactly what is happening with the House Intelligence 
Committee under Democratic leadership. It should not have to come to 
this.
  On numerous occasions, as outlined in this resolution, the chairman 
of the House Intelligence Committee has used his position to mislead 
the American people.
  But this resolution is about more than the actions of one individual. 
When false evidence is entered into the official record or communicated 
directly to the American people, the people's House loses the 
credibility it needs to function properly.
  If the credibility is not restored, if the American people cannot 
trust that the process will be fair and that the information will be 
honestly shared, they will lose trust in the soundness of our system of 
government.
  This is what this resolution is all about, and I want to thank 
Congressman Biggs for introducing it: to protect the integrity of our 
proceedings, which censure is designed to do; to restore a process that 
is fair, objective, and fact-based; and to reassure the American people 
that the stakes and intensity of our current debate will not overwhelm 
their government.
  We face a critical moment in the life of Congress in the history of 
this country. History will judge what happens on this floor.
  Mr. Speaker, it should not have to come to this, but it has. This is 
not a decision we take lightly, but it is the right thing to do.
  We serve on this floor as Americans, not as in a party. We have to 
stand for truth. We have to stand for a committee that many of us don't 
even have the capability or the opportunity to read what happens. We 
put a trust into those individuals to be honest with us and to the 
American public.
  Mr. Speaker, that is why I urge all of my colleagues to join me in 
support of this resolution: to bring integrity back to this floor and 
to this body.

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