00:00I want to start by thanking Congresswoman Harriet Hageman, who is the chairwoman of the Article 1 Task Force.
00:10And she's doing a great job. And we're surrounded as well by my colleagues who come from a variety of states but come here to do the right thing.
00:18And unfortunately, we're having to turn our attention in Congress on doing what the District of Columbia, its mayor, and their leadership should have done long ago.
00:28And that's to keep this city safe.
00:31For too long, we have watched liberal activists like those right there parading as politicians to turn our nation's capital into a crime-infested embarrassment.
00:42D.C. became one of America's most dangerous cities because of failed soft-on-crime policies that devastated innocent families while coddling the very criminals terrorizing our states.
00:53And it made our capital unsafe for residents, for visitors, for members of Congress, and unfortunately, even for our interns and our staff.
01:02President Trump has rightfully exercised his authority to restore law and order here over the last few weeks.
01:08And what a tremendous job our federal law enforcement officers have done for this city.
01:14This is what happens when you have leadership that actually cares about public safety.
01:19This is what happens when you have a president and a Congress who are focused on restoring law and order to this great country.
01:26Thank the good Lord that we have President Trump back in 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
01:30Now, Congress must take the next step and use our Article 1 powers.
01:35We cannot and will not allow D.C. to fall into a hellscape again.
01:39When the local government fails, it's our constitutional duty to act.
01:44Congress has a clear constitutional authority over D.C.
01:47And we will use it without hesitation to continue making D.C. safe and great again.
01:52Criminals should never feel more at home here in this city than the law-abiding residents and visitors and leaders from all over the country,
02:01and in fact, all over the world, who come to visit this city.
02:04The days of letting the left's failed policies destroy great American cities is over.
02:08And again, I want to thank my colleagues for their hard work, especially that of Harriet Hageman on the Article 1 task force.
02:14I now turn it over to my good friend from South Carolina, Mr. William Timmons.
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