Raskin Fact-Checks Republican Who Claimed Jefferson Signed the Constitution: ‘There Might Be Some Students Watching This’

Bishop I know it ░░░░░░░░ out of memory now ░░░░░░░░ we re into the ░░░░░░░░ few months of the ░░░░░░░░ year but it hasn ░░░░░░░░ gone away the victims ░░░░░░░░ t gone away And ░░░░░░░░ s what the gentleman ░░░░░░░░ Maryland said the law ░░░░░░░░ of the Thomas Jefferson ░░░░░░░░ understand but the law ░░░░░░░░ the Constitution that Thomas ░░░░░░░░ signed said The Congress ░░░░░░░░ have power to exercise ░░░░░░░░ legislation in all cases ░░░░░░░░ over such district not ░░░░░░░░ 10 miles square as ░░░░░░░░ by cession of particular ░░░░░░░░ and the acceptance of ░░░░░░░░ become the seat of ░░░░░░░░ of the United States ░░░░░░░░ to exercise like authority ░░░░░░░░ all places purchased So ░░░░░░░░ s pretty clear It ░░░░░░░░ not only the question ░░░░░░░░ the interests of the ░░░░░░░░ 000 roughly D C ░░░░░░░░ It is the 19 ░░░░░░░░ Americans who come to ░░░░░░░░ seat of government every ░░░░░░░░ and are threatened by ░░░░░░░░ recklessness of the D ░░░░░░░░ Council And a moment ░░░░░░░░ refresher about how we ░░░░░░░░ to this place The ░░░░░░░░ C Council s radical ░░░░░░░░ of the entire criminal ░░░░░░░░ that was reversed by ░░░░░░░░ R Res 26 in ░░░░░░░░ 31 Democrat voted to ░░░░░░░░ along with the majority ░░░░░░░░ Democrats from my home ░░░░░░░░ eight Democrats couldn t ░░░░░░░░ themselves to vote The ░░░░░░░░ of the extreme Democrats ░░░░░░░░ to stay out of ░░░░░░░░ way let em do ░░░░░░░░ they wanted to The ░░░░░░░░ voted to disapprove Another ░░░░░░░░ DONALDS inaudible another minute ░░░░░░░░ The gentleman is recognized ░░░░░░░░ The Senate voted to ░░░░░░░░ 81 14 and the ░░░░░░░░ the United States Joe ░░░░░░░░ faithful Democrat signed the ░░░░░░░░ even though many extreme ░░░░░░░░ supported the D C ░░░░░░░░ s reckless action And ░░░░░░░░ the other matter House ░░░░░░░░ Resolution 42 to disapprove ░░░░░░░░ Comprehensive Policing and Justice ░░░░░░░░ Amendment act of 2022 ░░░░░░░░ Mayor Bowser also veto ░░░░░░░░ they overrode or vetoed ░░░░░░░░ they did all kinds ░░░░░░░░ stuff to leave police ░░░░░░░░ at the tender mercies ░░░░░░░░ require juries to consider ░░░░░░░░ officers consulted mental health ░░░░░░░░ health or social workers ░░░░░░░░ using deadly force imposed ░░░░░░░░ hurdles for the use ░░░░░░░░ riot gear and non ░░░░░░░░ munitions necessary to protect ░░░░░░░░ eliminated officers and union ░░░░░░░░ from police complaint board ░░░░░░░░ officers from using body ░░░░░░░░ footage and preparing reports ░░░░░░░░ etc etc It is ░░░░░░░░ recklessness and should be ░░░░░░░░ and the way to ░░░░░░░░ it is for Congress ░░░░░░░░ take back the authority ░░░░░░░░ criminal sentencing I yield ░░░░░░░░ DONALDS Reserve UNKNOWN The ░░░░░░░░ reserves The gentleman from ░░░░░░░░ is recognized RASKIN Thank ░░░░░░░░ Mr Speaker I would ░░░░░░░░ to thank the gentleman ░░░░░░░░ pointing out that I ░░░░░░░░ cited the statistics for ░░░░░░░░ of the declines in ░░░░░░░░ in violent crime in ░░░░░░░░ in the District of ░░░░░░░░ in 2024 Alas I ░░░░░░░░ have to correct my ░░░░░░░░ in his history because ░░░░░░░░ might be some students ░░░░░░░░ this Thomas Jefferson never ░░░░░░░░ the Constitution He was ░░░░░░░░ course on a diplomatic ░░░░░░░░ when the Constitution was ░░░░░░░░ signed in Philadelphia but ░░░░░░░░ did write the Declaration ░░░░░░░░ Independence.”