E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 115 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION Vol. 164 WASHINGTON, MONDAY, JANUARY 29, 2018 No. 19 House of Representatives The House met at noon and was Always eyes watching you and the voice out their permission. The Justice De- called to order by the Speaker pro tem- enveloping you. Asleep or awake, indoors or partment wants to black out, or re- pore (Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana). out of doors, in the bath or bed—no escape. dact, portions of it even though they f It talks about government eyes haven’t even seen the memo. They watching America. But it is happening don’t want the public to know what is DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO here in America, Mr. Speaker, behind in it. They think that the American TEMPORE the closed doors of government intel- people ‘‘can’t handle the truth,’’ to The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- ligence and law enforcement agencies. give a quote from Jack Nicholson. fore the House the following commu- Big Brother, in my opinion, is watch- The reality is these agencies would nication from the Speaker: ing. How? Through a piece of legisla- prefer to continue operating in secret, WASHINGTON, DC, tion called the Foreign Intelligence behind the closed, locked doors of in- January 29, 2018. Surveillance Act, or FISA. FISA allows trigue and surveillance. Mr. Speaker, I hereby appoint the Honorable MIKE JOHN- our government to spy on foreign this is exactly why the memo should be SON to act as Speaker pro tempore on this agents, including terrorists, primarily released. day. overseas. The government collects all A transparent government, Mr. PAUL D. RYAN, of this information and puts it into a Speaker of the House of Representatives. Speaker, is a good thing. That revolu- database. If government wants to use tionary idea sounds to me like some- f or search the database, they go to a se- thing our Founders envisioned when MORNING-HOUR DEBATE cret FISA court, and that court issues they drafted the Fourth Amendment. a secret warrant to search the data- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Remember, the Bill of Rights was in- base. tended to protect us from government. ant to the order of the House of Janu- As chairman of the Subcommittee on Despite the protests of those who ary 8, 2018, the Chair will now recog- Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade wish to offer up our privacy on the nize Members from lists submitted by and a former judge and a prosecutor, I altar of national security, keeping this the majority and minority leaders for want government to go after terrorists memo secret does not make us any morning-hour debate. overseas who seek to harm Americans; safer. The Chair will alternate recognition nab them, lock them up, and get rid of It is clear, Mr. Speaker: Release the between the parties. All time shall be them. equally allocated between the parties, What is of disturbing concern, Mr. memo to the press and to the public. and in no event shall debate continue Speaker, is government uses these Let the public and the media know beyond 1:50 p.m. Each Member, other database communications, texts, and what is happening by our government than the majority and minority leaders emails of Americans to gain informa- behind the dingy, dark rooms of se- and the minority whip, shall be limited tion on them and spy on them without crecy. The memo is proof evident that to 5 minutes. a real probable cause warrant. That is government cannot be trusted. f one reason I did not vote to reauthorize Ironically, the new FISA bill signed into law attempts to protect Ameri- 1984 IS 2018? FISA. This is a direct violation of Americans’ Fourth Amendment rights. cans from foreign terrorists but denies The SPEAKER pro tempore. The For years, I have worked to rein in Americans the right to have their pri- Chair recognizes the gentleman from FISA’s abuse of Americans’ constitu- vacy protected in our homeland. This Texas (Mr. POE) for 5 minutes. tional rights, and now we are learning is not the America our Founders envi- Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, re- more about FISA. And it is not good sioned. corded conversations, warrantless sur- news. The memo speaks for itself. Let the veillance of citizens, and government Recently, Members of Congress were American people see the memo. Gov- invasion of privacy—it sounds like a given access to a top secret memo by ernment has been watching America’s page out of George Orwell’s novel the House Permanent Select Com- conduct. Now it is time we watched the ‘‘1984.’’ I don’t know if you read this in mittee on Intelligence regarding the conduct of government. high school or not, but my generation Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. As George Orwell said in his book did. We never thought that this would The memo outlines improper conduct ‘‘1984,’’ in the eyes of Big Brother gov- ever take place in America. It is a book of government, and its contents are ex- ernment, ‘‘Ignorance is strength.’’ about Big Brother government. tremely disturbing. Well, government may think so, but, To quote Orwell, here is what he says The Justice Department and the FBI Mr. Speaker, ignorance of the people is about government: oppose the release of this memo with- not a strength; it is a weakness. 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. H631 . VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:23 Jan 30, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A29JA7.000 H29JAPT1 dlhill on DSK3GLQ082PROD with HOUSE H632 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE January 29, 2018 spying eyes and improper acts of Big for 1 minute and to revise and extend viduals who make meaningful con- Brother need to be revealed. his remarks.) tributions to sustainable agriculture in And that is just the way it is. Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Speaker, the State and beyond. f the administration’s immigration pro- For the past 20 years, Lyn Garling of posal is flawed. It doesn’t include Rebersburg has owned and operated RECESS workforce verification, which would Over the Moon Farm in Centre County. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- protect jobs for American workers and Over the Moon specializes in organic ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair reduce illegal immigration. hay, broilers, hogs, and turkeys. declares the House in recess until 2 The proposal grants amnesty to Lyn has traveled widely, teaching p.m. today. twice as many people as President ecology in Nicaragua and conducting Accordingly (at 12 o’clock and 5 min- Obama did. It gives amnesty today but biological studies in Costa Rica and utes p.m.), the House stood in recess. delays legal immigration reforms until Mexico. She has earned her bachelor’s a distant tomorrow. For example, the degree in zoology and has worked on an f elimination of chain migration won’t 80-cow, 800-acre dairy farm in Colorado. b 1400 occur for 17 years, if then. She has spent decades as a program di- The proposal is also ripe for fraud. Il- rector for the Pennsylvania Integrated AFTER RECESS legal immigrant adults can claim they Pest Management Program at Penn The recess having expired, the House arrived as children, but there is no State University, and she is widely was called to order by the Speaker pro practical way to confirm that. known for helping growers at all scales tempore (Mr. GROTHMAN) at 2 p.m. The immigration plan is not a good understand and manage pests on their f deal for the American people. Immigra- own operations. tion policy should put the interests of Lyn has also worked as an inde- PRAYER American workers first. pendent organic inspector for Penn- The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick f sylvania’s Certified Organic and has J. Conroy, offered the following prayer: REBUILD AMERICA’S CRUMBLING served several terms on PASA’s board Merciful God, we give You thanks for INFRASTRUCTURE of directors. giving us another day. I wholeheartedly congratulate Lyn You not only design but create. You (Mr. KILDEE asked and was given on this well-deserved recognition, and I sustain and shape what we know as re- permission to address the House for 1 thank her for all of her contributions ality. In Your hands, as the craftsman minute.) to the industry. and artist, we are instruments for the Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, tomorrow President Trump will give his first time You have given us. Fitting into f the palm of Your hand, we can accom- State of the Union Address. It is an op- portunity for the President to dem- plish Your will and produce what You PROTECTING VETERANS FROM have in mind for us, or we can prove onstrate leadership and bring to this floor a discussion for both parties to DEPORTATION unfit to achieve Your purpose for the ´ tasks at hand. come together and pass, number one, a (Ms. BARRAGAN asked and was Almighty God, help the Members of long-term budget that reflects the pri- given permission to address the House this people’s House to see themselves orities of the American people. for 1 minute and to revise and extend as instruments in Your hands, shaping I have come to this floor many times her remarks.) ´ the time in which we live.