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, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2015 No. 158 House of Representatives The House met at 10 a.m. and was thus driving up America’s deficits and (before the GOP Conference meeting called to order by the Speaker pro tem- driving down America’s ability to pay next week in which we are to conduct pore (Mr. VALADAO). for safety nets for Americans. Speaker elections) a written commu- This week I vote on PAUL RYAN’s bid f nication correcting my errors. for House Speaker. While PAUL RYAN ‘‘If I do not receive such a commu- DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO has excellent communication skills, is nication from you, then I will infer TEMPORE charismatic, understands the economic that you concur that my portrayal of The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- risk of out-of-control deficits, and the your remarks is accurate and that I, fore the House the following commu- like, PAUL RYAN and I have a major and the rest of the GOP Conference, nication from the Speaker: disagreement on border security. and the American people, may rely on Last week, on October 22, PAUL your words as I have written them. WASHINGTON, DC, ‘‘I need your assurance that you will October 27, 2015. RYAN, I, and others met about his can- I hereby appoint the Honorable DAVID G. didacy. Border security was discussed. not use the Speaker’s position to ad- VALADAO to act as Speaker pro tempore on Thereafter, I hand-delivered to PAUL vance your immigration policies, ex- this day. RYAN, on the House floor, at, roughly, cept when in accord with the two above JOHN A. BOEHNER, 4 p.m., a letter that states: statements, because there is a huge gap Speaker of the House of Representatives. ‘‘Paul: Struggling American families between your immigration position and f have lost more than 8 million job op- the wishes of the American citizens I portunities to illegal aliens. All lower represent. Your words yesterday con- MORNING-HOUR DEBATE and middle income American workers stitute the needed assurance. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- have suffered from suppressed wages ‘‘If your assurances as I have por- ant to the order of the House of Janu- caused by the surge in both illegal trayed them are accurate, then I am ary 6, 2015, the Chair will now recog- alien and lawful immigrant labor sup- much more comfortable voting for you nize Members from lists submitted by ply. for Speaker on the House Floor (and the majority and minority leaders for ‘‘Your past record and current stance will do so, absent something startling morning-hour debate. on immigration conflicts with the val- coming to my attention between now The Chair will alternate recognition ues of the Americans I represent and and the election, which I don’t antici- between the parties, with each party causes great concern to me and the pate). limited to 1 hour and each Member Americans I represent. ‘‘If, however, you would use the other than the majority and minority ‘‘Yesterday during discussions about Speaker’s chair to advance an immi- leaders and the minority whip limited the Speaker race, you made two rep- gration belief system that is unaccept- to 5 minutes, but in no event shall de- resentations about immigration that able to the Americans I represent, it bate continue beyond 11:50 a.m. stood out. They are: will be very difficult for me to vote for ‘‘1. It is unwise or unproductive to you for Speaker on the House Floor. f bring up any immigration legislation ‘‘To be clear, I intend to publicly THE SPEAKER’S RACE so long as Barack Obama is President. share this letter and your responding ‘‘2. As Speaker, you will not allow letter, if any, to help explain to my The SPEAKER pro tempore. The any immigration bill to reach the constituents why I voted as I did on the Chair recognizes the gentleman from House Floor for a vote unless the im- House Floor in the Speaker’s election. Alabama (Mr. BROOKS) for 5 minutes. migration bill is ‘supported by a major- ‘‘Thank you for considering the con- Mr. BROOKS of Alabama. Mr. Speak- ity of the majority’ of Republican tents of this letter.’’ er, between 2000 and 2014, in the 16 to 65 House Members. At roughly 5:20 p.m., PAUL RYAN age bracket, although the American ‘‘Although you talk faster than I can called me and stated that my letter ac- economy created 5.6 million net new write your words down, I believe the curately portrayed his immigration jobs, American-born citizens lost above statements properly reflect what representations. PAUL RYAN confirmed 127,000 jobs. All job gains in America— you said. I send this letter to confirm that he meant what he said and would and more—went to people born in for- that I accurately portray your remarks keep his word. eign countries. and that I may rely on them when the Based on PAUL RYAN’s representa- In 2012, 51 percent of households House Floor Vote for Speaker occurs tions and my trust that PAUL RYAN is headed by immigrants relied on welfare next week. a man of his word, I will vote for PAUL compared to 30 percent of households ‘‘If my portrayal of your words errs RYAN for House Speaker on the House headed by someone born in America, in any respect, please deliver to me floor if he is the Republican nominee. 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 Sep 11 2014 05:13 Oct 28, 2015 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A27OC7.000 H27OCPT1 SSpencer on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H7192 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 27, 2015 Mr. Speaker, I submit this letter for A BIPARTISAN MAJORITY—A NEW not amend and refine the Ex-Im Bank. the RECORD. PRECEDENT FOR SOLVING PROB- The committee killed it by having the CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES, LEMS authorization expire without giving HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, The SPEAKER pro tempore. The the whole House a chance to be part of Washington, DC, October 22, 2015. Chair recognizes the gentleman from that decision. Hand-delivered on House Floor to Paul Ryan Now the people who were caught on Oregon (Mr. BLUMENAUER) for 5 min- at approx. 4 p.m., 10/22/15 the wrong side of the majority of the Paul Ryan called Mo and confirmed accuracy utes. Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, for House, with a losing argument and a of letter via phone at 5:20 p.m. (during minority position, were suddenly con- staff meeting) the first time in over a dozen years, an Re: Immigration Positions & Speaker Race. unusual legislative procedure—a dis- cerned that the House was being shut charge petition—has been successfully out. They had been shutting out the Hon. PAUL RYAN, House for the last 2 years. They had de- Chairman, Ways and Means Committee. mounted in the House. This is an ex- traordinary effort to allow the House nied efforts at reform. Only when their PAUL: Struggling American families have hand was forced did they somehow re- lost more than 8 million job opportunities to to work its will—a mechanism that illegal aliens. All lower and middle income was part of a package of reform, dating sort to the most specious of arguments. American workers have suffered from sup- back over a century, to deal with the This is like, as they say, the person pressed wages caused by the surge in both il- iron rule of Speaker Joe Cannon. The who kills his parents and then pleads for mercy from the court because he is legal alien and lawful immigrant labor sup- subject of the petition, the Ex-Im ply. an orphan. Bank, was almost as obscure as the Your past record and current stance on im- There is no reform because they procedure that brought it to the House. didn’t want reform. They were the ones migration conflicts with the values of the This is an agency that for over 70 Americans I represent and causes great con- who shut the House out. Now, because years has provided financing for trans- cern to me and the Americans I represent. of the courageous action by a bipar- actions similar to which all of our com- tisan group, led by our Republican col- Yesterday during discussions about the petitor nations provide their exporting Speaker race, you made two representations leagues—eloquently and bravely—the companies. In this case, American about immigration that stood out. They are: House will no longer be shut out. companies will have the credit tools 1. It is unwise or unproductive to bring up American business will be stronger; any immigration legislation so long as that will enable them to cost-effec- and the House has demonstrated that Barack Obama is President. tively engage in international trans- there sometimes will be opportunities 2. As Speaker, you will not allow any im- actions that other private institutions for a bipartisan majority to have its in- migration bill to reach the House Floor for a won’t finance because of political or terests represented. vote unless the immigration bill is ‘‘sup- commercial risks.