host: january 6 cover starts tomorrow at 8:00 p.m.. you can watch it live tomorrow on interrupted. we now take you to the house of representatives. other than the majority and minority leaders and minority whip limited to five minutes. but in no event shall debate continue beyond 11:50 a.m. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from texas, mr. green. mr. green: thank you, madam chair. madam chair, madam speaker, and still i rise. and i rise today with a message of grave concern, especially those who suffered in uvalde, with the slaughter that took place there, the mass murders. but i do have something that does give me some degree of hope. i have an open letter, an open letter that was published in the dallas morning news that i d like to share. i d like to read some excerpts from the letter. it is styled, an open letter supporting senator john cornyn and gun safety measures. it reads in part, we, the undersigned, are conservatives, mostly from texas and our friends from o
were certain things that were expected of you. it was about respect. it was about integrity. it was about character. and i always define character as doing what is right when no one is watching. i think those are some of the basic standards. your oral and written communicative skills are important. the means by witch you carry yourself as far as your grooming and your appearance. i think those are some of the basic cultural things that we see going away in the country. i got to tell you, one of the worst whippings i ever received from my dad is when we were down in cuthbert, georgia, which is his hometown. the old folks had called back to them and told them that his son was walking through cuthbert, georgia, and was not saying good afternoon, yes, sir, yes, ma am to people that were sitting on the porch. i came to understand that when you see your elders, you respect them. you talk to them. you give them due deference. that s not what we have. and i think those little small t