Congressional Record—House H3967

May 15, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H3967 ability of State leaders to invest Fed- who currently have the skills to take ership work here and her work here eral resources and prioritize economic the positions of retirees nor the thou- this evening in bringing attention to growth and local needs. It fails them in sands of private sector jobs being cre- this critical matter. having the flexibility to be able to ated every day in this new economy. Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I thank Mr. react to immediate workforce needs. And with over 6 million jobs available ALLEN. He and the other members of In an effort to close the skills gap, in this country as we speak, we have to the committee who have been here to- my colleague Congressman RAJA ensure that our young people today are night, as well as Members who serve on KRISHNAMOORTHI and I introduced H.R. equipped for the job market of tomor- the committee, bring real-life experi- 2353, the Strengthening Career and row. ences and help us better understand Technical Education for the 21st Cen- In fact, I enjoy meeting with young what it is that we need to be doing on tury Act. people and talking about this era in the committee and in the Congress. H.R. 2353 makes impactful changes to which, when they are educated, they Again, this skills gap is something the law by giving authority back to the have the greatest opportunity of any that is of concern to all Americans and State and local leaders, who have a generation that I am aware of to find a should be of concern to all Americans. thorough understanding of the regional job in an upward economy in just about The Education and the Workforce Com- workforce; aligning career and tech- every field that they desire. mittee is doing its best to present good nical education programs with high- As someone who has worked in the legislation to pass here so that the skilled, lucrative, and in-demand jobs; construction industry for my entire ca- Federal Government can again give the and increasing transparency and ac- reer, I know firsthand how difficult it structure that is needed for business countability, while also assessing the is to find skilled workers. And as a and industry to do what it needs to do. success of skills-based education pro- member of House Education and the We are the greatest country in the grams; and limiting the Department of Workforce Committee, this is why I world. We will continue to be the Education’s role in the CTE programs, was proud of supporting the Strength- greatest country in the world as long empowering the State and the local ening Career and Technical Education as we respond to the needs of our cul- leaders. for the 21st Century Act and the PROS- ture and keep our country moving in Now, while this bipartisan legislation PER Act, both pieces of legislation the right direction. passed the House unanimously last that bridge the gap between the busi- Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleagues year and still awaits action in the Sen- ness community and our education ef- again and I yield back the balance of ate, in a time when critical industries forts. my time. Make no mistake, getting an edu- have vacant jobs but not enough quali- cation is essential, but it is equally im- f fied workers to fill them, it is impera- portant that our education efforts are THE HISTORY OF ROBERT tive that we work to get this bill aligned with the in-demand jobs in our MUELLER signed into law for the prosperity of communities. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. our economy and for the future of our In order to cultivate a qualified FERGUSON). Under the Speaker’s an- workforce. workforce for the future, our education Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentle- nounced policy of January 3, 2017, the and business communities must work Chair recognizes the gentleman from woman for the opportunity to weigh in together so our kids and grandkids Texas (Mr. GOHMERT) for 30 minutes. on this important topic. have the opportunity to achieve the Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I thank Mr. Mr. GOHMERT. Mr. Speaker, I do ap- American Dream. As I said, I believe preciate the words of my friend from THOMPSON for his time tonight. Again, that opportunity is the best today that I appreciate the work that he has done North Carolina (Ms. FOXX), and she has it has ever been. an amendment that is going to help a in this field session after session, and I Back home in Georgia’s 12th District, lot of folks in my district. appreciate the way he approaches his I have visited small business after Mr. Speaker, I continue to hear some work on the Education and the Work- small business. And one question I al- people say that they think Robert force Committee. We respect the gen- ways ask is: What is your biggest chal- Mueller is going to be fair-minded, he tleman greatly, and he is well re- lenge? And the answer to that question spected by all of his colleagues here. almost every single time is: Workers. is going to do a good job. But I think Mr. Speaker, we are all pushing to As a business owner, the greatest joy probably more than any of my Repub- get the bill passed out of the Senate in my life was creating jobs. I look lican friends that profess to think they and are very, very hopeful. In addition, back, and I look at the buildings we know Robert Mueller, I don’t think we keep our fingers crossed. built in the construction industry, and they know him as well as I do, and on the research I have done on the man, b 2045 we got pretty good at it. But I will tell you, the one thing, when I look back, the dealings I have had with him, the We pray, we keep our fingers crossed, and the greatest joy that I had in life, questions I have asked him. and we hope. was giving folks a good job, allowing But I don’t think they know him as Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman them the dignity and respect that they well as Eric Holder does, and Eric Hold- from Georgia (Mr. ALLEN), another one deserve, to empower them to fulfill er said a month or so ago he has known of the great members of the Education their God-given right to provide for Bob Mueller for 20, 30 years, and, in es- and the Workforce Committee. their families, to provide for their com- sence, he wasn’t going to stop until he Mr. ALLEN. Mr. Speaker, I thank munities, and yes, provide for this Na- found something he could pin on Don- the gentlewoman for her work in orga- tion; an opportunity I believe should be ald Trump. nizing this Special Order this evening. available to all Americans. That is the essence, and I think he is Mr. Speaker, I rise today to highlight One of the top factors in where a right. the importance of workforce develop- business decides to locate is based on We see from Robert Mueller’s history ment in America. workforce, and with Georgia being that when he decides somebody is not a Over the past 11⁄2 years, this Congress named as the number one State to lo- good person, even when he is 100 per- has been working diligently to turn cate your business for the past 5 years cent wrong, then it justifies in his this economy around and get Ameri- in a row, our workforce needs in Geor- mind putting them in prison, leaving cans across the country back to work. gia are growing each and every day. them for the rest of their lives, de- After passing the most comprehen- I will continue to work with my col- stroying their lives, destroying any sive tax overhaul in 30 years and roll- leagues in this body on the House Edu- friendships, family, caring relation- ing back Obama-era rules and regula- cation and the Workforce Committee ship. He doesn’t care. tions, our economy is beginning to to ensure that we have an available He has destroyed good people, com- thrive, and the need for a developed workforce equipped with the skills nec- pletely destroyed good people, and as and established workforce is more cru- essary to jump directly into that work- he has said more than once after he has cial right now than ever before. force. destroyed good people, and in the case The simple fact is our workforce is Mr. Speaker, again, I would like to of Dr. Hatfill, the government had an aging and there are not enough people thank Chairwoman FOXX for her lead- over $6 million payout to him for the

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And he is de- nipulated by outside political pres- the mold that Mueller has created for termined in his mind that Donald sure.’’ himself. Here he purged the FBI train- Trump is somebody that needs to be And I would insert here, that is ex- ing materials of anything that offended brought down. actly what has been proven with most radical Islamist terrorists, but as It is so ironic, though. Here he was, of the big cases that Robert Mueller agents have told me, both intel and pleading for the job of Director of the has personally been involved in. FBI, Mueller blinded our FBI of the FBI again. He had already been that Carl Cannon goes on and says, ‘‘In ability to see our enemy. He took away once. He did more damage than any- truth, Hatfill was an implausible sus- some of their best training materials, body since J. Edgar Hoover, and got 2 pect from the outset. He was a virol- one 700-page bit of training workbook extra years because Obama liked the ogist who never handled anthrax, on radical Islam. He had ordered that way that he was protecting President which is a bacterium. Ivins, by con- destroyed. He didn’t want anybody to Obama and Eric Holder, and they gave tract, shared ownership of anthrax pat- know how to recognize a radical him 2 extra years, much to the dismay ents, was diagnosed as having paranoid Islamist. He would rather his FBI— of so many good FBI agents around the personality disorder, and had a habit of Mueller’s FBI agents—investigate country and the thousands and thou- stalking and threatening people with those making complaints for being sands of years of experience of good anonymous letters, including the Islamophobes. FBI agents that he ran off, leaving our woman who provided the long-ignored ‘‘Unfortunately, both Mueller and country all the more vulnerable be- tip to the FBI.’’ Comey were absolutely and totally cause of his bad decisions. So I would insert here, the FBI has convinced of the innocent man’s guilt. But after I had had some of our Mem- gotten a lot of tips and warnings from They ruined his life, his relationship bers approach me after a Republican very helpful, caring Americans, and with friends, neighbors, and potential Conference and say: Louie, you know even from Russia. Because we know employers. so much about Robert Mueller. Is there that Russian officials tipped off Robert ‘‘And from Carl Cannon, Real Clear Politics: one article we could go read where we Mueller, tipped off the FBI, that the ‘‘You’d think that any good FBI would kind of get up to speed on his older Tsarnaev brother had become radicalized, he was going to be a threat agent would have kicked these quacks background? in the fanny and found their dogs a And I said: Well, there are hundreds to the lives of Americans, and, in fact, good home. Or at least checked news of articles I have read; some helpful, Russia had warned the U.S. twice. So perhaps there is the Russian col- accounts of criminal cases in Cali- some not. But every time I did prepara- lusion. Bob Mueller and the Russians, fornia where these same dogs had been tion to question him when he came be- in fact. Unfortunately for all of those used against defendants who’d been fore our committee, I did more and poor people that were killed or injured convicted—and later exonerated. As more study. And they said it would at Boston, Robert Mueller was not Pulitzer Prize-winning Los Angeles really be helpful if we had one place we competent enough to realize the seri- Times investigative reporter David could just go read stuff about Robert ousness of the older Tsarnaev’s Willman detailed in his authoritative Mueller’s background. radicalization, so people died and Rob- book on the case, a California judge So that inspired me to start writing, ert Mueller continued to go on witch who’d tossed out a murder conviction and I accumulated from other writers, hunts for wrong people. based on these sketchy canines called always giving them proper credit, and He continued to protect radical the prosecution’s dog handler ‘as bi- put together a 48-page article about Islamists. As some FBI agents have in- ased as any witness that this court has Bob Mueller. This does scratch the sur- formed me, basically they said: Our ever seen.’ face, but there is so much more that training under Mueller on radical ‘‘Instead, Mueller, who microman- could be touched. Islam was, when you get a credible aged the anthrax case and fell in love Apparently, he served honorably and warning or tip from an American cit- with the dubious dog evidence, and per- well in Vietnam, but that doesn’t give izen about a potential radical Islamist sonally assured Ashcroft and presum- him the right to ruin the country. It threat, then you probably have gotten ably George W. Bush that in Steven doesn’t give him the right to destroy that tip from an Islamophobe, and you Hatfill, the Bureau had its man . . . innocent people’s lives. probably need to investigate the person ‘‘Mueller didn’t exactly distinguish And so here is just one chapter from that gave you the tip. himself with contrition, either. In 2008, my 48-page article, Mr. Speaker, and We know of cases played out in the after Ivins committed suicide’’—that is this particular chapter is entitled news where that is exactly what hap- the person he went after after they ‘‘Death of Dr. Steven Hatfill’s Reputa- pened. Poor guy, I believe it was in were assured Hatfill was completely in- tion and Productive Life.’’ Florida, that gave the tips this guy is nocent. They go after Dr. Ivins. He Here is how Mollie Hemingway of a threat, and what happened? The FBI ends up committing suicide. ‘‘ . . . and The Federalist described the combina- investigated him, but they didn’t in- the Justice Department had formally tion Mueller/Comey debacle: ‘‘The FBI vestigate the man that would go kill exonerated Hatfill.’’ absolutely bungled its investigation others. It is important to know, Mr. Speak- into the anthrax attacker who struck er, Mueller didn’t exonerate Hatfill; after 9/11 terrorist attacks. b 2100 the evidence did. Mueller doesn’t be- ‘‘Carl Cannon goes through this story This article goes on: ‘‘So what evi- lieve in apologizing after he destroys very well, and it is worth reading for dence did the FBI have against Hatfill? people’s lives, and he could not bother how it involves both Comey and his There was none, so the agency did a to apologize after he wrecks a constitu- dear ‘friend’ and current special coun- Hail Mary, importing two bloodhounds tional government, republic, as we are sel Robert Mueller. The FBI tried—in from California whose handlers here, and that is why, after the govern- the media—its case against Hatfill. claimed could sniff the scent of the ment paid Dr. Hatfill $5.82 million in a Their actual case ended up being killer on the anthrax-tainted letters. legal settlement—that is $150,000 per thrown out by the courts.’’ These dogs were shown to Hatfill, who year for 20 years, plus $2.82 million I believe this is Carl Cannon’s ac- promptly petted them. When the dogs cash, but ‘‘Mueller could not be both- count: ‘‘Comey and Mueller badly bun- responded favorably’’—of course, they ered to walk across the street to attend gled the biggest case they ever han- were being petted—their handlers then the press conference announcing the dled. They botched the investigation of told the FBI that the dogs had alerted case’s resolution. When reporters did the 2001 anthrax letter attacks that on Hatfill and he must therefore be the ask him about it, Mueller was grace- took five lives and infected 17 other killer. less. ‘I do not apologize for any aspect

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We will pay him $6 million Trump’s personal attorney’s home and ‘‘Media reports at that time said to try to recompense him in some way office, places where he was. Lo and be- Judge Wood had not told the White for all of the damage Mueller did to hold, it shouldn’t surprise anybody, but House about the nanny even when she him and his family and his life. All it turns out this article from April 17, had been asked directly. Judge Wood Mueller has got to say is: It would be by Jeff Murdock: ‘‘Federal Judge said in a statement that she had not erroneous to say that mistakes were Kimba Wood, who is overseeing the misled the White House.’’ made. court case against Donald Trump’s per- In any event, people that care about You have got to understand, Mr. sonal attorney, Michael Cohen, offi- fair, impartial, and blind justice that Speaker, when Mueller goes after ciated the 2013 wedding of George doesn’t decide a case by looking to see somebody to destroy them, even Soros, a billionaire supporter of liberal who is on either side, they are sickened though they are not guilty of that for political causes, according to the news by what has been happening at the De- which he is pursuing them, he doesn’t reports at that time.’’ partment of Justice, at the top of the feel he has made a mistake. He pre- Now, I would submit, Mr. Speaker, FBI, and under a special prosecutor sumes in his mind that he pursues only that he is not just a supporter of lib- who has made abundantly clear by his bad people, and when he destroys a per- eral political causes. He supports any- hires of those—not who would be fair son who is innocent of the crime for thing that will help destroy the moral, and impartial, but those who would which he was pursuing them, in his upstanding United States of America help Mueller do as he is so good at mind it is not a mistake. He pursued a that has been the greatest gift freedom doing, and that is finding somebody he bad person, and, therefore, he doesn’t has ever had in the world. doesn’t like and destroying their lives. owe an apology to anybody. The article goes on here, though it b 2115 Going back to the article: ‘‘Though says: ‘‘The judge,’’ Kimba Wood, ‘‘is FBI jurisdiction has its limitations, currently weighing whether to have a The additional problem in this case is Mueller’s ego does not. neutral third party review the docu- that if he destroys and uses his illegal ‘‘Mueller and Comey’s next target in ments seized in FBI raids on the office, tactics and unfair weight to throw the anthrax case was Dr. Bruce Ivins. home, and hotel of Mr. Cohen. against innocent people as he has in his As the FBI was closing in and pre- ‘‘Mr. Cohen’s attorneys have sought past, it won’t just be Bob Mueller de- paring to give him the ultimate Hatfill to keep the government from reviewing stroying one life, as he has in a number treatment, Dr. Ivins took his own life. the materials by asserting attorney- of these cases we discussed, but it will Though Mueller and Comey were every client privilege’’—a legitimate privi- be removing an elected President of bit as convinced that Dr. Ivins was the lege, of course. ‘‘Prosecutors have de- the United States. anthrax culprit as they were that Dr. manded access to those documents I pray and I will do what I can to en- Hatfill was, there are lingering ques- claiming they are related to an ongo- sure that people wake up, people come tions about whether or not there was a ing criminal investigation. peacefully out in America, and make case beyond a reasonable doubt. Since ‘‘The government is currently prob- clear that this railroading, egotistical, Dr. Ivins is deceased and had some ing Mr. Cohen’s $130,000 payment to and unapologetic man who has de- mental issues, we are expected to sim- porn star Stephanie Clifford, better stroyed the good that was once top to ply accept that he was definitely the known as Stormy Daniels, for possible bottom of the FBI and who has de- anthrax killer and drop the whole mat- violations of campaign finance laws. stroyed innocent lives without apol- ter. That’s a difficult ask after tax- ‘‘Judge Wood, who will decide those ogy, this man has no business being payer money paid off Mueller’s pre- issues, married Mr. Soros, then 83, and special counsel. In fact, he needs to be vious victim. Mueller had relentlessly his 42-year-old bride, Tamiko Bolton, investigated for his role with Rosen- dogged Dr. Hatfill using life-destroy- in September 2013, media outlets re- stein, their role, along with the guy ing, Orwellian tactics. Either Mueller ported at that time. that Mueller brought along to help in- was wrong when he said it would be a ‘‘The Bedford, New York, wedding vestigate Russia. mistake, ‘to say there were mistakes,’ was attended by 500 guests, including I am not talking about the alleged in the railroading of Hatfill or Mueller top Democrats such as House Minority collusion of the Trump campaign in did intentionally and knowingly per- Leader NANCY PELOSI of California and Russia. I am talking about the real col- secute an innocent man.’’ then-California Lieutenant Governor lusion with Russia where Mueller even That is the bottom line. He says, ‘‘we Gavin Newsom. U2 front man Bono also had an inside informant providing evi- didn’t make a mistake.’’ If they didn’t attended the reception, Reuters re- dence of Russia’s illegal activity in make a mistake, if Mueller didn’t ported in a 2013 article. trying to obtain American uranium, make a mistake, then it means he in- ‘‘In lieu of gifts, the couple asked and instead of using all of that infor- tentionally and knowingly used the that donations be made to several or- mation of Russia’s illegal activity to full power of the United States Justice ganizations, including Planned Parent- obtain American uranium, Rosenstein, Department to destroy an innocent hood and Global Witness, an environ- Mueller, and Weissmann put the quash man, again, innocently and knowingly mental activist group, according to on information about all of that inves- destroying the life of an innocent man. Reuters. tigation. So either he lied when he said ‘‘we ‘‘Mr. Soros donated nearly $10 mil- They threatened and coerced their made no mistakes,’’ or he didn’t lie lion to political action committees informer into keeping his mouth shut when he said ‘‘we made no mistakes.’’ that supported Hillary Clinton in the so that the sale could go through of If he didn’t lie, it means he inten- 2016 Presidential election. He also American uranium that would end up tionally destroyed the life of an inno- chaired the national finance com- in Russian hands. So that sale would go cent man. It is that simple. mittee for a pro-Clinton PAC, dubbed through, and lo and behold, the Clinton So the book goes through 48 pages, Ready for Hillary. Foundation would be $145 million rich- sets out a number of things like this. ‘‘Judge Wood was also then-President er in gifts from those grateful people When I hear my friends, especially Bill Clinton’s second, but failed nomi- that benefited from Russia ultimately down the hall in the Senate, talk about nee for U.S. Attorney General in 1993. getting American uranium. what a great man Mueller is, either, Mr. Clinton had nominated Zoe Baird, Mueller needs to be investigated, as number one, they are intentionally but she was withdrawn after it was re- does Comey, as does Rosenstein, as keeping themselves ignorant of facts, vealed she had hired an illegal immi- does Weissmann. They are the last peo- or, number two, they want Donald grant as a nanny and did not pay taxes ple on this Earth who ought to be in- Trump kicked out of the White House on the employee. Judge Wood was then vestigating somebody else over alleged

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REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, DELEGATION TO CANADA, EXPENDED BETWEEN APR. 3 AND APR 7, 2018

Date Per diem 1 Transportation Other purposes Total U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of Member or employee Country Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Arrival Departure currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency 2 currency 2 currency 2 currency 2

Randal R. Vickers ...... 4/3 4/7 Canada ...... 596.70 467.20 ...... 907.17 710.28 1,503.87 1,117.48 Catherine Szpindor ...... 4/3 4/7 Canada ...... 596.70 467.20 ...... 907.17 710.28 1,503.87 1,117.48

Committee total ...... 934.40 ...... 1,814.34 1,420.56 3,007.74 2,234.96

1 Per diem constitutes lodging and meals. 2 If foreign currency is used, enter U.S. dollar equivalent; if U.S. currency is used, enter amount expended. CATHERINE SZPINDOR, Apr. 30, 2018.

REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, DELEGATION TO JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREA, EXPENDED BETWEEN APR. 2 AND APR. 8, 2018

Nicole Foltz ...... 4/2 4/5 Japan ...... 1,461.38 ...... * 9,534.41 ...... 10,995.79 4 /5 4 /8 ROK ...... 1,112.00 ...... 1,112.00 Kelly Dixon ...... 4/2 4 /5 Japan ...... 1,461.38 ...... * 12,265.41 ...... 13,726.79 4 /5 4 /8 ROK ...... 1,112.00 ...... 1,112.00 Ben Napier ...... 4/2 4/5 Japan ...... 1,461.38 ...... * 12,265.41 ...... 13,726.79 4 /5 4 /8 ROK ...... 1,112.00 ...... 1,112.00 Parker Poling ...... 4/2 4/5 Japan ...... 1,461.38 ...... * 9,534.41 ...... 10,995.79 4 /5 4 /8 ROK ...... 1,112.00 ...... 1,112.00 Shuwanza Goff ...... 4/2 4 /5 Japan ...... 1,461.38 ...... * 12,249.41 ...... 13,710.79 4 /5 4 /8 ROK ...... 1,112.00 ...... 1,112.00 Jason Smith ...... 4/2 4/5 Japan ...... 1,461.38 ...... * 12,265.41 ...... 13,726.79 4 /5 4 /8 ROK ...... 1,112.00 ...... 1,112.00

Committee total ...... 15,440.28 ...... 68,114.46 ...... 83,554.74

1 Per diem constitutes lodging and meals. 2 If foreign currency is used, enter U.S. dollar equivalent; if U.S. currency is used, enter amount expended. * Transportation inclusive of both countries. NICOLE FOLTZ, Apr. 30, 2018.

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