Expressing the view that every individual is created equal and made in the image of God and the modern Democratic Party's use of identity politics rejects all attempts to unite America and instead focuses on dividing individuals into groups in order to achieve power.

IV 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. RES. 1073 Expressing the view that every individual is created equal and made in the image of God and the modern Democratic Party’s use of identity politics rejects all attempts to unite America and instead focuses on dividing individuals into groups in order to achieve power. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JULY 30, 2020 Mr. BUDD (for himself and Mrs. LESKO) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform RESOLUTION Expressing the view that every individual is created equal and made in the image of God and the modern Demo- cratic Party’s use of identity politics rejects all attempts to unite America and instead focuses on dividing individ- uals into groups in order to achieve power. Whereas every individual is created equal and made in the image of God; Whereas the Republican Party believes that every individual American is endowed by our Creator with the unalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; Whereas the Republican Party believes in judging people based on the content of their character and not the color of their skin, their ethnic group, or their gender; VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:37 Jul 31, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR1073.IH HR1073 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HRES 1073 IH Whereas a Democratic Senator attacked the then-Secretary of the Interior of the United States for not wanting to make hiring decisions based on race; Whereas House Democrats introduced a divisive COVID–19 relief bill that would require companies who receive Fed- eral aid to make decisions based on race and gender; Whereas a Democratic National Committee (DNC) chair can- didate said it is her job to ‘‘shut other White people down’’ when they claim they are not prejudiced toward minorities; Whereas a DNC staffer announced that she prefers not to hire ‘‘cisgender straight white males’’; and Whereas based on the above examples and many others, rad- ical members of the Democratic Party believe that indi- viduals should be judged based on their group member- ship and not on their individual merits: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep- 1 resentatives that the modern Democratic Party’s use of 2 identity politics rejects all attempts to unite America and 3 instead focuses on dividing individuals into groups in order 4 to achieve power. 5 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:37 Jul 31, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HR1073.IH HR1073 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS