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, THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 2019 No. 46 House of Representatives The House met at 9 a.m. and was Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- Mr. HARDER of California. Mr. called to order by the Speaker pro tem- nal stands approved. Speaker, this week, the administration pore (Mr. CARBAJAL). Mr. HARDER of California. Mr. released its proposed budget, and I am f Speaker, pursuant to clause 1, rule I, I here to share what those budget cuts demand a vote on agreeing to the actually mean for the farmers in my DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER Speaker’s approval of the Journal. home, California’s Central Valley. PRO TEMPORE The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Imagine you are an almond farmer in The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- question is on the Speaker’s approval the Central Valley. Maybe your farm fore the House the following commu- of the Journal. has been a part of the family for mul- nication from the Speaker: The question was taken; and the tiple generations. Over the past 5 WASHINGTON, DC, Speaker pro tempore announced that years, you have seen your net farm in- March 14, 2019. the ayes appeared to have it. come has dropped by half, the largest I hereby appoint the Honorable SALUD O. Mr. HARDER of California. Mr. drop since the Great Depression. CARBAJAL to act as Speaker pro tempore on Speaker, I object to the vote on the Then you wake up this week and hear this day. ground that a quorum is not present that the administration, which prom- NANCY PELOSI, and make the point of order that a ised to be in your corner, wants to cut Speaker of the House of Representatives. quorum is not present. billions of dollars from programs that f The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- help you and your family put food on PRAYER ant to clause 8, rule XX, further pro- tables across the country: Programs like crop insurance so if The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick ceedings on this question will be post- you lose your crops from flooding or J. Conroy, offered the following prayer: poned. from fires your farm stays afloat. Merciful God, thank You for giving The point of no quorum is considered Under this budget, crop insurance is us another day. withdrawn. f cut by $26 billion; Your care and wisdom are shown to Programs like drought relief to make us by the way You extend Your king- PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE up for damaged properties during arid dom into our world down to the present The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the seasons. Well, under this budget day. Your word reveals every aspect of gentleman from California (Mr. HARD- drought relief is cut by $8 billion. Your saving plan. You accomplish Your ER) come forward and lead the House in Or imagine you live in a district like designed purpose in and through the the Pledge of Allegiance. mine where water management and hearts of the faithful who respond to Mr. HARDER of California led the storage are essential. Well, under this You. Pledge of Allegiance as follows: budget, 30 percent of the Army Corps of Today, convert our minds and hearts I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the Engineers’ budget is cut, putting all that we may become the great Nation United States of America, and to the Repub- those structures at risk. You hope us to be. lic for which it stands, one nation under God, f Help the Members of this people’s indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. GOOD NEWS ABOUT THE OPIOID House to seek Your presence in the f midst of their busy lives. Animate EPIDEMIC them with Your Spirit, and help them ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER (Mr. CHABOT asked and was given to perform their appointed tasks to PRO TEMPORE permission to address the House for 1 come to solutions that will redound to The SPEAKER pro tempore. The minute.) the benefit of our Nation. Chair will entertain up to five requests Mr. CHABOT. Mr. Speaker, today I May all that is done this day be for for 1-minute speeches on each side of rise to address an issue that impacts Your greater honor and glory. the aisle. all our congressional districts and com- Amen. f munities: the opioid crisis. f For years now, it seems that the only PRESIDENT TRUMP’S PROPOSED news about it has been bad news: 70,000 THE JOURNAL BUDGET overdose deaths in 2017, widespread im- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The (Mr. HARDER of California asked portation of deadly drugs like fentanyl, Chair has examined the Journal of the and was given permission to address families devastated, lives wasted. last day’s proceedings and announces the House for 1 minute and to revise But now, finally, some good news to to the House his approval thereof. and extend his remarks.) report. In my district, specifically, in 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. H2721 . VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:36 Mar 14, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A14MR7.000 H14MRPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE H2722 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE March 14, 2019 Hamilton County, we have had a 20 per- investigations and nonmaterial per- So, again, thanks to FEMA for their cent decrease in opioid deaths in the sonal information. attention to this, as well as the wild- first half of 2018. I will continue to work to release as fire situation we had in Paradise, Cali- The decline is the result of multiple many transcripts as possible. The fornia, for helping us in northern Cali- prevention efforts, a task force of first American people deserve transparency fornia. responders, law enforcement, health of- and the truth. f ficials, and community leaders all f SUPPORTING THE DREAM AND working together to tackle this deadly PRESIDENT TRUMP’S PROPOSED PROMISE ACT epidemic. Their efforts are truly saving BUDGET CUTS lives in our community. (Ms. GARCIA of Texas asked and was Most importantly, their successes (Mr. O’HALLERAN asked and was given permission to address the House can be used as a model to help save given permission to address the House for 1 minute.) thousands and thousands of lives for 1 minute.) Ms. GARCIA of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I across the country. And I can’t think Mr. O’HALLERAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express my strong and un- of any better news than that. rise today to express my deep concerns wavering support for H.R. 5, the Dream over the proposed budget cuts made in f and Promise Act. the President’s budget and the sky- I am proud to represent the 29th Con- PRESIDENT TRUMP’S BUDGET rocketing deficits that will leave our gressional District of Texas. One of the (Mr. CARBAJAL asked and was given children and grandchildren with tril- things I am most proud of is the strong permission to address the House for 1 lions more in debt. and vibrant immigration communities minute and to revise and extend his re- While it is imperative that we rein in that reside in our district, where thou- marks.) wasteful government spending and get sands of DACA, TPS, and DED recipi- our national debt under control, we Mr. CARBAJAL. Mr. Speaker, this ents live, work, and play beside us as cannot do so at the expense of the men week the President broke his promise neighbors and colleagues. If Dreamers and women living in rural and Tribal to America’s seniors that he would not were forced to leave our district tomor- communities and our seniors. cut Medicare or Social Security bene- This budget proposal slashes trillions row, we would lose over $400 million of fits. from healthcare programs that mil- GDP. After Republicans in Congress passed lions of seniors, working families, and Our immigration policies put politics a massive tax giveaway for corpora- veterans rely on every day. Addition- over people, which often hurt our chil- tions and the wealthiest 1 percent, the ally, it would cut infrastructure pro- dren who are in constant fear of being President now wants to balance the grams and funding for critical projects separated and uprooted from the coun- budget on the backs of our seniors and in rural America and hurt farming try they call their own. This is wrong students. families. for our economy. This is wrong for our This budget cuts $2 trillion from This is not how we are going to curb communities. This is wrong for our Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Secu- spending and get our fiscal house in country. rity over the next 10 years, programs order. We need to act now to pass a bi- It is time that we pass a permanent that our seniors have paid into for dec- partisan budget that addresses the debt solution for these vital members of our ades. crisis and invests in the future of our society, which is why I urge all my col- As students face a $1 trillion student Nation. leagues to support H.R. 5. loan debt crisis, Trump’s budget pushes f affordable college further out of reach f WE HAVE GOT TO KNOW IF OUR by cutting $207 billion from student THANKING THE ADMINISTRATION PRESIDENT IS A CROOK loan programs.