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“WE CANNOT ALLOW AN INDIVIDUAL TO UNDERMINE DEMOCRACY” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Justice was published in the in the House of Representatives section section on page H5770 on Oct. 21.
The Department is one of the oldest in the US, focused primarily on law enforcement and the federal prison system. Downsizing the Federal Government, a project aimed at lowering taxes and boosting federal efficiency, detailed wasteful expenses such as $16 muffins at conferences and board meetings.
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WE CANNOT ALLOW AN INDIVIDUAL TO UNDERMINE DEMOCRACY
(Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute.)
Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to be able to further defend and add to my statement regarding H. Res. 730 recommending that the House of Representatives find Stephen K. Bannon in contempt of Congress.
It is well known that even from his own words and published reports, these are the words that Mr. Bannon told his listeners:
``All hell is going to break loose tomorrow.''
``It is not going to happen like you think it is going to happen. Okay. It is going to be quite extraordinarily different. All I can say is, strap in. . . . You have made this happen, and tomorrow, it is game day. So strap in. Let's get ready.''
``So many people through my life said, man, if I was in the Revolution, I would be with Washington at Trenton. Well, this is your time in history.''
There is no constitutional provision that would deny the January 6th Select Committee the right to receive information from Mr. Bannon after he has been subpoenaed for information regarding the insurrection, the riot, the attack on January 6.
The idea of executive privilege is exerted by the existing President, limited on a President of the United States no longer in office. In fact, Mr. Bannon has been gone from the White House since 2017. He has no legitimate basis.
Based on three equal branches of government, we cannot allow an individual to undermine democracy. This is a democratic republic, and I expect that the referral to the United States Department of Justice will be handled.
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