; Whereas this is the New York Times/Congressional Record’s mistaken quote: White Nationalist, White Supremacist, Western Civilization—how did THAT language become offensive? Why did I sit in classes teaching me about the merits of our history and our civilization? ; Whereas this is the corrected quote: White Nationalist, White Supremacist,—Western Civilization, how did THAT language become offensive? Why did I sit in classes teaching me about the merits of our history and our civilization? ; Whereas one misplaced hyphen in the New York Times story gave birth to a meritless controversy, by falsely implying that Congressman King did not differentiate between the three phrases; Whereas Congressman King was railroaded over a false quote. To believe the version of events relied upon by Kevin McCarthy to strip King of committee assignments, one must believe that an unreasonable but sensational interpretation, for which no evidence exists, is more likely to be accurate than a reasonable, noncontroversial interpretation which is internally supported by context clues and externally supported by data and other contemporaneous, published accounts. One must also believe that the New York Times, a hostile, liberal paper which has had other articles about Congressman Steve King written by the same author thoroughly debunked as completely bogus , set aside its animus in this particular case; Whereas clause 1 of rule IX defines questions of privileges of the House as those affecting the rights of the House collectively, its safety, dignity, and the integrity of its proceedings. . Subjects giving rise to questions of the privileges of the House include the integrity of the Journal, the protection of House records and files, and the accuracy of House documents and records; and Whereas the mistaken quote, as also mistakenly recorded in the Congressional Record, reflects directly on both the House’s dignity and integrity: Now, therefore, be it