Marjorie Greene

Mrs. GREENE of Georgia

Mrs. GREENE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to Democrat gun control bills far and wide. I would like to tell you about a gun law in Georgia: In order to provide for the emergency management of the city, and further, in order to provide for and protect the safety, security and general welfare of the city and its inhabitants, every head of household residing in the city limits is required to maintain a firearm, together with ammunition. Mr. Speaker, that is Kennesaw, Georgia, where, over 6 years, there has only been one murder and a violent crime rate of 2 percent. Would you like to know why? It is because every single criminal knows that if they are going to attack someone in Kennesaw, Georgia, they are going to go across a gun owner, and it is the law that every household and homeowner owns a gun and keeps one in their household. You see, guns are not scary. The fact that we may not have guns is scary. Guns are a great form of protection. It is an equalizer to a criminal who could care less about all the gun laws that Democrats want to pass on Americans, infringing on their Second Amendment rights. H.R. 8 and H.R. 1446 are just more gun control legislation violating Americans' great right to bear arms. I rise in opposition to both of these bills, and I hope that the Democrats will come to their senses and figure out that gun rights are American rights.

Mrs. GREENE of Georgia

Mrs. GREENE of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to call up H.R. 682, the Reopen Schools Act, to get our kids out from behind screens and back in the classroom.

Mrs. GREENE of Georgia

Mrs. GREENE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, on International Women's Day, I would like to discuss the Equality Act. The Equality Act has completely destroyed women's rights. It has taken away women's rights in sports. It has completely canceled women, and I think it is a terrible thing that has happened to the women in America who have come so far. Our grandmothers and mothers worked so hard to achieve our rights, and now with the passage of the Equality Act, they have put men in our little girls' bathrooms, sports locker rooms, playing fields, and seem to care less about women's rights whatsoever. They have also completely destroyed religious freedoms and violated our freedoms and rights in every single way. The Equality Act is atrocious and evil. It completely erases gender. God created us male and female in His image. He created us. Women deserve their rights. We deserve our sports. We deserve our privacy and should not have the invasion of biological men in any of these areas.

Mrs. GREENE of Georgia

Mrs. GREENE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to inform Democrats that the radical path you are taking will cause you to lose in 2022. The American people are shocked at what you are doing and running through this House of Representatives. Passing a bill of $1.9 trillion that spends less than 9 percent on COVID relief is shameful. Passing the inequality act, which destroys women's rights, religious freedoms; puts men in our little girls' bathrooms, locker rooms, and on sports teams is unforgivable. Trying to pass what I call the Democrats' hate police bill, H.R. 1280--which puts police on Biden's hit list and allows police to be targets, also gets rid of qualified immunity, opening them up to be sued every time a criminal is offended and gets their feelings hurt-- is reckless and dangerous for our police. Mr. Speaker, because of H.R. 1, which is a federalization of our elections, I also, today, will make a motion to adjourn so that Democrats can think a little bit harder.

Mrs. GREENE of Georgia

Mrs. GREENE of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I rise in opposition to H.R. 1280. Do you know what is terrifying to the American people? Watching Democrats try to pass a defund the police bill; the same Democrats who cheered on and supported riots that burned American cities, and the same Democrats who shared Minnesota Freedom Fund bail bond links supporting criminals and helping them get out of jail. This bill is atrocious. Shame on all of you. This hurts our police officers. April 29, 2010, my friend, Jonathan Edwards, was shot in the line of duty. If that happened today and this bill is passed, getting rid of qualified immunity allows the criminal who shot him to be able to sue him simply because they are upset that they were arrested. This same bill will also allow that criminal who shot him to be able to put his name on a national hit list that will be made public, whether police officers are found to have done wrong or not. This is shameful.

Mrs. GREENE of Georgia

Mrs. GREENE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.

Mrs. GREENE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I move that the House do now adjourn.

Mrs. GREENE of Georgia

Mrs. GREENE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to H.R. 1. While we are talking about voter suppression and long lines, I would like to point out that there is real voter suppression that happens right here in Congress. Many Members of Congress have to stand in long lines to enter the Chamber going through metal detectors, emptying our pockets, and being treated very disrespectfully. That is real voter suppression, and it is a shame that it happens right here on the House floor. Standing in line to vote is not suppression. It is just part of the voting process, just like people stand in line to buy groceries in the grocery store.

Mrs. GREENE of Georgia. Madam Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.

Mrs. GREENE of Georgia

Mrs. GREENE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition today against H.R. 1280. This bill is nothing more than a get-cops-killed campaign. It sends one clear message: Democrats hate law enforcement. This bill does not bring justice to victims. It just takes revenge on all of the men and women in uniform. Meanwhile, Speaker Pelosi is surrounded by an army of taxpayer-funded law enforcement 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This bill disarms cops and opens them to frivolous lawsuits by lawyers representing criminals who got their feelings hurt simply because they broke the law and got arrested. Speaker Pelosi is putting police on a hit list to be ambushed while on the job keeping our streets safe. So I have one message for Democrats: Shame on you. Shame on you for using these men and women to protect your fortress while destroying their rights and livelihoods. Don't call a cop for help if this is how you are going to treat them. You should tell them to go home. At least then, they won't have to stand guard while you dismantle everything they stand for.

Mrs. GREENE of Georgia

Mrs. GREENE of Georgia. Thank you, Mr. Roy. I really appreciate that. Yes, being canceled in Congress after 35 days, being stripped of my committee membership, is not something that I ever expected, and I think it is completely wrong. Statements and things that I had said that I addressed here and with my colleagues that happened before I even campaigned for Congress, certainly not anything I did as a Member of Congress, but that cancelation is taken to an extreme, and it should not happen. Then the fact that we did object to electoral college votes, that is something we are able to do. You disagreed with us, and here we are, having a perfectly great conversation. I wish we could have the same type of conversation with our Democrat colleagues because they have, indeed, objected to electoral college votes in the past, I think, every Presidential election for the past 20 years or so. Thank you for reminding me that, and thank you for setting this up tonight.

Mrs. GREENE of Georgia. Yes.

Mrs. GREENE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I appreciate this conversation tonight about cancel culture. I think it is one of the most relevant topics that we should be discussing more, and I am really glad to talk about this. I think this past year we have seen more things canceled in our American history than we have at any other time. In the past year, starting with the virus, that has been politicized. I say that, I believe that, along with millions and millions of Americans that believe it. We saw, starting with schools got canceled, business got canceled, jobs got canceled, people had to stay home. Then things got further. Sports were canceled, prom was canceled, graduation was canceled, social life was canceled, vacations, movies, entertainment, restaurants, and the list goes on and on. Basically, the ability to pursue happiness in the United States of America got canceled due to COVID-19 and the politicization of it because it was an election year. I can't think of anything worse. I have been privileged to be a business owner for almost two decades, and it has been a joy in my life to be able to function as a business owner, to employ people, to do business in the marketplace and have the freedom to do that. But over the past year, many small businesses have been shut down, along with many big businesses. Dreams for people starting a business have been canceled. But even more than that, the belief that conservative opinions and thoughts and statements and just beliefs are being canceled and considered dangerous. The fact that millions and millions of Americans support President Trump, still support President Trump, and are angered that he has been canceled is unbelievable to me. You see, America is the greatest country in the world, and I say it over and over. We are all blessed to be Americans. We are blessed that we are equal, and we should have equal voices. We are given that with our First Amendment, with freedom of speech. But today, it is not looked at that way. People that support President Trump are considered to be possibly domestic terrorists. How can that be? You see, we don't look at America that way. We don't look at people that we disagree with politically that way, not at all. President Trump was canceled on Twitter. I understand what that is like. I have been suspended multiple times on Twitter. I have been in Facebook jail multiple times for stating my opinions, things I think and feel. It shouldn't be that way, where people are canceled by companies. We are moving in an era of corporate communism to where corporations and businesses can force their views and political opinions, and force it on their customers. That is absolutely wrong. It should not be happening. But that is where we are today. Where do we go from here? Today, we saw my Democrat colleagues here in Congress cancel gender. This is not up for debate, and it should not be shocking for us to say there is only male and female. That is not a shocking statement. It is science. There are only two sets of chromosomes. They also canceled women's rights, religious freedom, and the ability for little girls to have privacy in the bathroom. This cancel culture has gone too far, and we have to change that. The media is addicting America to hate, and the media is addicting people to the idea that they can cancel out someone's opinion that they don't agree with. Mr. Roy, would you like to elaborate on that?

Mrs. GREENE of Georgia

Mrs. GREENE of Georgia. I would also like to address the entire 117th Congress and say that the Equality Act is not about stopping discrimination. It is about causing discrimination against women and religious freedoms.

Mrs. GREENE of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I move that the House do now adjourn.

Mrs. GREENE of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I would like to point out to my Democrat colleagues that there is no Republican Member of Congress that condones the attack on the Capitol on January 6. I was also a victim in this Chamber when it happened, and we are very offended at your constant attacks on us for claiming we had anything to do with it. So that needs to stop. Equality Act Causes Discrimination

Mrs. GREENE of Georgia. Madam Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.

Mrs. GREENE of Georgia

Mrs. GREENE of Georgia. Well, then, let's read some of the rules. You keep saying it doesn't violate religious freedoms when, in fact, it does. It says so directly here in the bill in these sections, and it is a shame that we aren't reading the exact text because it is the text that matters. It doesn't matter what you have to say or what I have to say. It is the actual wording. In section 1107, it actually talks about: ``The Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 shall not provide a claim concerning, or a defense to a claim under, a covered title, or provide a basis for challenging the application or enforcement of a covered title.'' This bill, in the text, also specifically talks about: ``With respect to gender identity, an individual shall not be denied access to a shared facility, including a restroom, a locker room, and a dressing room, that is in accordance with the individual's gender identity.''

Mrs. GREENE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, in the spirit of the debate here for the rule, there seems to be quite a disagreement between each side over what exactly this bill says, so for a parliamentary question, I would like to request that the entire bill be read.

Mrs. GREENE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, in the wording in the text of the bill of the Equality Act, it also says: ``With respect to sex, pregnancy, childbirth or a related medical condition shall not receive less favorable treatment than other physical conditions.'' As a parliamentary question, what does that mean? Does that mean that anyone can demand an abortion? And it is discrimination to be refused this medical service?

Mrs. GREENE of Georgia

Mrs. GREENE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I move that the House do now adjourn.

Mrs. GREENE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.

Mrs. GREENE of Georgia

Mrs. GREENE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in defense of women, girls, and children. I would like to talk about the Equality Act. It is a bill that we will be voting on this week. It is a bill that was passed before, but it is a bill that needs to be struck down. This is a bill that will add sexual orientation and gender identity as protected classes under the Federal 1964 Civil Rights Act. We live in a nation--thank God--that declares all of us equal. There should not be discrimination of anyone in the United States of America, and I fully believe that. But I ask everyone to take pause and truly consider what the Equality Act will do, because it has very serious consequences. You see, women have come very far in America and our rights are extremely important. The work of our grandmothers and mothers to declare women as equal and push our way into the workplace and into sports has been a remarkable achievement. Voting, being able to own businesses, achieve education the same as men in America is a gift that I feel so honored and blessed by. I know that every American woman treasures this. You see, the Equality Act will change all of that, because it will put trans rights above women's rights, above the rights of our daughters, our sisters, our friends, our grandmothers, our aunts. It is too much. Mr. Speaker, you see, as a woman, I have competed in sports, and I am so thrilled that I was able to do that, but I competed against biological women. It is a wonderful thing to be able to compete and prove yourself. Competition is a great, great thing. Little girls all over the country play sports. They play their hearts out, they practice, they enjoy time with their friends, then they compete at higher levels where they can earn scholarships, where they can go to college and achieve and receive an education through playing a sport for their university or college. There are women that move on into professional sports fields and do remarkable things, incredible things for women. For example, Florence Griffith Joyner became the fastest woman in the world in 1988 when she ran the 100-meter dash in 10.49 seconds. I could only dream of being that fast. But in 2019, Matthew Boling caught the fastest high school 100-meter time ever in 9.98 seconds, an entire half-second quicker than the fastest woman in the world. Biological women cannot compete against biological men. Biological little girls cannot compete against biological little boys. And they shouldn't have to. I have a daughter that is a D-1 athlete. We traveled the country for 10 years where she competed at the highest level. She earned her scholarship, and now she plays fast-pitch softball. And I can't tell you how much fun I had watching her play this weekend, and she had a home run. But if she has to compete against boys in her sport, not only will they be on her playing field and she has to compete against them; they will be in her locker room; they will be in her showers; they will be in her bathroom; they will be in her hotel room when she travels with her team--all under the Equality Act. This is wrong. Mr. Speaker, this isn't about political parties. It is not about Democrat, Republican. This is about right and wrong. This is about girls' and women's rights. Furthermore, it affects women in prison. Trans men, biological men that identify as women, will be put with women in prison. Battered women's shelters, women that have been beaten and abused by men will have men in their battered women's shelters. Drug rehab centers--and the list goes on and on. Mr. Speaker, it is one thing to stop discrimination of a class of people, but it is another thing to completely violate and destroy the rights of girls and women in order to achieve this. This bill must be struck down. It is completely wrong. Furthermore, we are in an institution where it says, ``In God we trust.'' Well, it says in Genesis: God created us male and female. In his image, he created us. Science has two sets of chromosomes that prove male and female. Mr. Speaker, 80 to 95 percent of children with gender dysphoria completely outgrow it after puberty. The Equality Act will force doctors and nurses to perform mastectomies on girls that want to have their breasts removed. It will force doctors also to perform abortions, because according to the Equality Act, a doctor cannot say no. Mr. Speaker, I ask that everyone please pause and consider, and vote ``no'' for the Equality Act. We can't do this in America, and it needs to stop with political parties.

Mrs. GREENE of Georgia

Mrs. GREENE of Georgia. Madam Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.

Mrs. GREENE of Georgia

Mrs. GREENE of Georgia. Madam Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.