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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD— Extensions Of E268 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks February 28, 2008 IN MEMORY OF WILLIAM F. this reason, I would like to recognize before Employers want, need, and deserve a reli- BUCKLEY, JR. the U.S. House of Representatives the com- able employee verification system, and I want mitment of Calvary Christian School, its fac- to give it to them. Every day, countless immi- HON. JOE WILSON ulty, staff, and students for their patriotism. I grants enter our country seeking the economic OF SOUTH CAROLINA sincerely hope that these actions encourage opportunities that a job in this country has to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES other schools, organizations, and individuals to offer. Many play by the rules, wait their turn, follow the example of nationalistic devotion and obtain the proper permission to work. Thursday, February 28, 2008 displayed by the school in this presentation. That is called legal immigration, and I am all Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Madam f for it. Speaker, I rise today to remember a founder But when it comes to enforcing the law for of the modem conservative intellectual move- PERSONAL EXPLANATION those who do not play by the rules, it can’t be ment, William F. Buckley, Jr., who passed done. That is because enforcement is based away yesterday morning. HON. MARIO DIAZ-BALART upon a failed system that is prone to both Mr. Buckley was a man of all trades—au- OF FLORIDA error and fraud. The result is an illegal immi- thor, soldier, musician, activist, editor, tele- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES grant population that has swelled by some es- vision personality, among others. Above all, he Thursday, February 28, 2008 timates to over 12 million. This is a path our was a true patriot who believed in the ideals Nation cannot sustain, and the American peo- of limited government and the promotion of in- Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida. ple have rightly demanded action. dividual freedoms. Those goals were em- Madam Speaker, on Wednesday, February The bill we are introducing today is de- bodied in his extraordinary publication, Na- 27, 2008. I was unavoidably detained and thus signed to achieve three important objectives: tional Review, which brought to light the main- I missed rollcall votes No. 78 through 84. Had first, ensure a legal workforce; second, safe- stream conservative values that many Ameri- I been present, I would have voted in the fol- guard workers’ identity; and finally, protect So- cans cherish and upon which our Nation was lowing manner: cial Security. founded promoting victory in the Cold War. On rollcall vote No. 78, the motion to con- First, this legislation draws upon lessons Since high school, I have been an avid sider the resolution, I would have voted ‘‘nay.’’ learned from the past to help guarantee a reader of National Review. I was inspired not On rollcall vote No. 79, on approving the Jour- legal U.S. workforce for the future. The current only by the commonsense ideas that Mr. nal, I would have voted ‘‘nay.’’ On rollcall vote failed, paper-based I–9 screening process is Buckley espoused, but just as much by his No. 80, on ordering the Previous Question, I replaced with an Electronic Employee passion and dedication to those principles. He would have noted ‘‘nay.’’ Verification System, to be known as EEVS. On rollcall vote No. 81, on agreeing to the brought an uncanny wit and intellectual quality This system would rely on the use of fewer, rule for H.R. 5351, Renewable Energy and to his speeches and writings which endeared more secure identity documents and would be Energy Conservation Tax Act, I would have him to many—even those who disagreed with built upon the new hire reporting process al- voted ‘‘nay.’’ On rollcall vote No. 82, on motion him. ready existing in each State. This reporting Our thoughts and prayers are with the Buck- to table the appeal of the ruling of the Chair, process is used by 90 percent of employers ley family during this time. William F. Buckley, I would have voted ‘‘nay.’’ and was put in place a dozen years ago to On rollcall vote No. 83, on the Motion to Re- Jr., made a positive difference for America. track down deadbeat dads. commit on H.R. 5351, Renewable Energy and In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we For Americans, work authorization would be Energy Conservation Tax Act, I would have will never forget September 11. confirmed only through the Social Security Ad- voted ‘‘nay.’’ On rollcall vote No. 84, on pas- f ministration. This ensures that there is no ‘‘Big sage of H.R. 5351, Renewable Energy and Brother’’ law enforcement agency building new HONORING CALVARY CHRISTIAN Energy Conservation Tax Act, I would have databases on law-abiding citizens. For non- SCHOOL voted ‘‘nay.’’ citizens, work authorization would be con- f firmed through the Department of Homeland HON. LYNN A. WESTMORELAND PERSONAL EXPLANATION Security that has the databases on visa and OF GEORGIA immigration status. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Second, the legislation would help safe- HON. RIC KELLER guard workers’ identity. A voluntary system Thursday, February 28, 2008 OF FLORIDA would be created using the latest technology Mr. WESTMORELAND. Madam Speaker, I IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES to authenticate and protect a worker’s identity. rise today to recognize Calvary Christian Thursday, February 28, 2008 Private sector contractors, certified by the School in Columbus, Georgia, for their recent Mr. KELLER of Florida. Madam Speaker, I Federal Government, would authenticate the ‘‘Celebrate America’’ presentation, and their have remained in Orlando, Florida with my identity of employees by utilizing existing patriotic commitment to their country. wife as she prepares to give birth to our sec- background-check and document screening In a critical time in our Nation’s history, with ond child. If I had been present yesterday, I tools and then safeguard the identity through a consistent threat against freedom being de- would have voted in the following manner: roll- a biometric identifier, such as a fingerprint or clared against the United States of America call 78: ‘‘nay’’; rollcall 79: ‘‘nay’’; rollcall 80: eye scan. The private sector provider would and our allies, it is vital that the citizens of the ‘‘nay’’; rollcall 81: ‘‘nay’’; rollcall 82: ‘‘nay’’; roll- then verify work authorization in EEVS. United States remember that freedom is not call 83 ‘‘nay’’; and rollcall 84: ‘‘nay.’’ Think back to December 2006 and the now free. Men and women of the United States widely known Swift and Company raids. Near- f Armed Forces serve around the world in an ly 1,300 workers in 6 States were arrested, in- attempt to keep the citizens of America free INTRODUCTION OF THE ‘‘NEW cluding many in Cactus, Texas. A Swift and and safe. Our soldiers are willing to pay the EMPLOYEE VERIFICATION ACT’’ Company human resources official testified ultimate price for the freedom that we enjoy before a House panel that Swift had willingly each and every day, and as Americans, we HON. SAM JOHNSON participated in the government’s voluntary must not ever forget their sacrifice. It is of the OF TEXAS verification program for Social Security num- utomost necessity that we continue to recog- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES bers since 1997. This shows the system is nize our freedom and those that continue to broken and must be fixed. ensure that our liberty remains. Too often, we Thursday, February 28, 2008 Third, this legislation would protect the So- overlook our freedom as a common occur- Mr. JOHNSON of Texas. Madam Speaker, cial Security program by preventing wages rence. the lure of employment opportunities in the earned through future unauthorized work from In early 2008, the faculty, staff, and students United States has long been acknowledged as being used to determine benefits. Also the bill of Calvary Christian School demonstrated their a major reason for immigration—both legal would protect the Social Security Administra- patriotism on February 7, 2008, and February and illegal. Those in Congress know I’m for tion’s primary mission and trust funds by au- 15, 2008, in the presentation of ‘‘Celebrate combating illegal immigration. As the ranking thorizing employment verification only through America’’, which was a time of reflection on all member on the Social Security Subcommittee, funds appropriated in advance. things American, including music, free speech, I, along with several of my subcommittee col- So far, efforts to pass comprehensive immi- veteran recognition, active-duty military appre- leagues, offer an important new component in gration reform legislation have failed. Today ciation, and other displays of nationalism. For the immigration reform debate. we offer a new way forward for this Congress VerDate Aug 31 2005 00:43 Mar 27, 2008 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\RECORD08\RECFILES\E28FE8.REC E28FE8 mmaher on PROD1PC76 with CONG-REC-ONLINE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E269 to discourage unauthorized workers from en- I am besieged by a thousand or more of the Illinois: Jonathan L. Lindley. tering this country illegally to seek work. En- enemy under Santa Anna. I have sustained a Kentucky: Peter James Bailey III, James suring a legal workforce must be a key com- continual bombardment and cannon fire for Bowie, Daniel William Cloud, Jacob C. Darst, over 24 hours, but I have not lost a man. John Davis, William H. Fauntleroy, John E. ponent of any immigration bill moving through The enemy has demanded surrender at its Gaston, John Harris, William Daniel Jack- Congress. discretion. Otherwise, the fort will be put to son, Green B.
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