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, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2017 No. 17 House of Representatives The House met at 10 a.m. and was have had, one with the top minds of the ple with traffic violations. They drove called to order by the Speaker pro tem- intelligence community and the head without a license in many States be- pore (Mr. VALADAO). of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. No, in- cause the State in which they live and f stead, we will have a nationalist secu- pay taxes does not issue driver’s li- rity council, with Breitbart’s Steve censes to them. They are moms and DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO Bannon and his personal experience as dads who came back after they were TEMPORE a former Navy officer right there in the deported because that is what moms The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- situation room. I am not feeling safer and dads tend to want to do: to be with fore the House the following commu- already. their children, watch them grow up, nication from the Speaker: The President has acted to crim- nurture and love them. And Trump’s WASHINGTON, DC, inalize immigrants and to make every targets include young people and teen- February 1, 2017. immigrant an equal priority for depor- agers who are listed on a ‘‘gang reg- I hereby appoint the Honorable DAVID G. tation. Trump actually buried a re- istry’’ because a local cop thought they VALADAO to act as Speaker pro tempore on quirement in his executive order to dressed or acted like they might be in this day. count, every week, the number of a gang. PAUL D. RYAN, But if you hire maids or nannies and Speaker of the House of Representatives. crimes committed by immigrants and to have the government officially tally do not pay the proper amount of Social f every single week the number of Mexi- Security and FICA taxes, or if they are MORNING-HOUR DEBATE can rapists, criminals, and drug deal- undocumented immigrants and you don’t pay the taxes, you are not called The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- ers—the ones Donald Trump has been a criminal. No, you are called a Cabi- ant to the order of the House of Janu- talking about since he launched his net Secretary. In fact, we will put you ary 3, 2017, the Chair will now recog- campaign. But interestingly, by law, the Fed- in charge of the budget, including So- nize Members from lists submitted by cial Security, the one you failed to the majority and minority leaders for eral Government and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cannot pay. morning-hour debate. Or you can run the Department of conduct research into how many people The Chair will alternate recognition Commerce, yes. If your business en- are killed by guns—that is outlawed— between the parties, with each party gages in the shady business of fore- and how we can prevent gun violence— limited to 1 hour and each Member closing on grandmas and widows, you other than the majority and minority that is outlawed. No, the NRA and its get to be the Secretary of the Treas- leaders and the minority whip limited wholly owned subsidiary, the Repub- ury. to 5 minutes, but in no event shall de- lican Party, has outlawed that. But the If you close down the Department of bate continue beyond 11:50 a.m. new immigrant rape report is ripped Energy, that is what you want to do, f from the headlines of Breitbart and close down the Department of Energy, other rightwing websites, except that PRESIDENT TRUMP’S FIASCOS guess what you get to do. You get to now it is the basis of government pol- run it. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The icy. We are really getting a lesson in If you oppose public schools, you get Chair recognizes the gentleman from who is and who is not a criminal in this to be Secretary of Education. Illinois (Mr. GUTIE´ RREZ) for 5 minutes. post-‘‘1984’’ world of newspeak. And if you have opposed every inch of Mr. GUTIE´ RREZ. Mr. Speaker, for We all know that there are millions progress for civil and human rights in the last 2 weeks, we have lurched from of undocumented immigrants from all this country with every fiber of your one fiasco to another, played out on a over the world, but this administration being—immigrant rights, gay rights, national and international stage. There keeps whipping out that Mexican basic civil rights for people of color, were press briefings and Presidential thing. Let’s face it, the people thinking basic protections to make sure that ev- statements filled with official lies. We up these policies think all Latinos are eryone’s vote counts equally—well, in have witnessed tragedies, late night Mexicans and all Mexicans are immi- that case, guess what you get to do, firings, policy changes, and clarifica- grants. So if you are an immigrant you get to run the Department of Jus- tions, also known as backtracking, and from Mexico, except for a few good tice, the agency ultimately charged then we have come back for another ones, you are a criminal, a rapist, or a with making sure everyone gets equal round of fiascos. murderer. protection under the law. We are told we will not have a Na- Millions and millions of people who Up is down, down is up, and it is only tional Security Council as we always the President wants to deport are peo- his second week. 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. H823 . VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:32 Feb 02, 2017 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A01FE7.000 H01FEPT1 rfrederick on DSKBCBPHB2PROD with HOUSE H824 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE February 1, 2017 I feel our new President has some We cannot let them symbolize our in- by the President will almost exclu- learning to do, and a lot of that learn- action, too. sively impact Muslims. In fact, the ing has to do with the three branches The President’s executive order cre- President went so far as to point out of government, like what the executive ating this Muslim ban undermines the that this administration will prioritize branch should do when a Federal judge foundational ideas of this country, a the admittance for Christian refugees. tells them to stop doing something Nation founded by immigrants with If this is not a religious test, then what they shouldn’t be doing in the first the intention of providing freedom, op- is? place. portunity, and a better life to all who Refugees of all faiths, creeds, race, I think the new President has a lot to seek it. Making good on one of his and national origins have looked to learn about the freedom of religion, the most extreme campaign promises, the America as a beacon of freedom. So separation of church and State, and President signed this order with little long as this ban is in effect, that light how our refugee policies work. I think or no input from his own national secu- shines less brightly. We will not etch a the people of Chicago could teach him rity advisers nor from specialists at new inscription at the base of the Stat- a lot about the Fourth Amendment and the State Department, Homeland Secu- ue of Liberty. Instead, her golden lamp its ban on unreasonable search and sei- rity, or the Justice Department, once will continue to welcome those who are zure and the illegality of holding immi- again signaling his strong and contin- tired, poor, and yearning to be free, grants in jail without a warrant. ued dismissal of facts, evidence, and just as it always has. So I am offering to give the President advice from seasoned experts. f my copy of the Constitution, auto- Contrary to the President’s mis- graphed by Khizr Khan, the father of a guided belief, Islam is not the issue, TRUMP’S REFUGEE EXECUTIVE U.S. Army captain killed in Iraq in and his decision to go after Muslims in- ORDER: SEPARATING FACT 2004, who asked a question I don’t stead of terrorists only fuels our en- FROM FICTION think any one of us knows the answer emies’ propaganda. The President’s The SPEAKER pro tempore. The to. That question is: Has the President Muslim ban undermines our national Chair recognizes the gentleman from ever read the Constitution? I am proud security goals and is counterproductive Texas (Mr. BABIN) for 5 minutes. I will be standing with Mr. Khan and in the fight against terrorism. The ban Mr. BABIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to ex- other leaders of different faiths later jeopardizes our strategic partnerships press my fervent support for President today at a press conference on the ac- with allies in the Middle East who are Trump’s executive order: Protecting tions taken by our new dear leader. on the very front lines in the fight the Nation from Foreign Terrorist We can all see through the emperor’s against ISIS. Asylum seekers and for- Entry. new clothes and his Chinese-made tie, eign nationals have provided invalu- I, along with many other Members of and the view isn’t pretty, Mr.