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Congressional Record United States Th of America PROCEEDINGS and DEBATES of the 115 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 115 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION Vol. 164 WASHINGTON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 2018 No. 13 House of Representatives The House met at 9 a.m. and was THE HOUSE HAS DONE ITS WORK out. Although, to be fair, Republicans called to order by the Speaker. (Ms. FOXX asked and was given per- didn’t even know what they were vot- f mission to address the House for 1 ing on. DREAMers weren’t here illegally PRAYER minute.) Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, all the news until Donald Trump ended the DACA The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick today is about the Schumer shutdown. program. If the Republicans had the J. Conroy, offered the following prayer: The House has done its work. The econ- courage to allow bipartisan legislation Dear God, we give You thanks for omy is booming. We passed a massive on the floor to fix this problem, it giving us another day. tax cut before the end of the year, would pass overwhelmingly. We come to You today, humbly, to The Republicans had known for which is bringing raises and prosperity ask Your blessing upon the Members of months that the important and popular to all segments of our economy. What this people’s House. Help them to do CHIP program would end this fall. If is the problem? they would allow the reauthorization the work that needs to be done. The problem is the Democrats in the Bless all those who worry that their on the floor, it would pass with 400 United States Senate. The Democrats needs may not be addressed in a timely votes and save us $6 billion over the in the Senate are holding government fashion. May those who possess power next 10 years. funding hostage. The people protecting here in Washington be mindful of those Republicans should use their com- this country will continue to work but whom they represent who possess little plete control of government to govern. won’t get a paycheck; this includes or no power and whose lives are made And if they can’t agree amongst them- firefighters, Border Patrol, and service- all the more difficult by a failure to selves and want our help, then work members. with us, but don’t hold the American work out serious differences. We have a short-term funding bill May all that is done be for Your public and their government hostage to ready for the President to sign, but greater honor and glory. your most extreme Members and their Democrats are standing in the way. Amen. radical ideas. Democrats are endangering our na- f tional security, our veterans, and our f THE JOURNAL children. The insurance of 9 million PRESIDENT TRUMP IS The SPEAKER. The Chair has exam- children is at risk because CHIP would SUCCESSFUL ined the Journal of the last day’s pro- not be reauthorized. (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina ceedings and announces to the House Mr. Speaker, it appears as though the asked and was given permission to ad- his approval thereof. Democrats want to take away atten- dress the House for 1 minute and to re- Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- tion from the wonderful economy we vise and extend his remarks.) nal stands approved. have. We need to pass this bill and Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. move on. Speaker, I am grateful for American f f families that today marks the first PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE year of the Presidency of Donald FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF Trump. We can rejoice in his successes The SPEAKER. Will the gentle- COMPLETE GOP CONTROL woman from North Carolina (Ms. FOXX) of promoting peace through strength come forward and lead the House in the (Mr. BLUMENAUER asked and was abroad and economic opportunity at Pledge of Allegiance. given permission to address the House home; that America is being restored Ms. FOXX led the Pledge of Alle- for 1 minute and to revise and extend as a beacon of freedom and liberty. giance as follows: his remarks.) ISIS is now really being defeated Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the with his call for victory supporting our United States of America, and to the Repub- today is the first anniversary of com- military. The economy is booming with lic for which it stands, one nation under God, plete Republican control of our govern- jobs and skyrocketing stock markets. indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. ment—the President, the Senate, the His dedication for all Americans is f House. clear, as African-American unemploy- When they wanted to deliver their ment is at a 17-year low and Latino un- ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER tax plan, the largest transfer of wealth employment is at a record low. The SPEAKER. The Chair will enter- to the richest Americans, they could The Democrat response has been tain up to five requests for 1-minute move with lightning speed. Bipartisan- mean-spirited obstructionism of resist- speeches on each side of the aisle. ship? Democrats were completely shut ance. Last month, Senate Democrats 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. H585 . VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:54 Jan 21, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A20JA7.000 H20JAPT1 dlhill on DSK3GLQ082PROD with HOUSE H586 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE January 20, 2018 opposed the tax cuts, which clearly night, in addition to voting ‘‘no’’ on talk about the Children’s Health Insur- benefit workers. And now, last night, CHIP, CHUCK SCHUMER and the Senate ance Program. They are very con- Senate Democrats shut down the gov- Democrats voted ‘‘no’’ on keeping the cerned about its passage. Bring it to ernment in an ugly effort to smear the government funded, and here we are. the floor. It will pass. And I guarantee President while distracting the Amer- The funding that Senate Democrats you it will pass in the Senate. ican people from the President’s rejected last night includes funding for Your Speaker, our Speaker, said: achievements on his anniversary. our Nation’s servicemembers, tens of ‘‘We will advance major legislation one I have just learned, in fact, that Sen- thousands of whom are deployed issue at a time.’’ ate Democrats are closing National throughout the Middle East, the Pa- Mr. Speaker, that is not what the bill Guard armories across our States cific, and Korea. you put on this floor did. It is not what today at noon, putting our military They could have voted ‘‘yes’’ to the the bill that is on the Senate floor did. readiness and troops at risk. families waiting for the Children’s You are right. There is no con- I am confident that, with the positive Health Insurance Program and ‘‘yes’’ troversy. Government should not be leadership of Speaker PAUL RYAN, to our troops, but they did not. shutting down. It is the Trump con- House Republicans will continue to be There is no excuse for this. The frontation and chaos that continues. the adults in the room for American issues of Deferred Action for Childhood That is why this government is shut families. Arrivals and securing our border are down, and the American people are In conclusion, God bless our troops, being negotiated separate and apart rightfully upset with every one of us; and we will never forget September the from this funding bill and CHIP, and not just Republicans, not just Demo- 11th in the global war on terrorism. there are serious proposals to address crats. They are upset that their gov- Thank you, President Trump, for these issues. ernment is not working. your heartfelt address to the historic Mr. Speaker, I urge Senate Demo- Mr. Speaker, bring these issues one March for Life yesterday on The Mall. crats to change course, end the Schu- at a time to this floor, and some will f mer shutdown, and do what is right for pass and some will not. IT IS TIME WE GET BACK TO the American people: pass the govern- My time has expired, but the people’s WORK ment funding and Children’s Health In- time is expiring. Let us do our work surance Program that we sent over one issue at a time. (Mr. LAMALFA asked and was given days ago. permission to address the House for 1 f minute and to revise and extend his re- f PRESIDENT TRUMP’S FIRST marks.) OPEN THE GOVERNMENT ANNIVERSARY Mr. LAMALFA. Mr. Speaker, we are (Mr. COSTELLO of Pennsylvania (Ms. PELOSI asked and was given about 9 hours into the Schumer shut- asked and was given permission to ad- permission to address the House for 1 down, which is basically Senate Demo- dress the House for 1 minute and to re- minute and to revise and extend her re- crats holding the United States—320 vise and extend his remarks.) marks.) million people—hostage over an execu- Mr. COSTELLO of Pennsylvania. Mr. Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, last night, tive order made by President Obama to Speaker, I rise today in great frustra- on the eve of the first anniversary of benefit 690,000 people here illegally, the tion with the partisanship that is being President Trump’s inauguration, Presi- DACA program. shown about a bipartisan program to dent Trump earned an F for leadership.
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