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, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2017 No. 34 House of Representatives The House met at noon and was You sent Your prophet Isaiah to Your for 1 minute and to revise and extend called to order by the Speaker pro tem- people when they were in need of hope his remarks.) pore (Mr. DENHAM). and vision. May Isaiah’s prophetic Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, f words guide us still. President Trump has signed an execu- Send Your spirit upon this Nation tive order to revive the Canadian Key- DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO and this Congress that we may be open stone XL pipeline. If Keystone does not TEMPORE to hearing Your word and actively seek go through, it is not as if Americans The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- the salvation You alone can bring. will stop buying oil to meet our energy fore the House the following commu- Make of us a people of compassion needs. No, we will just buy it from nication from the Speaker: and holiness. In pursuing the avenues somewhere else. That includes coun- WASHINGTON, DC, of justice for all, may we be a sign to tries like Saudi Arabia or corrupt Ven- February 27, 2017. the community of nations. ezuela. I hereby appoint the Honorable JEFF Help us to work toward the complete It seems to me that we would rather DENHAM to act as Speaker pro tempore on fulfillment of the deepest human hopes see a stable country and neighbor like this day. and Your inspiriting promises. With Canada get this contract than Ven- PAUL D. RYAN, humility let us embrace our calling: to ezuela or Middle Eastern countries. Speaker of the House of Representatives. be truly prophetic, as Your servants of Keystone is also good for the United f old, by earnestly fulfilling Your com- States. Keystone XL pipeline will bring thousands of jobs to my home State of MORNING-HOUR DEBATE mands now and forever. Lord, bless the Members of the peo- Texas. This is where the pipeline ends The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- ple’s House today and all days, and at the refineries in southeast Texas. ant to the order of the House of Janu- may all that is done be for Your great- At peak capacity, the pipeline is ex- ary 3, 2017, the Chair would now recog- er honor and glory. pected to deliver 830,000 barrels a day nize Members from lists submitted by Amen. to the Gulf Coast. That is as much fuel the majority and minority leaders for f as we get from Saudi Arabia. At peak morning-hour debate. capacity, this will be better for the THE JOURNAL f United States and energy independ- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The ence. RECESS Chair has examined the Journal of the TransCanada has reapplied for this The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- last day’s proceedings and announces permit, and the State Department ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair to the House his approval thereof. needs to approve it. Pipelines are the declares the House in recess until 2 Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- most economical and environmentally p.m. today. nal stands approved. safe way to move fuel, and it is time we Accordingly (at 12 o’clock and 1 f make this happen. minute p.m.), the House stood in re- And that is just the way it is. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE cess. f The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the f SNAP: A RUNG ON THE ECONOMIC gentlewoman from California (Mrs. LADDER b 1400 MIMI WALTERS) come forward and lead (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania AFTER RECESS the House in the Pledge of Allegiance. Mrs. MIMI WALTERS of California asked and was given permission to ad- The recess having expired, the House led the Pledge of Allegiance as follows: dress the House for 1 minute and to re- was called to order by the Speaker pro I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the vise and extend his remarks.) tempore (Mr. DENHAM) at 2 p.m. United States of America, and to the Repub- Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. f lic for which it stands, one nation under God, Mr. Speaker, I rise today to identify an indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. important rung on the economic lad- PRAYER f der. The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick The Supplemental Nutrition Assist- J. Conroy, offered the following prayer: REVIVE THE KEYSTONE PIPELINE ance Program, or SNAP, can help pave Loving God, we give You thanks for (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was the way for recipients to climb the eco- giving us another day. given permission to address the House nomic ladder through work training. 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. H1323 . VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:27 Feb 28, 2017 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A27FE7.000 H27FEPT1 rfrederick on DSK30MX082PROD with HOUSE H1324 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE February 27, 2017 The truth is simple: where poverty ex- I first learned about standing up, fight- American Folklife Center in the Li- ists, skills gaps can prevent access to ing for people, for equality against ra- brary of Congress on the part of the jobs with family-sustaining wages. cial discrimination, and injustices. The House for a term of 6 years: Underemployment and unemployed struggle is real, and it continues today. Ms. Amy Kitchener, Fresno, Cali- are leading causes of poverty, and pro- I am looking forward this weekend to fornia. moting pathways to employment is the going with one of my civil rights he- f best way to help individuals climb the roes, Congressman JOHN LEWIS, on a economic ladder out of poverty and Faith and Politics trip to Selma, Mont- RECESS into self-sufficiency. Combined with gomery, and Birmingham. May we The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- other welfare programs, SNAP recipi- learn from history to end the hatred, ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair ents may face a welfare cliff when they divisions, and the injustices that con- declares the House in recess until ap- are just above the income eligibility tinue. proximately 4:30 p.m. today. level, which can create disincentives to f Accordingly (at 2 o’clock and 9 min- finding work or increasing earnings. utes p.m.), the House stood in recess. Better enforcement of work require- TRUMP’S EXECUTIVE ORDERS ments is needed in some States, and POPULAR f enforcement needs to be coupled with (Mr. SMITH of Texas asked and was b 1630 more effective SNAP employment and given permission to address the House AFTER RECESS training programs. for 1 minute and to revise and extend As the House Agriculture Nutrition his remarks.) The recess having expired, the House Subcommittee chair and House Career Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Speaker, a was called to order by the Speaker pro and Technical Education Caucus co- recent poll shows that the American tempore (Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky) at 4 chair, I am committed to reforming the people agree with all of President o’clock and 30 minutes p.m. nutrition needs of today and greater Trump’s major executive orders, f opportunities for tomorrow for all though they are not likely to learn Americans. about it from the liberal media. ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER f Fifty-five percent approve of revok- PRO TEMPORE REMEMBERING PAUL GLAAB OF ing Federal funding for sanctuary cit- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA ies. Only 33 percent disapprove. Fifty- ant to clause 8 of rule XX, the Chair five percent approve of prohibiting ref- will postpone further proceedings (Mrs. MIMI WALTERS of California ugees from seven countries from enter- today on motions to suspend the rules asked and was given permission to ad- ing the U.S. Only 38 percent dis- on which a recorded vote or the yeas dress the House for 1 minute.) approve. and nays are ordered, or on which the Mrs. MIMI WALTERS of California. By wide margins, the American peo- vote incurs objection under clause 6 of Mr. Speaker, I rise today in memory of ple side with the President on freezing rule XX. Paul Glaab who passed away on Janu- regulations and Federal hiring, build- Record votes on postponed questions ary 26. ing pipelines, and constructing a wall will be taken later. Paul’s career in public service began along the U.S. border with Mexico. f in the 1980s when he worked for the Re- As favorable to the President as this publican caucus in the California State poll is, think how much more favorable SHILOH NATIONAL MILITARY assembly on business, transportation, it would have been if the media had not PARK BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT and housing issues. He continued to incessantly criticized his executive or- AND PARKER’S CROSSROADS serve two California Governors in the ders. BATTLEFIELD DESIGNATION ACT State’s Division of Codes and Stand- ards and the Department of Transpor- f Mr. MCCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I tation. He then served on the board of move to suspend the rules and pass the COMMUNICATION FROM THE bill (H.R. 88) to modify the boundary of the Orange County Transportation Au- CLERK OF THE HOUSE thority and later as the board’s chair.