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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 116 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION Vol. 165 WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2019 No. 9 House of Representatives The House met at 10 a.m. and was have had their lives terminated by THE TRUMP SHUTDOWN called to order by the Speaker pro tem- abortion. To say this is a tragedy is an The SPEAKER pro tempore. The pore (Mr. SIRES). understatement—60 million. Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from f Mr. Speaker, it is no secret that I am New York (Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ) for 5 min- unapologetically pro-life. I believe that utes. DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO ´ TEMPORE life begins at conception and that we Ms. VELAZQUEZ. Mr. Speaker, as of should work harder to build a culture this week, the Trump shutdown has be- The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- that values life at every stage. come the longest government shut- fore the House the following commu- down in American history. nication from the Speaker: While not everyone shares my con- It is bad enough that the President WASHINGTON, DC, victions about life or on certain poli- has doubled down on his demand for a January 16, 2019. cies surrounding rights of unborn chil- senseless, expensive, and hateful border I hereby appoint the Honorable ALBIO dren, our pro-life momentum is still wall. It is even worse that he is holding SIRES to act as Speaker pro tempore on this strong. This Friday, thousands of day. Federal workers hostage, needlessly in- Americans will gather just outside of flicting pain and suffering on dedicated NANCY PELOSI, this building at The National Mall to Speaker of the House of Representatives. public servants. participate in this year’s March for f Last week, Federal workers began of- Life, an annual event where the pro-life ficially missing a paycheck. These MORNING-HOUR DEBATE community comes together to advo- 800,000 workers, both employees and The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- cate for the lives and rights of unborn subcontractors, are fathers, mothers, ant to the order of the House of Janu- children. Some of the activists gath- brothers, and sisters. They have ary 3, 2019, the Chair will now recog- ered here on Friday will have traveled mouths to feed and mortgages to pay. nize Members from lists submitted by from Alabama’s Second District, as far They must put groceries on the table the majority and minority leaders for as 900 miles, to stand up for life. and gasoline in their car. Yet because morning-hour debate. So, Mr. Speaker, I want to take this one person in Washington decided to The Chair will alternate recognition opportunity to send a message to the throw a political temper tantrum over between the parties. All time shall be thousands of pro-life marchers, espe- a foolish wall, many of them are now equally allocated between the parties, cially those from southeast Alabama I having to cut expenses, endure sac- and in no event shall debate continue have the privilege of representing in rifices, and make tough choices in beyond 11:50 a.m. Each Member, other Congress: their family budgets. The latest outrageous development than the majority and minority leaders Thank you. Thank you for your dedi- occurred when, last week, Donald and the minority whip, shall be limited cation to this most worthy cause. It is Trump threatened to take disaster to 5 minutes. our responsibility to speak out for funds away from the Army Corps of En- f those who cannot speak for themselves. gineers to pay for this wall. He even I am deeply grateful for your commit- MARCH FOR LIFE suggested taking funding away from ment to this incredibly important The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Puerto Rico as the island struggles to duty, and I, along with my pro-life col- Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from recover from historic hurricanes, the leagues here in Congress, stand with Alabama (Mrs. ROBY) for 5 minutes. aftermath of which cost 3,000 of our fel- you. Mrs. ROBY. Mr. Speaker, 45 years low citizens their lives. ago this month, the Supreme Court of My promise to you is that I will con- Think about that. The President the United States offered its infamous tinue to use this seat in Congress that wants to take money away from Amer- Roe v. Wade decision that legalized I have been given to be a vocal advo- icans who are suffering from natural abortion on demand in this country. cate for the unborn. I will continue to disasters in Puerto Rico, Texas, Cali- While many abortion activists cele- join you in defending the defenseless. fornia, and elsewhere to fund a hateful brate this anniversary as a victory for Our momentum is strong, especially wall aimed at demonizing immigrant so-called women’s health, it represents during this time each year, but our communities. This is shameful and it is a particularly somber occasion for work is far from being complete. I immoral. those of us who advocate for life. won’t stop fighting until our laws and Now we have gotten word that HUD Since that 1973 ruling, more than 60 policies protect life at every stage, and may be using the shutdown as a predi- million unborn children in this country I hope you won’t either. cate for reducing disaster funding to 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. H605 . VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:37 Jan 16, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A16JA7.000 H16JAPT1 H606 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE January 16, 2019 the people of Puerto Rico. Last week, At that time, we had a fledgling be- In 1997, she was recognized by the HUD put out a surprise notice claiming ginning industry in films and motion Gainesville Elks Lodge as Police Chief that the shutdown is preventing them pictures that has now become the envy, of the Year; and in 2003 and 2007, the from proceeding with disaster recovery literally, of the world and one of the Gainesville Kiwanis Club presented her efforts, funds Congress allocated on a top places in all of the world to make with the John W. Jacobs, Sr., Memorial bipartisan basis almost a year ago. Yet blockbuster films. Award for her excellence in law en- HUD’s very own contingency plans dic- He has taken an aging infrastructure forcement. tate that shutdowns, under no cir- and transportation plan and, now, has She is an active member of the Inter- cumstances, should affect disaster-re- given hope to that transportation plan national and Georgia Associations of lated operations. in Georgia. Chiefs of Police and serves as a board I fear that Secretary Carson is play- But also, when I came here to Con- member on the Gainesville Rape Re- ing politics with the shutdown and the gress, and last Congress, we were able sponse and the Georgia Law Enforce- people of Puerto Rico, putting the is- to work on criminal justice reform ment State Certification Program. land’s recovery at risk. with this President and this adminis- Her re´sume´ is superseded only by her Mr. Speaker, this shutdown must tration. But in many ways, it would character. For over three decades, end. The President’s shameful insist- not have happened up here if it had not Chief Martin has made great sacrifices ence on a border wall is harming our been for Governor Nathan Deal. to serve and protect our communities. workers and families. Everything, from When he went to Georgia, he began As the son of a Georgia State trooper, the food we eat to counterterrorism, to to look at our criminal justice system. I understand firsthand the dangers that travel safety, is impacted by the He began to look at how we were treat- our law enforcement officers face each Trump shutdown. And now HUD is ing those who needed a second chance, and every day. Chief Martin has con- threatening to inflict greater pain on who needed the hope that was provided tinually put her life on the line so that those who have survived natural disas- in a system that was not providing the people of Gainesville do not have to ters. That is unacceptable. what it needed to. fear for their own. Nathan Deal took a stand, and Geor- Mr. President, the American people I want to congratulate Chief Carol gia has become an international leader implore you: Stop holding Federal Martin on her retirement. But most of in how we deal with our criminal jus- workers and other Americans hostage. all, I want to thank her for her dedi- tice system and how we take care of Stop threatening parts of our Nation cated life of service to the rule of law those individuals. We have seen crime that are recovering from natural dis- and protecting the people of northeast rates decrease; we have seen families aster. Don’t put people’s lives at risk. Georgia and for being a dear friend of put back together; we have seen a bet- mine. Do your job. Reopen government, and ter Georgia. get back to work. Personally, I have known Governor f The SPEAKER pro tempore. Mem- Deal for almost 35, 40 years. I played HONORING THE LIFE AND SERVICE bers are reminded to refrain from en- basketball with his son.