E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 115 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION Vol. 163 WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, APRIL 25, 2017 No. 70 House of Representatives The House met at noon and was Of course, understanding our system by emitting an unprecedented volume called to order by the Speaker pro tem- of government means understanding of hot air. pore (Mr. MESSER). the U.S. Constitution. It is the greatest Now, a week earlier we had tax day, f gift left to us by the Founders, and it and millions of Americans across this has stood the test of time. country, including in Los Angeles, DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO The success of the Constitution is needed to demonstrate to try to get TEMPORE due to its carefully designed system of Donald Trump to reveal his tax re- The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- checks and balances. By separating the turns. Every President since Richard fore the House the following commu- powers of government into separate Nixon has released their tax returns. nication from the Speaker: but equal branches and guaranteeing Donald Trump told us in May of 2014: If WASHINGTON, DC, individual rights, the Constitution has I decide to run for office, I will produce April 25, 2017. been, as James Madison suggested, my tax returns. And he said it again a I hereby appoint the Honorable LUKE ‘‘the guardian of true liberty.’’ year later. And then he said it during MESSER to act as Speaker pro tempore on Mr. Speaker, please join me in wish- the Republican debate in 2016. He said: this day. ing these bright young students good Oh, I will release my tax returns, but PAUL D. RYAN, luck on their AP exam and in their col- Speaker of the House of Representatives. they are under audit. lege applications. Well, according to Donald Trump, his f f 2011 and 2012 returns aren’t under MORNING-HOUR DEBATE CONFRONTING TRUMP ON ANTI- audit. He ought to release those. But The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- SCIENCE AGENDA AND TAXES he ought to release all of his tax re- turns. And this idea that they are ant to the order of the House of Janu- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The under audit is absolutely absurd. ary 3, 2017, the Chair will now recog- Chair recognizes the gentleman from The IRS has made it clear: Any tax- nize Members from lists submitted by California (Mr. SHERMAN) for 5 min- payer can release their tax return, the majority and minority leaders for utes. morning-hour debate. Mr. SHERMAN. Mr. Speaker, last whether they are under audit or not, The Chair will alternate recognition Saturday was Earth Day, and tens of and everyone in the tax world—I head- between the parties, with each party thousands, hundreds of thousands, mil- ed the second largest tax agency in this limited to 1 hour and each Member lions of people across this country had country for several years, I am a CPA— other than the majority and minority to march in favor of science because, knows that you can release your tax leaders and the minority whip limited not since Galileo was condemned by returns whether you are under audit or to 5 minutes, but in no event shall de- the Inquisition for asserting that the not. bate continue beyond 1:50 p.m. Earth orbits the Sun, not since Galileo Now, I understand that you don’t f was condemned by the Inquisition have want to release information to your ad- versary, and if you are being audited, WISHING ARNOLD HIGH SCHOOL science deniers had such powerful friends. the IRS is your adversary. But Donald AMERICAN GOVERNMENT STU- Trump knows that the IRS already has DENTS GOOD LUCK ON UPCOM- Our species went 1,000 years without science. We call those years, in retro- his tax returns, so who is the adversary ING ADVANCED PLACEMENT spect, the Dark Ages. My time in this from which Donald Trump is with- EXAM Congress has convinced me that we holding information? The American The SPEAKER pro tempore. The should be guided by scientific con- people are the adversary that cannot Chair recognizes the gentleman from sensus, by scientific facts, not alter- see his tax return that the IRS already Florida (Mr. DUNN) for 5 minutes. native facts. has. Mr. DUNN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today Scientific fact: Climate change is But it is not enough to just see Don- to wish Mr. Ryan Ziem’s American real and predominantly man-made, and ald Trump’s Form 1040, because he tells Government students at Arnold High if we don’t reduce our emission of us that he has 532 private businesses, School the very best luck in their up- greenhouse gasses, then we are going secret businesses in the sense that they coming advanced placement exam. I to lose our ports, our beaches, our do not report their financial informa- visited these students last fall, and I health, and entire countries like the tion to the SEC, over 532 of those busi- was impressed by their articulate ques- Maldives. ness entity investments. We need to tions and commitment to under- Another scientific fact: Donald see the tax returns of every business standing our system of government. Trump can’t stop global warming just entity that Trump controls. Over 100 of 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. H2817 . VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:04 Apr 26, 2017 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A25AP7.000 H25APPT1 SSpencer on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H2818 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE April 25, 2017 those investments are in foreign coun- b 1400 where millions, including nearly 30,000 tries. We need to see the tax returns of U.S. troops, are within range of the AFTER RECESS Trump Panama Hotel, LLC; Trump North Korean artillery. This drill Korea, LLC; DT Dubai Golf Course, The recess having expired, the House comes on the heels of North Korea’s LLC; and all the business entities that was called to order by the Speaker pro threat to destroy U.S. aircraft carriers. he has that are doing business in Saudi tempore (Mr. POLIQUIN) at 2 p.m. Mr. Speaker, North Korea is the top threat facing the American people. Arabia, Qatar, and China. f Finally, Donald Trump ran as a popu- North Korea’s efforts to extend the list, especially on corporate issues, but PRAYER range of their ballistic missiles, while now he wants to allow corporate inver- The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick working to miniaturize a nuclear war- sions that provide tax benefits to cor- J. Conroy, offered the following prayer: head, will eventually place the West porate Benedict Arnolds who betray God of the universe, we give You Coast of the United States under direct nuclear threat. Intelligence experts es- our country and incorporate in some thanks for giving us another day. timate that the regime will be capable foreign country. He refuses to des- The House returns from a long recess of striking the West Coast in less than ignate China as a currency manipu- meeting with constituents as concerns lator, even though he pledged to the 4 years. about budget, taxes, and immigration, That is an unacceptable risk for U.S. American people during his rallies that among others, reveal the considerable national security and an intolerable he would do just that, and he refuses to divisions both in Congress and among threat facing the residents of Orange do anything about Chinese require- the American populace as well. County. I urge my colleagues to join ments for coproduction agreements. As opinions and emotions surge loud- me in condemning the recent North Donald Trump: His rallies sounded ly and with little indication of easy so- Korean provocations, demanding com- like BERNIE SANDERS, but he is gov- lution, we take this quiet moment to prehensive sanctions on the North Ko- erning like Goldman Sachs. ask Your blessing upon the Members of rean regime, and supporting all actions this people’s House. f necessary to secure the safety of our Give each Member peace and quiet Nation and allies. DELIVERING FOR THE AMERICAN discernment to work toward common f WORKER solutions that might ease our divisions and open the way to new hope and con- REMEMBERING RUBY ARNOLD The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. fidence that we as a nation will con- (Mr. CLEAVER asked and was given DUNN). The Chair recognizes the gen- tinue to shine as an example for all the permission to address the House for 1 tleman from Indiana (Mr. MESSER) for world to emulate. minute and to revise and extend his re- 5 minutes. May all that is done this day be for marks.) Mr. MESSER. Mr. Speaker, for gen- Your greater honor and glory. Mr. CLEAVER. Mr. Speaker, while it erations our Nation has celebrated the Amen. is widely known that Horace Peterson American Dream. I call it the Amer- of Kansas City was the visionary and ican promise, the simple idea that if f sole founder of the Black Archives of you work hard, you will be rewarded. THE JOURNAL Mid-America, it is little known who The American promise means that, if saved the institution from vanishing The SPEAKER pro tempore. The you show up for work every morning years later.