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Congressional Record—House H4350 H4350 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 15, 2015 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ons in our Nation’s airports. The Air- Export-Import Bank. Let’s vote this The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the port Security Act is a commonsense week to reauthorize the Export-Import gentlewoman from California (Ms. bill, and I urge my colleagues to join Bank. LINDA T. SA´ NCHEZ) come forward and me in keeping the traveling public f safe. lead the House in the Pledge of Alle- ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER f giance. PRO TEMPORE Ms. LINDA T. SA´ NCHEZ of Cali- DACA ANNIVERSARY The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- fornia led the Pledge of Allegiance as (Ms. LINDA T. SA´ NCHEZ of Cali- follows: ant to clause 4 of rule I, the following fornia asked and was given permission enrolled bill was signed by Speaker pro I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the to address the House for 1 minute.) United States of America, and to the Repub- ´ tempore THORNBERRY on Friday, June Ms. LINDA T. SANCHEZ of Cali- 12, 2015: lic for which it stands, one nation under God, fornia. Mr. Speaker, today, I rise to indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. S. 1568, to extend the authorization commemorate the 3-year anniversary to carry out the replacement of the ex- f of the Deferred Action for Childhood isting medical center of the Depart- Arrivals program, also known as KING V. BURWELL ment of Veterans Affairs in Denver, DACA. Colorado, to authorize transfers of (Mr. BURGESS asked and was given Over the past 3 years, DACA has permission to address the House for 1 changed the lives of more than 640,000 amounts to carry out the replacement minute and to revise and extend his re- young undocumented immigrants who of such medical center, and for other marks.) were brought to the United States as purposes. Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, it seems children, including an impressive in- f like the whole of Washington is await- tern in my office named Maria. Maria RECESS ing the result of a Supreme Court deci- moved to the United States when she sion in reference to King v. Burwell. was only 6 years old. Now, as a college The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Mr. Speaker, let me give you the sim- student with a 4.0 GPA, Maria tutors ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair ple truth. As I see it, the President children and is giving back to the declares the House in recess until ap- broke the law. He broke the law, and country that has helped her reach her proximately 4 p.m. today. people are hurting as a consequence. goals. Accordingly (at 2 o’clock and 8 min- Once this ruling comes down, Con- As we mark DACA’s 3-year anniver- utes p.m.), the House stood in recess. gress will be required to put in place sary and all that it has accomplished f mechanisms to keep people from being to support students like Maria, thou- b 1600 hurt any further, but the fact of the sands more DREAMers are waiting for matter remains that premiums have their opportunity to come out of the AFTER RECESS gone up, deductibles are completely shadows. Sadly, the court battle over The recess having expired, the House out of sight, leaving many families DACA continues. was called to order by the Speaker pro functionally uninsured. We need to ad- We must rededicate ourselves to fix- tempore (Mr. LOUDERMILK) at 4 o’clock dress these problems. ing our broken immigration system. and 3 minutes p.m. Furthermore, power needs to be de- Students like Maria deserve the chance f volved back to the States. States can to live free of fear and contribute their do a better job of running their talents to keep our country vibrant ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER healthcare systems because they are and the envy of the world. PRO TEMPORE closer to the people that they rep- f The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- resent. REAUTHORIZE THE EXPORT- ant to clause 8 of rule XX, the Chair The fact of the matter is this IMPORT BANK will postpone further proceedings healthcare law was a big mistake. It is (Mr. KILDEE asked and was given today on motions to suspend the rules time that it be fixed, and this will be a on which a recorded vote or the yeas first step in the road to do so. permission to address the House for 1 minute.) and nays are ordered, or on which the f Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, House Re- vote incurs objection under clause 6 of rule XX. AIRPORT SECURITY ACT publican leadership is, once again, threatening to bring us to the edge of Record votes on postponed questions (Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia asked and yet another deadline that threatens will be taken later. was given permission to address the American jobs and our very economy. f House for 1 minute and to revise and There are just 7 days left for Con- J. WATIES WARING JUDICIAL extend his remarks.) gress to reauthorize the Export-Import CENTER Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speak- Bank, a critical agency that gives er, our Nation’s airports are economic American manufacturers and small Mr. CRAWFORD. Mr. Speaker, I and cultural engines that drive our businesses the tools and access to cap- move to suspend the rules and pass the local, State, and national economy. ital that they need to sell American- bill (H.R. 2131) to designate the Federal They are the front door for many of made goods overseas. It is how we grow building and United States courthouse our communities. Unfortunately, they our economy. Letting the Export-Im- located at 83 Meeting Street in are also a known target for those seek- port Bank expire endangers hundreds Charleston, South Carolina, as the ‘‘J. ing to incite fear. of thousands of good-paying jobs in the Waties Waring Judicial Center’’. Two weeks ago, a man entered the United States. The Clerk read the title of the bill. world’s busiest airport in Atlanta, In my home State of Michigan alone, The text of the bill is as follows: Georgia, carrying a loaded AR–15 auto- 228 exporters with $11 billion in export H.R. 2131 matic weapon with an extended capac- value are at risk if Congress fails to re- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- ity 100-round magazine. He did so only authorize the Ex-Im Bank. That will resentatives of the United States of America in to make a point, and that was to show all end on June 30—no new support, no Congress assembled, that he was legally able to carry his new loan guarantees, no new loans to SECTION 1. J. WATIES WARING FEDERAL BUILD- firearm in the airport. help exporters sell goods across the ING AND UNITED STATES COURT- Mr. Speaker, actions like this, which country and keep Americans at work. HOUSE. follow shootings at airports in Los An- It is reckless and it is irresponsible (a) DESIGNATION.—The Federal building geles and Houston, undermine public and United States courthouse located at 83 that we are facing another fiscal cliff. Meeting Street in Charleston, South Caro- security in the same way as yelling This is a cliff for our own manufactur- lina, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘fire’’ in a crowded theater. ers and our own economy. ‘‘J. Waties Waring Judicial Center’’. Today, I will introduce legislation to Mr. Speaker, a majority of this (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, prohibit the carrying of loaded weap- House of Representatives supports the map, regulation, document, paper, or other VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:38 Jun 16, 2015 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K15JN7.006 H15JNPT1 smartinez on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE June 15, 2015 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4351 record of the United States to the Federal Before Judge Waring was named to stage for one of the most significant court building and United States courthouse re- the Federal bench, he served as assist- cases in our nation’s history. In the 1940’s, ferred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to ant U.S. attorney and as corporation Judge Waring heard and ruled on cases that be a reference to the ‘‘J. Waties Waring Judi- counsel for the City of Charleston. cial Center’’. opened South Carolina’s ‘‘white only’’ Demo- He is most famously remembered for cratic primary and forcing equal pay for black The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- a 1951 landmark school segregation and white school teachers. By 1948, TIME ant to the rule, the gentleman from Ar- case. Judge Waring wrote in his dissent Magazine declared him as ‘‘The Man They kansas (Mr. CRAWFORD) and the gentle- on a three-judge panel that racial seg- Love to Hate’’ in South Carolina. In fact, in woman from Texas (Ms. EDDIE BERNICE regation in public schools was ‘‘per se 1950, the South Carolina House of Represent- JOHNSON) each will control 20 minutes. inequality.’’ He became the first Fed- atives debated a resolution asking Judge The Chair recognizes the gentleman eral judge to take that position since Waring and his wife to leave the state and from Arkansas. Plessy v. Ferguson ruled for separate even offered to pay for the one-way tickets. GENERAL LEAVE but equal. In his dissent, he went fur- This all came before his dissenting vote in the Mr. CRAWFORD. Mr. Speaker, I ask ther to denounce segregation as an 1951 Briggs v.
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