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Congressional Record United States Th of America PROCEEDINGS and DEBATES of the 114 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 114 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION Vol. 161 WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2015 No. 54 House of Representatives The House met at 10 a.m. and was to block the executive actions taken by arable damage to the State of Illinois called to order by the Speaker pro tem- the Obama administration on immigra- just by applying for it and paying for pore (Mr. JOLLY). tion was filed in his court. He has not the driver’s license and learning the f ruled yet on the constitutionality of rules of the road and buying car insur- the case. ance; but who am I to disagree with a DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO He ordered a preliminary injunction, Federal judge? TEMPORE however, saying he thought the States On Friday, the Department of Justice The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- have standing to bring the suit—or at will argue before the fifth circuit court fore the House the following commu- least that the State of Texas did. That in New Orleans that the President’s ex- nication from the Speaker: was enough for him to stop the imple- ecutive actions should move forward. It WASHINGTON, DC, mentation of the program nationwide. is well known that the fifth circuit is April 15, 2015. Not surprisingly, just last week, the among the most conservative. I hereby appoint the Honorable DAVID W. judge refused the government’s request Look what happened a couple of JOLLY to act as Speaker pro tempore on this to lift his injunction and allow the plan weeks ago in that very same circuit day. to move forward. court. They ruled on a lawsuit related JOHN A. BOEHNER, Here is the reality: Congress man- to the State of Mississippi which, like Speaker of the House of Representatives. dates that about 400,000 people will be Texas, felt it might some day in the fu- f deported this year out of a total of 11 ture be dealt damage by the deferred MORNING-HOUR DEBATE million. action program announced by the The Secretary of Homeland Security President for DREAMers back in 2012. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- developed a plan to choose between The panel of judges from the fifth cir- ant to the order of the House of Janu- hardened criminals and those immi- cuit looked at the program, the evi- ary 6, 2015, the Chair will now recog- grants who have lived here for at least dence, and the cost of the State of Mis- nize Members from lists submitted by 5 years, have U.S. citizen children, and sissippi, and the fifth circuit judges the majority and minority leaders for can pass a criminal background check said Mississippi is not harmed and, morning-hour debate. at their own expense. thus, does not have legal standing for The Chair will alternate recognition The plan also requires immigrants to the lawsuit. between the parties, with each party renew their temporary status periodi- That bodes well for the country and limited to 1 hour and each Member cally to prove again that they have not the President’s executive actions. In other than the majority and minority committed crimes or fraudulently the meantime, Judge Hanen still hasn’t leaders and the minority whip limited sought out services or benefits. ruled on the case. Maybe he is running to 5 minutes, but in no event shall de- It is that plan for the parents of U.S. out the clock, trying to make the im- bate continue beyond 11:50 a.m. citizens in American families, people migrants in cities like Chicago and f who have been working and staying out Houston lose hope or stop preparing to of trouble for years, that the Texas sign up or maybe magically self-deport IMMIGRATION REFORM judge here believes will cause irrep- and give up on watching their children, The SPEAKER pro tempore. The arable damage to the State of Texas their U.S. citizen children, grow up in Chair recognizes the gentleman from and, therefore, must be stopped nation- America. Illinois (Mr. GUTIE´ RREZ) for 5 minutes. ally. It might turn into a drawn-out series Mr. GUTIE´ RREZ. Mr. Speaker, the Just as they had hoped, the judge of rules and appeals that wind up in the man pictured alongside me will go a ruled that Texas might some day in the Supreme Court, which could take us long way towards determining who future suffer irreparable harm because well into 2016. lives in the White House for the next of driver’s licenses. In other words, 2016 is an election year, where Latino few years. No, he is not a pollster or a people who qualify for driver’s licenses U.S. citizens—not immigrants we are campaign spin doctor. No, this is a and who take the test and pay their discussing, but their neighbors, cous- Federal judge for the U.S. District fees for driver’s licenses—if they live in ins, spouses, and coworkers who are Court for the Southern District of Texas and apply for those driver’s li- citizens of the United States—are not Texas, the Honorable Judge Andrew censes in Texas—will be doing the likely to vote for a party that is mak- Hanen. State irreparable harm. ing sure that their neighbors, cousins, The lawsuit by 26 Republican Gov- I have a driver’s license. It is right spouses, and coworkers are still a top ernors and attorneys general seeking here. I had no idea I was causing irrep- priority for deportation. 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. H2215 . VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:01 Apr 16, 2015 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A15AP7.000 H15APPT1 SSpencer on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H2216 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE April 15, 2015 I have a feeling the citizens will sup- to compare D.C. residents and what but this process has been deliberately port the candidates and the parties taxes they pay with what other Ameri- sabotaged by the Republican approach that support their communities. I also cans pay. Look at who pays the highest to the agency budget. have a feeling that the decision to drag taxes in the United States of America, The agency has 30,000 fewer employ- this fight out in the courts will be one D.C. residents—this is per capita, my ees today than it had in 1992. The real the Republican Party regrets from a friends—compared to who pays the low- budget adjusted for inflation is about political point of view; just like the de- est, Mississippi. What is that, a third of the level we had in 1998, when we had cision not to allow a vote on immigra- what D.C. residents pay? fewer taxpayers filing returns and a tion reform over the past 2 years will The two largest States in the Union, Tax Code that was smaller and less be seen as one of the biggest and most New York and California—New York complicated. consequential political mistakes of all taxpayers pay a little more than $8,700 If Congress had truly been partners time. per capita, California a little more with the agency in improving its serv- How long does a vote take? Fifteen than $8,000 per capita—both compared ice in streamlining and modernization minutes—it might sound too much like to our $12,000 per capita. Southern and giving them today’s computers, a Geico commercial, but just 15 min- States average between the $4,000 and maybe it would be possible to keep utes could have saved the Republicans $5,000 per capita range. The Midwest pace, but the IRS has been given a a great deal of heartache. states average in the $6,000 range. Ohio budget that prevents it from modern- The failure to take those 15 minutes is $6,130. Iowa is $6,019. izing its information technology. It for a vote might mean that there are Even States with many wealthy tax- uses applications for its computers no Republican Presidents for a long payers, like Virginia and Florida, are that were running in the early 1960s. time who would nominate judges like within the $7,000 tax range, but D.C.— The IRS is virtually a museum of this one. 650,000 residents—pays $12,000 per resi- computer technology, but you cannot f dent. Find your State on my Web site. modernize the simple call service func- You will not find one state paying tion of answering phones and talking DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TAXATION what District of Columbia residents to taxpayers, yet Congress has delib- WITHOUT REPRESENTATION pay. erately slashed that money available The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Today is April 15, and nobody enjoys for those positions. Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from paying taxes, but we believe that the When you visit the IRS offices, which the District of Columbia (Ms. NORTON) constituents of my colleagues will join I have and which I hope every one of for 5 minutes. the moral outrage of my constituents my colleagues does before they reduce Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, yester- when they learn that D.C. residents are those budgets yet again, they will find day, I began a series of remarks leading not only paying more federal taxes per employees who simply cannot meet the up to tomorrow, Emancipation Day, in capita than any other Americans, but needs of their customers.
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