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E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 113 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION Vol. 160 WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 2014 No. 123 House of Representatives The House met at 10 a.m. and was come forward and lead the House in the House Resolution 700 and ask for its called to order by the Speaker pro tem- Pledge of Allegiance. immediate consideration. pore (Mr. WOMACK). Mr. GARCIA led the Pledge of Alle- The Clerk read the resolution, as fol- f giance as follows: lows: I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the H. RES. 700 DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER United States of America, and to the Repub- Resolved, That the requirement of clause PRO TEMPORE lic for which it stands, one nation under God, 6(a) of rule XIII for a two-thirds vote to con- The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. sider a report from the Committee on Rules fore the House the following commu- f on the same day it is presented to the House nication from the Speaker: is waived with respect to any resolution re- COMMUNICATION FROM THE ported through the legislative day of Sep- WASHINGTON, DC, CLERK OF THE HOUSE tember 5, 2014, providing for consideration or August 1, 2014. disposition of measures relating to the ongo- I hereby appoint the Honorable STEVE The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- ing humanitarian crisis on the U.S. southern WOMACK to act as Speaker pro tempore on fore the House the following commu- this day. nication from the Clerk of the House of border, border security, and related immi- gration law. JOHN A. BOEHNER, Representatives: SEC. 2. It shall be in order at any time Speaker of the House of Representatives. OFFICE OF THE CLERK, through the legislative day of September 5, f HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 2014, for the Speaker to entertain motions PRAYER Washington, DC, August 1, 2014. that the House suspend the rules as though Hon. JOHN A. BOEHNER, under clause 1 of rule XV, relating to meas- The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick Speaker, House of Representatives, ures addressing the ongoing humanitarian J. Conroy, offered the following prayer: Washington, DC. crisis on the U.S. southern border, border se- Dear God, we give You thanks for DEAR MR. SPEAKER: Pursuant to the per- curity, and related immigration law. giving us another day. mission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II of The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- On this day, in the midst of great and the Rules of the U.S. House of Representa- tives, the Clerk received the following mes- tleman from Oklahoma is recognized urgent debate, we ask again that You for 1 hour. give all Members peace and patience, sage from the Secretary of the Senate on Au- gust 1, 2014 at 9:08 a.m.: Mr. COLE. Mr. Speaker, for the pur- with wisdom and courage to do what is That the Senate agreed to the conference pose of debate only, I yield the cus- best for our Nation. report H.R. 3230. tomary 30 minutes to the gentleman Perplexing and competing questions That the Senate agreed without amend- from Massachusetts (Mr. MCGOVERN), and answers challenge us all to remem- ment H. Con. Res. 111. pending which I yield myself such time ber that our Nation is a people de- That the Senate recedes in its amendment as I may consume. During consider- scended from immigrants, most in his- to the bill H.R. 5021. ation of this resolution, all time yield- tory, and many in faith. May all Amer- Appointments: State and Local Law Enforcement Con- ed is for the purpose of debate only. icans, and those Members who rep- gressional Badge of Bravery Board. Public resent them here, rise to the challenge GENERAL LEAVE Safety Officer Medal of Valor Review Board. Mr. COLE. Mr. Speaker, I ask unani- of these days and prove to be the best State and Local Law Enforcement Congres- mous consent that all Members have 5 of ourselves. sional Badge of Bravery Board. As always, may all that is done be for With best wishes, I am legislative days to revise and extend Your greater honor and glory. Sincerely, their remarks. Amen. KAREN L. HAAS. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gen- f f tleman from Oklahoma? THE JOURNAL WAIVING REQUIREMENT OF There was no objection. CLAUSE 6(a) OF RULE XIII WITH The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Mr. COLE. Mr. Speaker, yesterday RESPECT TO CONSIDERATION OF ant to section 3(a) of House Resolution the Rules Committee met to report a CERTAIN RESOLUTIONS RE- 694, the Journal of the last day’s pro- rule that would provide for same-day PORTED FROM THE COMMITTEE ceedings is approved. authority for any resolution reported ON RULES, AND PROVIDING FOR f from the Committee on Rules related CONSIDERATION OF MOTIONS TO to the ongoing humanitarian crisis on PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE SUSPEND THE RULES the southern border, border security, The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the Mr. COLE. Mr. Speaker, by direction and related immigration law through gentleman from Florida (Mr. GARCIA) of the Committee on Rules, I call up September 5, 2014. Additionally, the 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. H7191 . VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:14 Aug 02, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A01AU7.000 H01AUPT1 smartinez on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H7192 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE August 1, 2014 rule provides suspension authority so if the Republicans can somehow There is no question criminal ele- through September 5, 2014, on the same come up with even more mean-spirited ments have picked that impression up, topics. bills, if they can figure out a way to broadcast it. Thousands of people have Mr. Speaker, this rule is very act even more cruelly, they can bring sent them tens of thousands—millions, straightforward. It allows the House us back again and again and again to really—of dollars and put children on a the maximum flexibility to deal with vote. perilous journey of over 1,000 miles to the crisis on the southern border dur- Now, in case any Americans are still this country. ing the district work period by pro- watching, they could be forgiven for Now we are trying to act on that, and viding both same-day and suspension being a little confused about what hap- we think, number one, if we don’t do authority through September 5. pened this week. On Wednesday, House that, the societies from which they are Any legislation considered during Republicans voted to waste millions of coming are going to be disrupted. And this time period would still need to go taxpayer dollars to sue the President we have been told very clearly by the through the regular process, by either for what they claim is excessive execu- leaders of those countries: We would a rule for consideration by the Rules tive action. But on Thursday, this is like our children back. Committee or under the standard sus- what Speaker BOEHNER said about the Number two, if we don’t stop this pension process. This resolution just border crisis: process, we are going to continue to en- allows for expedited consideration of There are numerous steps the President rich cartels to an extraordinary degree. those matters while preserving as can and should be taking right now, without Frankly, as one border agent told me, much of the district work period as the need for congressional action, to secure he said, from a cartel standpoint, this our borders. possible. is actually easier than drugs, because Mr. Speaker, I urge support for the So which is it, Mr. Speaker? Is Presi- with drugs we try to interdict you rule, and I reserve the balance of my dent Obama doing too much or not every step along the way, and if you time. enough? I have got whiplash. It would get to the border to cross, we continue Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I want be easier to take the Republicans seri- to try and interdict you. In this case, to thank the gentleman from Okla- ously if they would just settle on one we actually, once they bring an illegal homa for yielding me the customary 30 set of partisan talking points. unaccompanied minor here, complete Finally, Mr. Speaker, let me say a minutes, and I yield myself such time the transaction. So it is encouraging few words about the crisis at our bor- as I may consume. the flow, and that is dangerous for the Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposi- der. There are nearly 50 million refugees young people involved. tion to this martial law rule. We all know that in the course of around the world, 50 million people The martial law authority created that journey there is a risk that sex fleeing violence, brutality, oppression, under this rule would last through Sep- trafficking will take place. There is a famine, disease—50 million. But when tember 5. In other words, the House Re- risk that people will be lured or forced 50,000 minors, one-tenth of 1 percent of publicans can call us back on a whim, into drug dealing. There is a terrific the total number, arrive at our border, just to consider any kind of bill they my Republican friends have a collec- physical risk.