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E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 113 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION Vol. 160 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 2014 No. 42 House of Representatives The House met at 10 a.m. and was to me that President Obama is not en- And, indeed, the President and Home- called to order by the Speaker pro tem- forcing the immigration laws, I think land Security constantly talk about pore (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN). of Liz’s face. how many gangbangers and hardened f When the President says there is criminals they are removing from the nothing more he can do to keep immi- country; but that doesn’t change the DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO grant families together, I think of her reality for Liz or her family. That TEMPORE face, too. When citizens say to me that doesn’t change the fear that families, The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- it really doesn’t matter whether they like Liz’s, face every day. fore the House the following commu- vote or not, I want them to think of People who have lived here peace- nication from the Speaker: Liz. fully and raised a proud American fam- WASHINGTON, DC, Liz has a father who is facing depor- ily are just a broken taillight or an un- March 13, 2014. tation. He has lived in the United lucky encounter away from losing ev- I hereby appoint the Honorable ILEANA States for more than 20 years and erything, losing their children. ROS-LEHTINEN to act as Speaker pro tempore raised a beautiful, healthy, upstanding And what about going out and com- on this day. American family. ing back in ‘‘the right way,’’ as the Re- JOHN A. BOEHNER, But LUIS—I hear my Republican col- publicans always suggest? Despite 20 Speaker of the House of Representatives. leagues say to me—all of this deporta- years in the U.S., despite four U.S. cit- f tion nonsense is in your head. The ad- izen children in his family who are ministration is fudging the numbers to MORNING-HOUR DEBATE willing to petition for their dad, Con- make it look like they are enforcing gress, two decades ago, made it impos- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- the law, the Republicans say. ant to the order of the House of Janu- But hundreds of thousands of Amer- sible for this family to ever live to- ary 7, 2014, the Chair will now recog- ican families are being split up. Over a gether in the U.S. legally, unless we nize Members from lists submitted by 2-year period, according to Applied Re- change the law again. the majority and minority leaders for search Center, 200,000 parents of Amer- But Republicans refuse to allow a morning-hour debate. ican citizens, like Liz’s parents, were vote on immigration reform when they The Chair will alternate recognition deported. know a majority of Members of the between the parties, with each party And I hear my colleagues in the Judi- House of Representatives would vote to limited to 1 hour and each Member ciary Committee talk about Latinos— allow families, like Liz’s, to continue other than the majority and minority especially immigrant Latinos—that living together and prosper. leaders and the minority whip limited they are all criminals and drug cartel Sorry, Liz. Politics is more impor- to 5 minutes, but in no event shall de- kingpins; and, therefore, we have to ar- tant than an American family or two bate continue beyond 11:50 a.m. range our entire immigration system or 200 American families or even f as if they are all violent felons. 200,000; and the President has said he But what about Liz and her family? cannot do more to alleviate the fear IMMIGRATION REFORM Liz is not a drug kingpin in her fourth that American kids, like Liz, face. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The grade class. Her parents and her sib- The political price of helping Ameri- Chair recognizes the gentleman from lings are not meth heads and meth cans, like Liz, is too high. It is shame- Illinois (Mr. GUTIE´ RREZ) for 5 minutes. chemists, but the random deportation ful that the Speaker of the House and Mr. GUTIE´ RREZ. Madam Speaker, wheel landed on them; and according to the President of the United States are the young lady in the white dress in Republicans, they are willing to sue putting politics and election calcula- this picture is a role model for all the President in Federal court if he tions ahead of Liz’s family. young people. Her whole family are takes action to spare this father of four To Liz, the solution is clear. If you role models. They are the family you American citizen children from depor- will not act, she will. She said re- want living on your street. tation. cently: They always shovel and salt their But LUIS—I hear my Democratic col- No child should ever have to be separated driveway. Their house is always spot- leagues say—for several years, Presi- from their parents. When I grow up, I want lessly clean, and all of the children are dent Obama has instituted programs at to be a U.S. Senator because I want to be in on the honor roll. They make me proud Homeland Security to help families, re- a position to help people when they need it to live in Chicago. moving noncriminals and parents and and pass laws that are good for people. Liz and her three older siblings are DREAMers from the deportation I wish my colleagues felt the same all U.S. citizens. When Republicans say queue. way this young lady, Liz, feels. I don’t b This symbol represents the time of day during the House proceedings, e.g., b 1407 is 2:07 p.m. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor. H2363 . VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:32 Mar 14, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A13MR7.000 H13MRPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H2364 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE March 13, 2014 know if she will ever be a U.S. Senator has changed, including our efforts to Finally, the TGA calls for the judici- when she is eligible to run in 20 or 30 rebuild that trust. ary branch to meet similar financial years, but I will tell you one thing I am If Illinois politics has taught me any- disclosure requirements that are al- pretty sure of: in less than 10 years, she thing, it is very hard to lead without ready applied to the executive and leg- will be old enough to vote, and her that trust, and the only way to earn it islative branches and make those dis- older siblings, even sooner than that. back is to increase transparency and closure statements publicly available Madam Speaker, do you think she openness throughout our government. online for anyone to review. will remember which party prevented As Justice Brandeis said, Sunlight is For the first time, this bill inscribes reform or threatened to sue the Presi- the best of disinfectants. into law the public’s right to hear oral dent if he spared her dad from deporta- That is why I am introducing the arguments in the Supreme Court as tion? Transparency in Government Act, they are delivered; and in an effort to Take a look at the picture. Repub- which will shine a light on every use 21st century technologies, this leg- licans, they are hoping the dad gets de- branch of the Federal Government, islation calls for a study on using live- ported and the mom never becomes a strengthening our democracy, and pro- stream video to air Supreme Court pro- citizen; but the poor children are moting an efficient, effective, and open ceedings. Americans already and will someday government because the fact is that These are just a few of the bill’s have a vote and, from the looks of it, the mission of government matters. many reforms that will pull our gov- will be voting for decades to come. I What we do here in this Chamber ernment out of the past and modernize suggest, Madam Speaker, you do the matters, so much so that it is written public access to information. The math. in the very bedrock of American Gov- Transparency in Government Act has ernment. We have been sent here to f ambitious goals, but these reforms are form a more perfect union, to promote no less than what our constituents ex- JOBS BILLS STYMIED IN THE the general welfare, and secure the pect and deserve. SENATE blessings of liberty to ourselves and It has been 4 years since I first intro- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The our posterity, but how we execute this duced this bill, and we can’t waste an- Chair recognizes the gentleman from mission matters. other minute allowing the status quo The Transparency in Government Pennsylvania (Mr. MARINO) for 5 min- to erode Americans’ faith in govern- utes. Act utilizes 21st century technology to ment. The time to act is now. Mr. MARINO. Madam Speaker, ear- expand access to information, Let’s usher in a new era of open gov- lier this week, our friends on the other strengthen oversight of Federal spend- ernment, win back the people’s trust, side of the Capitol, the Democrats, ing, increase disclosures from both law- and prove to our constituents that we burned the midnight oil in a strange ef- makers and lobbyists, and improve ju- are worthy of the responsibility we dicial transparency.

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