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Jim McGovern: “I will offer an amendment to the rule to bring up HR 7711…”

Featuring: Jim McGovern, Democratic | U.S. House Massachusetts, 2nd Congressional District

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Published | Video Starts at 10:10

Well, maybe you should be more afraid of your constituents. And Mr. Speaker, I want to urge that we defeat the previous question. And if we defeat the previous question, I will offer an amendment to the rule to bring up HR 7711, which would prohibit the use of federal funds to compensate individuals who were prosecuted for their involvement in the attack on the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021. Mr. Speaker, as you know, it is Police Week. And Republicans will come to the floor, as we have just heard, and talk about how much they support and honor our law enforcement officers. (10:10–10:29)

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Asserts that HR 7711 would prohibit federal funds from compensating individuals prosecuted for the January 6 Capitol attack.

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