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H582 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE January 15, 2019 Yes, we are a nation of immigrants. I Lieutenant Governor Pinnell is, like- On January 5, the Bison defeated the know firsthand. My grandparents emi- wise, a business owner and has been an Eastern Washington Eagles, 38–24. The grated from Sweden to the Upper Pe- advocate of the Republican Party and Eagles are a good team and attempted ninsula to start a new life in the 1890s, conservative agenda in our State for several comebacks, but the Bison held but Congress has a constitutional duty many years. strong for the win. to provide for the safety and security Commissioner Mulready is a long- Quarterback Easton Stick led the of our citizens. Right now, our immi- term insurance professional and busi- Bison with a spectacular performance. gration system is broken, making ille- nessman, most recently serving in the He had five touchdowns—two passing gal entry into the U.S. a common oc- Oklahoma House of Representatives as and three rushing—for a combined 319 currence rather than a random act. the majority floor leader. yards. President Trump is right to call this State Superintendent Joy The Bison players were cheered on by a crisis. It is a crisis of our own mak- Hofmeister, another business owner, is 17,000 dedicated NDSU fans who trav- ing, and it is time for Congress to do beginning her second term in the role eled over 1,000 miles south to Frisco, our job. and will continue to work hard for Texas, for what has become an annual We are on day 25 of the longest and Oklahoma’s students. journey. most avoidable government shutdown A new day is dawning in Oklahoma Victory also sealed Coach Klieman’s in U.S. history. Those most vital to with the leadership of Governor Stitt, place in college football history. In his protecting our borders, coasts, and Lieutenant Governor Pinnell, Commis- five seasons, he has coached the team ports have now missed at least one sioner Mulready, and Superintendent to four national championships and paycheck, with little to no progress Hofmeister. I congratulate them on just four conference losses. being made in Washington. this accomplishment and wish celebra- Madam Speaker, this incredible It is time to end this shutdown, se- tion and joy this week. achievement is the result of months of hard work and preparation. Congratu- cure our borders, and get our govern- f ment open and working for the people. lations to all Bison players, coaches, KEYSTONE TAILORED Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues and fans. They earned it. MANUFACTURING PLAN CLOSURE to join me in supporting efforts to f build a wall. (Ms. KAPTUR asked and was given AN IMPORTANT VICTORY FOR f permission to address the House for 1 DEMOCRACY minute.) (Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of A SHUTDOWN IS NOT THE ANSWER Ms. KAPTUR. Madam Speaker, I rise New York asked and was given permis- (Ms. BROWNLEY of California asked today to highlight yet another grim sion to address the House for 1 minute.) economic headline, another broken and was given permission to address Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New promise on jobs and trade from Presi- the House for 1 minute.) York. Madam Speaker, today, we had Ms. BROWNLEY of California. dent Trump to the people of northern an important victory for democracy. A Madam Speaker, President Trump is Ohio, and more pink slips by another Federal judge in New York ordered the forcing more than 37,000 Californians, factory shuttered. Trump administration to remove a including many veterans, to go without Keystone Tailored Manufacturing planned citizenship question from the pay. From Coast Guard members at will close by March. Approximately 150 2020 Census in response to a lawsuit Naval Base Ventura County and Chan- employees will lose their jobs. filed by the State of New York, which nel Islands Harbor to local air traffic Keystone has made men’s suits at the was joined by 17 other States in sup- controllers, Ventura County residents site since 2015. Before that, it was a port. I am proud to have led an amicus and their families are trying to make Hugo Boss men’s suit plant. Since 2010, brief of 126 Members of Congress, also ends meet without their paychecks. workers fought to keep the facility in support of this lawsuit. On the first day of this Congress, I from closing twice. There won’t be a The court affirmed what we already joined my Democratic colleagues to third time. knew: adding a citizenship question pass legislation to reopen the govern- As Mark Milko, the area director for was driven by partisan politics, in vio- ment and provide for sensible border the Workers United union put it: ‘‘It lation of the law. The Constitution re- security. doesn’t look like there is anything to quires that the Census count every per- The President should not use people’s fight to save.’’ son living in our country, and the ad- lives and our economy as hostages to Madam Speaker, this company plans ministration’s attempt to add a citi- build a campaign slogan. The President to shift these jobs to Canada. There zenship question was a deliberate effort closed the government. A shutdown is they can save $15 a suit on imported to scare away noncitizens and their not the answer. buttons, zippers, shoulder supports, and families in order to undercount this Mr. President, reopen our govern- tariffs—because Canada isn’t involved community. ment now. in a trade war with China that the Fortunately, the court agreed, but f President has started. Under NAFTA, there will likely be an appeal. That is they can then turn those suits right OKLAHOMA INAUGURATION DAY why I will be introducing legislation to back around to sell here in America for remove the citizenship question. We (Mr. KEVIN HERN of Oklahoma nothing. must act quickly. asked and was given permission to ad- This President’s trade strategy is a Our democracy depends on a full and dress the House for 1 minute and to re- disaster. American workers suffer the accurate count of our Nation, and we vise and extend his remarks.) ultimate sacrifice. Our Nation must cannot allow the Trump administra- Mr. KEVIN HERN of Oklahoma. put someone in charge who knows what tion to compromise that. Madam Speaker, I rise in celebration of they are doing. f the inauguration of Oklahoma’s Gov- f ernor Kevin Stitt, Lieutenant Gov- END THE GOVERNMENT ernor Matt Pinnell, Insurance Commis- CONGRATULATING THE NORTH DA- SHUTDOWN KOTA STATE UNIVERSITY FOOT- sioner Glen Mulready, and State Super- (Ms. GARCIA of Texas asked and was BALL TEAM intendent Joy Hofmeister. These lead- given permission to address the House ers come from Oklahoma’s First Con- (Mr. ARMSTRONG asked and was for 1 minute.) gressional District and will represent given permission to address the House Ms. GARCIA of Texas. Madam Speak- Tulsa well in our capital. for 1 minute and to revise and extend er, I rise to object to the administra- Governor Stitt, like our President his remarks.) tion’s threat to issue a national emer- and myself, is an entrepreneur and a Mr. ARMSTRONG. Madam Speaker, gency declaration and reprogram businessman. He has a vision for Okla- the North Dakota State University money that has been allocated for Hur- homa to be a top ten State, shaking up football team brought home their ricane Harvey. the status quo in Oklahoma City and record seventh FCS championship tro- I join a bipartisan group of Texas leg- turning the State around. phy in 8 years. islators in opposition to this diversion, VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:33 Jan 16, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K15JA7.069 H15JAPT1 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with HOUSE January 15, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H583 including my former colleagues from Let’s talk about the reality that the How long can he hang on? How long the Texas Senate. This administration President proposed in his budget for will that escrow remain open before is seeking any funds or any means to 2019 that we should spend somewhere this deal tanks? Well, it is 25 days thus go around Congress to build his wall. around $1.6 billion for border security, far. Apparently, the deal is still in Congress is a coequal branch of gov- not specifying walls or all of it, but place. But businesses all across this ernment, Madam Speaker, with a duty just border security. Nation are not moving forward. to appropriate funds for Hurricane Har- We, of course, do what we always do. Recent estimates show that two- vey. Any action to delay or divert We took that, and we put it through tenths of a percent of the economic those funds puts lives at risk and po- the ringer. We came out with $1.6 bil- growth of this Nation in this 25-day tentially displaces people from their lion for border security, including some shutdown has been removed from this homes, many in my own district in wall in there. economy. We are looking somewhere Houston. But we didn’t finish the task, so we just north of 21⁄2, 3 percent, in that We must do more to mitigate the did a continuing resolution last Sep- range, but two-tenths of that is now damages caused by flooding. Diverting tember and kicked the ball down the gone as a result of this shutdown. disaster funds to pay for a wall will not road, which is what we really do best, Let us remind ourselves: This is en- accomplish that goal.