Congressional Record, July 22, 2021 — House
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Congressional Record, House, page H3817, July 22, 2021. A speaker urges a strong and bipartisan vote for the ALLIES Act, citing the nonprofit No One Left Behind on more than 300 translators and family members killed since 2014. The page prints the end of a recorded vote listing NAYS—16 and NOT VOTING—7. Mr. DesJarlais changes his vote from yea to nay, Mr. Murphy of North Carolina changes his vote from nay to yea, and the bill is announced as passed. Mr. Cleaver and Ms. DeGette each place a statement in the record on the vote on the Averting Loss of Life and Injury by Expediting SIVs Act of 2021.
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July 22, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE CORRECTION H3817
The ALLIES Act builds on the HOPE for Af- Chabot Herrera Beutler Miller (IL) Steube Trahan Watson Coleman
Cheney Higgins (NY) Miller (WV) Stevens Trone Weber (TX)
ghan SIVs Act, as it increases the Afghan SIV Chu Hill Miller-Meeks Stewart Turner Webster (FL)
cap, streamlines the application process and Cicilline Himes Moolenaar Strickland Underwood Welch
strengthens protections for surviving spouses Clark (MA) Hinson Mooney Suozzi Upton Wenstrup
and children, among other important steps. Clarke (NY) Hollingsworth Moore (UT) Swalwell Valadao Westerman
Cline Horsford Moore (WI) Takano Van Drew
And it does this without compromising the Taylor Van Duyne
Wexton
Cloud Houlahan Morelle Wild
strict background check and national security Clyburn Hoyer Moulton Tenney Vargas
Williams (GA)
vetting procedures or other processes to con- Clyde Hudson Mrvan Thompson (CA) Veasey
Williams (TX)
firm eligibility. Cohen Huffman Mullin Thompson (MS) Vela
Thompson (PA) Velázquez Wilson (FL)
The threat facing our ‘‘Afghan allies,’’ as the Cole Huizenga Murphy (FL)
Tiffany Wagner Wilson (SC)
Comer Issa Murphy (NC)
national security and defense community calls Connolly Jackson Nadler Timmons Walberg Wittman
them, cannot be overstated. Titus Walorski Womack
Cooper Jackson Lee Napolitano
According to the nonprofit organization No Correa Jacobs (CA) Neal Tlaib Waltz Yarmuth
Tonko Wasserman Young
One Left Behind, more than 300 translators Costa Jacobs (NY) Neguse
Zeldin
Courtney Jayapal Nehls Torres (CA) Schultz
and their family members have been killed Torres (NY) Waters
Craig Jeffries Newhouse
since 2014. Many died while waiting for their Crawford Johnson (GA) Newman NAYS—16
visas to be processed. Crenshaw Johnson (LA) Norcross
Over 90 percent of the hundreds of Afghan Crist Johnson (OH) Norman Biggs Gosar Perry
Crow Johnson (SD) Nunes Boebert Greene (GA) Posey
partners report having received at least one Brooks Hern Rosendale
Cuellar Johnson (TX) O’Halleran
death threat because of their work with Ameri- Curtis Jones Obernolte DesJarlais Hice (GA) Roy
cans. Davids (KS) Jordan Ocasio-Cortez Duncan Massie
One Afghan partner, who has been waiting Davidson Joyce (OH) Omar Good (VA) Moore (AL)
six years for a visa decision, worries, ‘‘If the Davis, Danny K. Joyce (PA) Owens NOT VOTING—7
Davis, Rodney Kahele Palazzo
Taliban take over, they’ll easily find me and kill Babin DeGette Higgins (LA)
Dean Kaptur Pallone
me. Then my wife will have no husband and DeFazio Katko Palmer Carter (GA) Doyle, Michael Lynch
my daughter will have no father.’’ DeLauro Keating Panetta Cleaver F.
Another says, ‘‘I get phone calls from the DelBene Keller Pappas
Taliban saying, ‘We will kill you.’ They know Delgado Kelly (IL) Pascrell b 1047
Demings Kelly (MS) Payne
who I am and that I worked for the Americans. DeSaulnier Kelly (PA) Pence Mr. DESJARLAIS changed his vote
If they find me, they’ll torture me and then kill Deutch Khanna Perlmutter from ‘‘yea’’ to ‘‘nay.’’
me. It’s better if I just kill myself first.’’ Diaz-Balart Kildee Peters Mr. MURPHY of North Carolina
These courageous allies cannot wait a day Dingell Kilmer Pfluger changed his vote from ‘‘nay’’ to ‘‘yea.’’
Doggett Kim (CA) Phillips
longer. Donalds Kim (NJ) Pingree
So the bill was passed.
As the United States prepares for and exe- Dunn Kind Pocan The result of the vote was announced
cutes the strategic and important withdrawal Emmer Kinzinger Porter as above recorded.
from Afghanistan, we must do so in a way that Escobar Kirkpatrick Pressley A motion to reconsider was laid on
protects those who protected us. Eshoo Krishnamoorthi Price (NC) the table.
Espaillat Kuster Quigley
With that, I urge a strong and bipartisan Estes Kustoff Raskin
Stated for:
vote for our ‘‘Afghan allies.’’ Evans LaHood Reed Mr. CLEAVER. Mr. Speaker, had I been
The SPEAKER pro tempore. All time Fallon LaMalfa Reschenthaler present, I would have voted ‘‘yea’’ on rollcall
for debate has expired. Feenstra Lamb Rice (NY) No. 218.
Pursuant to House Resolution 535, Ferguson Lamborn Rice (SC) Ms. DEGETTE. Mr. Speaker, on July 22,
Fischbach Langevin Rodgers (WA)
the previous question is ordered on the Fitzgerald Larsen (WA) Rogers (AL)
2021, I was unable to be present to cast my
bill, as amended. Fitzpatrick Larson (CT) Rogers (KY) vote on the Averting Loss of Life and Injury by
The question is on the engrossment Fleischmann Latta Rose Expediting SIVs Act of 2021 or the Allies Act
and third reading of the bill. Fletcher LaTurner Ross (H.R. 3985) I wish the record to reflect that
Fortenberry Lawrence Rouzer
The bill was ordered to be engrossed Foster Lawson (FL) Roybal-Allard
had I been present for rollcall No. 218, I would
and read a third time, and was read the Foxx Lee (CA) Ruiz have voted ‘‘AYE.’’
third time. Frankel, Lois Lee (NV) Ruppersberger MEMBERS RECORDED PURSUANT TO HOUSE
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Franklin, C. Leger Fernandez Rush RESOLUTION 8, 117TH CONGRESS
question is on passage of the bill. Scott Lesko Rutherford
Fulcher Letlow Ryan Amodei Granger Meng (Jeffries)
The question was taken; and the Gaetz Levin (CA) Salazar (Balderson) (Calvert) Napolitano
Speaker pro tempore announced that Gallagher Levin (MI) Sánchez Boebert (Gosar) Grijalva (Correa)
Buchanan (Stanton) Payne (Pallone)
the ayes appeared to have it. Gallego Lieu Sarbanes
Porter (Wexton)
Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, on that I Garamendi Lofgren Scalise (LaHood) Johnson (TX)
Garbarino Long Scanlon Comer (Jeffries) Reschenthaler
demand the yeas and nays. Garcia (CA) Loudermilk Schakowsky (Arrington) Jones (Williams (Van Drew)
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Garcı́a (IL) Lowenthal Schiff DeSaulnier (GA)) Ruiz (Correa)
ant to section 3(s) of House Resolution Garcia (TX) Lucas Schneider Rush
(Matsui) Kirkpatrick
Gibbs Luetkemeyer Schrader (Underwood)
8, the yeas and nays are ordered. Frankel, Lois (Stanton)
Salazar
The vote was taken by electronic de- Gimenez Luria Schrier (Clark (MA)) Lawrence
Gohmert Mace Schweikert (Cammack)
vice, and there were—yeas 407, nays 16, Fulcher (Beatty) Stewart (Moore
Golden Malinowski Scott (VA) (Simpson) Lawson (FL)
not voting 7, as follows: Gomez Malliotakis Scott, Austin (UT))
Garcı́a (IL) (Evans) Titus (Connolly)
[Roll No. 218] Gonzales, Tony Maloney, Scott, David
(Garcia (TX)) McEachin Wilson (FL)
Gonzalez (OH) Carolyn B. Sessions
YEAS—407 Gonzalez, Maloney, Sean Sewell
(Wexton) (Hayes)
Adams Bergman Budd Vicente Mann Sherman
Aderholt Beyer Burchett Gooden (TX) Manning Sherrill f
Aguilar Bice (OK) Burgess Gottheimer Mast Simpson
Allen Bilirakis Bush Granger Matsui Sires
Allred Bishop (GA) Bustos Graves (LA) McBath Slotkin b 1100
Amodei Bishop (NC) Butterfield Graves (MO) McCarthy Smith (MO)
Armstrong Blumenauer Calvert Green (TN) McCaul Smith (NE) LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM
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Arrington Blunt Rochester Cammack Green, Al (TX) McClain Smith (NJ)
Auchincloss Bonamici Carbajal Griffith McClintock Smith (WA) (Mr. SCALISE asked and was given
Axne Bost Cárdenas Grijalva McCollum Smucker permission to address the House for 1
Bacon Bourdeaux Carl Grothman McEachin Soto minute and to revise and extend his re-
Baird Bowman Carson Guest McGovern Spanberger
Balderson Boyle, Brendan Carter (LA) Guthrie McHenry Spartz
marks.)
Banks F. Carter (TX) Hagedorn McKinley Speier Mr. SCALISE. Mr. Speaker, I rise for
Barr Brady Cartwright Harder (CA) McNerney Stansbury the purpose of inquiring of the major-
Barragán Brown Case Harris Meeks Stanton ity leader the floor schedule for next
Bass Brownley Casten Harshbarger Meijer Stauber
Beatty Buchanan Castor (FL) Hartzler Meng Steel
week, and I welcome the majority lead-
Bentz Buck Castro (TX) Hayes Meuser Stefanik er back to the colloquy. It is good to
Bera Bucshon Cawthorn Herrell Mfume Steil see him spry.
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Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman State, Foreign Operations, and Related Mr. Speaker, maybe the gentleman
from Maryland (Mr. HOYER), my friend. Programs appropriation bill. That will could shed light on that, and I would
Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I thank leave the Department of Defense bill yield to the gentleman.
the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. and the Department of Homeland Secu- Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I thank
SCALISE), for yielding. rity bill. the gentleman for his comments. He is
Mr. Speaker, on Monday, the House Lastly, additional legislative items certainly accurate that the Hyde
will meet at 12 p.m. for morning hour are possible. And that will be our amendment has been in our bills for a
and 2 p.m. for legislative business, with schedule for the week to come. I expect very long period of time. What I think
votes postponed until 10:30 p.m. it to be long days, which is why we are is not completely accurate is that it
On Tuesday, the House will meet at going in at 11 a.m. on one day and at 10 has been a bipartisan support, has en-
10 a.m. I want to make that clear. That a.m. on two of the days, which we usu- joyed bipartisan support, and that
is an acceleration from 12 p.m. We have ally go in at 12. I would hope that that there were Democrats who obviously
a lot of business to do next week. We would preclude us from going very late supported the Hyde amendment.
have a lot of appropriations bills, so we at night, but I think everybody ought And I realize that this has made it
want to make sure that we are not to expect that we will be here into the controversial, having been left out of
meeting late, late into the night. evening. the bill. I don’t know what the Com-
So on Tuesday, the House will meet Mr. SCALISE. Mr. Speaker, I thank mittee on Rules is going to do; we will
at 10 a.m. for morning hour and 12 p.m. the gentleman for that information as have to see what they do. But in any
for legislative business. we look toward this appropriations event, I want to tell you that a large
On Wednesday, the House is expected process coming to the floor next week. number on our side of the aisle believe
to meet at 11 a.m. for legislative busi- I would hope it doesn’t take the same that a constitutionally protected
ness. tone that it took in committee, and healthcare matter for women ought
On Thursday, the House will expect that is a hyper-partisan approach, not to be determined by their financial
to meet at 10 a.m. for legislative busi- which in years past, we have seen Re- ability.
ness. publicans and Democrats come to- So there is controversy with respect
On Friday, the House will meet, as gether to ultimately determine how to Hyde. There is also controversy with
usual, at 9 a.m. for legislative business. best to fund this United States Govern- respect to Federal employees as well,
The House will consider several bills ment. And any bill that is going to get that I know well, because I chaired
under suspension of the rules. The com- sent to the President’s desk is going to that subcommittee. We give to Federal
plete list of suspensions will be an- ultimately be a bipartisan bill. employees the healthcare benefit, but
nounced by close of business tomorrow. Unfortunately, that is not the bill then we say they can’t use it for some
In addition, the House will consider that is going to be coming to the floor. things. Actually, that money is their
at least 7 of the 12 appropriations bills There are a lot of very extreme radical money; it is not our money. It is given
for fiscal year 2022. elements that were put in that bill, but in compensation for their services.
Recognizing the importance of com- there was also something very alarm- But in any event, so there are con-
pleting our work well in advance of the ing, and that was a break, a departure, troversies, I would tell the gentleman,
deadline at the end of September, I from over 40 years of bipartisan agree- and I am not sure exactly what the
would let the Members know that, un- ment on what is known as the Hyde Committee on Rules is going to do and,
fortunately—well, first of all, let me therefore, don’t want to speak for it.
amendment.
Mr. SCALISE. Mr. Speaker, hope-
say, we have marked up all 12 bills, and Henry Hyde, in the 1970s, was able to
fully, like I said, we get the oppor-
they have been reported out of com- get agreement between Republicans
tunity to have that open debate proc-
mittee. and Democrats to say on all the things
ess so that we can bring amendments
The Senate has not reported out, nor we may disagree with, let’s at least
like restoring Hyde to this floor.
considered a single appropriation bill. agree that taxpayer funding should not Mr. Speaker, I would also like to ask
And we have 60 days before the end of be used for abortions. And over- about something that is going to be
the fiscal year, approximately, give or whelming majorities of Republicans coming up next week, and that is this
take. and Democrats have supported that January 6 Commission that the Speak-
The House will consider a seven-bill going back to 1976. er created is expected to meet next
minibus, H.R. 4502. That bill will in- This appropriations bill guts the week.
clude seven appropriations bills: the Hyde amendment. And why this Demo- Yesterday, we saw an alarming de-
Labor, Health and Human Services, crat majority decided to break from parture from Congressional tradition,
Education, and Related Agencies bill; decades of bipartisan agreement on and that is Speaker PELOSI unilater-
and Agriculture, Rural Development, Hyde is perplexing. But I would hope, ally made a decision to remove minor-
Food and Drug Administration, and among many other things, we would be ity members from that committee. You
Related Agencies; Energy and Water able to have that full debate on the go through the history of Congress, and
Development, and Related Agencies; House floor; that amendments like re- prior to this year, never has the Speak-
Financial Services and General Gov- storing Hyde would be made in order, er denied the minority the ability to
ernment; Interior, Environment, and not a closed process, not a very narrow choose who they are going to put on
Related Agencies; Military Construc- process where the goal would be to committees. And not only did it hap-
tion, Veterans Affairs, and Related push a hyper-partisan bill out of the pen yesterday with multiple members,
Agencies; Transportation, Housing and House that won’t become law, which a ranking member of a standing com-
Urban Development, and Related Agen- means it would be a very futile exer- mittee was removed, an officer in the
cies Appropriations Act. cise that we would be participating in United States Navy was removed from
There will be additional bills on the next week, but, in fact, to work in a bi- that committee, without explanation.
appropriations. There are, obviously, partisan way on those things that we That, first of all, undermines all
after the seven, five additional appro- can come to an agreement on about credibility that this committee will
priation bills that will be available for how to properly fund the government. have. It is clear that now it is an at-
consideration. Three of those bills, as I I am not sure if that is being antici- tempt by the Speaker to just com-
understand it, have been noticed by the pated with the seven bills that are pletely politicize that committee. Why
Committee on Rules for amendments coming in this bloated bus, but I would the majority chose to abuse power in
to be filed. So they will be ready to go hope that the majority, as the Rules that way and deny minority rights in
next week, and I am hopeful that we Committee looks to determine which that way is perplexing, but it doesn’t
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will be able to move some of those bills amendments would be made in order, bode well for the institution, and it
next week. would go to an open process and let surely doesn’t bode well for the impar-
They will be the Legislative Branch things like the Hyde amendment be de- tiality and the credibility of this com-
appropriation bill; the Commerce, Jus- bated, and frankly, to be supported in mittee.
tice, Science, and Related Agencies ap- the bipartisan way that it has always I don’t know if the majority is look-
propriation bill; and the Department of enjoyed going back over 40 years. ing at reconsidering that decision, but
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obviously, it is unprecedented. And if er proposed that the Speaker did not wanted included in that review, and
the gentleman wants to explain that, I object to. She has objected to two those were rejected. They were rejected
will be happy to yield. members. And the rhetoric around this by the Speaker, and they were rejected
Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I think the from minority leader and from those by the majority.
gentleman can explain it. I think, two members has been disgraceful. Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, will the
frankly, your party is hoist on its own Thus, this must be an investigation gentleman yield?
petard. We brought to this floor, with that is focused on facts. And the idea Mr. SCALISE. The majority leader
Mr. KATKO and Mr. THOMPSON agreeing that any of this has become politicized will have an opportunity, but there
on the process, offering to the House an is really unworthy of the office that we were a number of things you said that
equally divided five-and-five commis- all hold and unworthy of our Republic. I think need to be cleaned up because
sion; the five Republicans being totally So I don’t blame you, and I probably they are just not accurate.
in the ambit of the minority leader. We would have taken the same reaction as If you look at the Members that were
brought it to the floor; the subpoena you have taken. But very frankly, from kicked off from the minority side yes-
power being equally divided between the Speaker’s perspective, and from terday—still no explanation given, by
the parties and having to cooperate in others, this needs to be a commission the way—that includes a ranking mem-
accomplishing the issuance of the sub- that does in fact commit itself to going ber of a committee and an officer in
poena. And very frankly, although where the facts lead and determining the United States Navy who was re-
there was some discussion of it, there the who, what, where, when, and why. moved yesterday by Speaker PELOSI
was no doubt that the staff would have I have some very strong feelings as to with no reason given in an unprece-
been resolved. The question of being why the insurrection, or as some say, dented way.
equal staff on the Republican and the tourist visit—on your side of the Maybe Speaker PELOSI and maybe
Democratic side would have been re- aisle, Mr. Whip—the tourist visit that this majority don’t want to see all the
solved in the Senate. resulted in the death of a number of facts come out because those two Mem-
I see the gentleman shaking his head. people, terrorizing Members of this bers who were removed yesterday were
I can tell him, I know it would have House who thought their lives were in raising very serious questions that
been resolved; period. And the Repub- danger because people were trying to ought to be answered, whatever those
lican Party objected to that commis- break into the House Chamber. answers are. Whatever those facts are,
sion, equally divided, five and five, The rationalization of that activity they were publicly raising questions.
with the minority leader strenuously has been rampant by many on your Maybe because they raised those
lobbying against it being passed in the side of the aisle. We have some strong questions that might be uncomfortable
United States Senate. It was not feelings on this, and we are going to for the majority, they were removed
passed in the United States Senate. get to the facts. And the American peo- from the committee with no expla-
Press asked me, If it is defeated in ple will make the ultimate judgment, nation given. That had never happened
the Senate, what are you going to do? obviously. And we want to see that before in the history of this Congress.
I said, We are going to move forward, commission, again, hoist on your own Again, if you want the facts, don’t sit
of course. And that is what we are petard, the overwhelming majority of there and say that you want the facts
doing. We are moving forward. you voted against a commission. Five if you are going to remove people who
Now, the makeup of that committee, Republicans appointed by the minority are trying to get facts, who are raising
three of the persons who were ap- leader—appointed by, not rec- serious questions that should be an-
pointed by the—excuse me—were rec- ommended by—and five Democrats; swered. They raised them publicly, and
ommended by the minority leader were subpoena power shared, and notwith- they were going to raise them in the
accepted by the Speaker. And I am not standing the fact that some of you, ap- committee. Maybe because they were
going to spend a long time going into parently, don’t agree. I guarantee you, going to raise those tough questions,
the quotes of the two or their premise, it would have been equal staffing. That they were removed by the Speaker,
but all I can say is when asked the would have been resolved. That was not Members of the minority who were re-
question, Ms. CHENEY, who I know you a really big issue. moved by the Speaker.
folks have kicked out of leadership be- It was a make-up issue to vote ‘‘no’’ I don’t know if that is the new prece-
cause she tells the truth. in the United States Senate because, in dent that the majority leader wants to
Mr. SCALISE. That was not the rea- our view—so you understand—Donald see in the future. But I will tell you,
son that Ms. CHENEY was removed as Trump didn’t want the commission. since the gentleman likes quoting LIZ
chair. CHENEY, I will read this quote from LIZ
b 1115 CHENEY: ‘‘Speaker PELOSI and the Dem-
Mr. HOYER. Well, that is certainly
one of the statements, however. So, Donald Trump was saluted, and ocrat majority have no business deter-
Mr. SCALISE. It had nothing to do we didn’t get a commission, which was mining which Republicans sit on com-
with the statements that were made. a commission that almost exactly to mittees.’’ That is from LIZ CHENEY, if
Mr. HOYER. That is one opinion. the jot and tittle, as Mr. KATKO said, the gentleman wants to quote.
Mr. SCALISE. An opinion we don’t what the minority leader asked for. Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, is that a
share because it is not accurate. So, you don’t like the result now. I quote about Mrs. GREENE?
Mr. HOYER. Well, I clearly know we get it. But I believe, as Ms. CHENEY Mr. SCALISE. Mr. Speaker, that is a
don’t share that view, but it was ref- said, this is going to be a factfinding quote about Mrs. GREENE, but it is a
erenced that, well she may have told select committee. Witnesses will say general quote about whoever it is. You
the truth but she ought to stop telling what they are going to say. could go down your list.
the truth. By the way, one of the people that By the way, there were Members of
And that was one of the references was rejected by the Speaker may well the majority who are on that com-
that were made as you replaced her as be, and maybe both, witnesses before mittee who voted on January 6 to re-
your third in line because she—from the select committee. I don’t know ject electors. Maybe not this year’s
our perspective—and I think from a that. Nobody has told me that. But January 6, but as the gentleman
large perspective of the American peo- that may be the case. knows, every Republican President this
ple—told the truth, and she continues So, we are going to proceed. I know century has had Democrats on this
to tell the truth. there is disagreement. That is not sur- House floor object to electors being
And she was asked the question: prising. But you looked the oppor- seated, including multiple members of
What do you think about this non- tunity that you asked for in the eye the January 6 committee on the major-
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partisan investigation? She said, I am and rejected it, so here we are. ity side. They weren’t removed. In fact,
absolutely confident that we will have Mr. SCALISE. Mr. Speaker, that they were appointed by the Speaker.
a nonpartisan investigation that will wasn’t the opportunity that we asked Yet, two of our Members, who raised
look at the facts; that it will go wher- for, and I think the majority leader very serious questions about facts that
ever the facts may lead. There are knows that the minority leader put a should be answered, wherever those an-
three members from the minority lead- number of issues on the table that he swers lead, were removed because
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maybe the majority doesn’t want all but you wanted to look at this inci- those facts known to the American
the facts to come out. Maybe they only dent, that incident, the other incident, people. It is going to be widely covered.
want a certain narrative to come out. the incident over here. Are they rel- There are going to be a lot of wit-
That is not an investigation. That is a evant incidents? Sure, they are; but nesses. We are going to find out the
kangaroo court, if that is the approach not to January 6. who. Maybe that is the problem: the
that is going to be taken. Mr. SCALISE. Mr. Speaker, but why who, the what, the where, and the why.
But the action taken yesterday by not look at all of them? For the first time in history, Ameri-
the Speaker, the unprecedented action, Mr. HOYER. Clearly, when you were cans, Trump signs waving, stopped the
undermines the credibility of that in charge, you didn’t look at some of business of the Congress of the United
commission, and it is a shame for the the incidents that happened while you States—an insurrection and, from my
institution because the Members we were in charge that were similar in na- view, a treasonous act. So, we are
appointed were going there to find the ture. Very frankly, I think those inci- going to proceed.
facts, to help participate in finding the dents ought to be looked at, but not by Mr. SCALISE. Mr. Speaker, if the
facts. this commission because they were in- facts were what the majority wants,
Clearly, that is not the interest now cidents that did not involve insurrec- then the majority wouldn’t be afraid of
of this committee. That was exposed tion; did not involve stopping the work certain Members asking tough ques-
yesterday in the Speaker’s unprece- of the Congress of the United States; tions that maybe the majority doesn’t
dented action. did not terrorize Members of this want.
It is not something that this institu- House. Since the gentleman brought up Mr.
tion, whether it is Republicans running Now, I know that some of you have JORDAN, I will tell you a question that
it or Democrats—and as the gentleman had pictures taken of you in this Mr. JORDAN has been raising publicly.
knows, that pendulum swings both House. You looked pretty terrified to One of the questions Mr. JORDAN has
ways. But never before this year had a me. You thought there was something been raising is: Why weren’t the Cap-
majority removed Members that mi- serious happening. This stuff that this itol Police better equipped when there
nority leaders submitted for commit- was a tourist visit is absurd. was intelligence prior, weeks prior to
tees. It is just not what has happened The issue of dissembling is not new. January 6, that there may be large
in this institution. But, now, it seems President Trump put that in an art crowds, that there may be threats?
to be the norm because maybe some form. If he didn’t like what was going Why weren’t the Capitol Police more
people that are asking tough questions on here, he created something over equipped? Were National Guard offered
are asking too tough of questions that here with a tweet or a comment or an to the Capitol that were rejected? And
this majority doesn’t want to be an- action that he took. That is the shell at what level, if that is the case, were
swered, kind of why this majority game. they rejected?
won’t have a hearing on the origins of The issue is: What happened on Janu- Maybe he was starting to ask those
COVID. ary 6? What was the insurrection questions. Maybe he should have just
In fact, it was Mr. JORDAN, along about? Why were people coming into sat back and not raised those questions
with myself and others, who has raised the Capitol saying: Let’s hang the Vice until after the committee started, but
serious questions that have been President of the United States—not of he started raising those questions.
backed up by many medical experts our party. By the way, they are important ques-
around this country that COVID–19 People shake their heads. I am not tions to be answered, but he won’t be
very likely started in the Wuhan lab sure why they are shaking their heads. able to ask those questions about why
and was leaked out. Medical experts They saw it on television. They see it the Capitol Police weren’t better
from every walk of life have looked at on the tapes over and over and over. equipped because Speaker PELOSI
the genetic makeup of this COVID–19 They see people being convicted. I hap- yanked him off the committee when he
virus and said it couldn’t have been pen to think the sentences are too was selected by the minority leader.
transferred from bats to animals to hu- short. It was treason. It was treason You can talk about the power of the
mans. In fact, it was likely modified based upon a lie. Speaker and brag that that is her
genetically in the lab in Wuhan. We need to get to the bottom of it. power, but just because you have the
Yet, there is not a single hearing What the Speaker has done is make might doesn’t make it right. What she
that has been held by this majority on sure that we are going to get to the did was an abuse. To say, ‘‘I am just
whether it was gain-of-function re- bottom of it, notwithstanding the fact, going to choose who on the Republican
search, possibly funded with taxpayer and I will repeat again, all of you had side I am going to allow, but, boy, if
money. All of those questions should be the opportunity to vote five—five— some other Members are going to ask
raised, but maybe the majority doesn’t shared subpoena, and the leader was tough questions, I have the power to
want those facts to come out. empowered to appoint anybody he take them off,’’ that is not what power
We should want the facts to come out would want. is used for.
wherever they lead. So don’t pound the The legislation that passed this This House, this democracy, we
desk and say you want the facts when House said the Speaker would ap- should want the facts. If some Members
you remove people who are asking point—the Speaker. Did she consult are going to ask tough questions, you
questions to get at the facts. It with the minority leader? She did. Did should want everybody to be asking
shouldn’t be a one-sided question and she disagree with two that he ap- tough questions. If the facts lead there,
argument. pointed? She did, and she did not ap- you go there. If the facts don’t lead
Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gen- point them. That was in her power. there, you go somewhere else and ask
tleman. And I agreed with her, and LIZ CHENEY more tough questions.
Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, the legisla- agreed with her. If some Members are going to ask
tion we passed said the Speaker would Why? Because that would have been tough questions that the majority
appoint all the members. These Mem- dissembling, not looking for facts. Mr. doesn’t want to be asked, that under-
bers were not kicked off; they never JORDAN has said over and over again mines the credibility of that commis-
got on. that he believes the election was sto- sion to remove them from asking those
LIZ CHENEY was asked whether that len. Court after court after court after questions.
was the appropriate thing to do, and court said no proof. No proof. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gen-
her response was—you had her quote: So, we are where we are, and we are tleman.
‘‘I agree with what the Speaker has going to proceed. We are going to pro- Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, does the
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done.’’ ceed, and if the Speaker decides to re- gentleman believe that the three Mem-
Now, the reason she agreed—yes, tain the three and name two others, so bers that the Speaker accepted and was
they have raised questions, and on your be it. willing to appoint would not have
side, you wanted to raise questions. We are going to proceed. We are asked those questions?
You wanted to look at everything but going to proceed, and we are going to Mr. SCALISE. Mr. Speaker, they
January 6. Maybe January 6 as well, get the facts, and we are going to get haven’t said publicly whether they
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would or not. Mr. JORDAN sure did. city or that city or the other city or to ask some of those tough questions in
Again, maybe he was punished for rais- this, that, and the other. terms of supporting the police.
ing tough questions in advance of the By the way, President Biden made it I don’t think the gentleman has seen
hearing instead of waiting. very clear that those who committed any stronger support for police than on
But in the end, those were questions. criminal activities were not dem- this side of the aisle. I have been
Sheriff Nehls, who was also one of our onstrators, they were criminals. Biden maybe more vocal than anyone about
selections, was right there with these said that, and I agree with him. support for the United States Capitol
brave Capitol Police officers, holding What they didn’t want to look at is Police because I wouldn’t be here alive
down the House of Representatives so who recruited the crowd that came in today without the bravery and heroism
that the Chamber wasn’t breached. here, who riled that crowd up, and who of the Capitol Police, and I think we all
Sheriff Nehls was right there. deployed them to the Capitol of the stand with them.
But, again, if the integrity of that United States for the specific objective Ultimately, when you look at the
commission is now undermined because of stopping the steal, and what he supplemental that came through the
Speaker PELOSI chose to remove people meant, of course, is our acting. House in May, there were a number of
who were going to ask tougher ques- His Vice President, whom he talked Members on the Democrat majority
tions, then, ultimately, it proves that to on numerous occasions about stop- side who voted against that supple-
this is not a commission set on finding ping the election, concluded that that mental who have been vocal about
the facts. It is a commission set on es- was not legal, that was not within his defunding the police.
tablishing a narrative regardless of the authority, and so he acted consistent And, in fact, we have been trying to
facts. That is a disgrace, for this insti- with the law. That really annoyed Mr. bring up H. Res. 352, which expresses
tution to go down that road. Trump. support for police in opposition to this
There is still time to reconsider. Mr. So here we are. We should have had a crazy, radical idea of defunding the po-
bipartisan commission. We should have lice, where in many of these cities that
Speaker, I would urge the majority to
moved that forward, and, yes, we have actually defunded the police, they
reconsider how they use or abuse the
should support the Capitol Police by have seen rapid increases in crime.
power that is vested upon them. Even more—and I know I have held
Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gen- adopting the supplemental.
By the way, the Senate supplemental roundtables with sheriffs from the New
tleman. Orleans area, as many of my colleagues
is more in terms of dollars than the
b 1130 have met with law enforcement—they
House supplemental. So it is not a
Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I thank question of we spent too much money will tell you the biggest challenge
the gentleman for yielding. to do this to make the Capitol safe, to today, in addition to the growing crime
Your side had an opportunity to sup- wave, they are seeing is a demoraliza-
make the Capitol Police armed, to give
port the Capitol Police. Your side had tion around the country for police be-
them the opportunity to get the intel-
an opportunity to support law enforce- cause they see these efforts to defund
ligence that they need to proceed.
ment. Your side had the opportunity to the police and they see elected oficials
But what a distraction that the Cap-
increase the capability of the Capitol speaking out publicly against police. It
itol Police weren’t prepared.
Police to respond to insurrectionist, The question is not: Were they pre- is not coming from the Republican
violent, and criminal agents. pared? side. I think the gentleman knows
Your side had that opportunity, and The question is: Why did American where it is coming from.
what did it do, to a person? Why won’t this bill be brought to the
citizens try to commit insurrection
It voted ‘‘no,’’ and we passed it. We floor to just express support for police?
and treason in the Capitol of the The fact is that the majority on the
passed support of the Capitol Police. United States and stopped our work? Democrat side will not bring a resolu-
We passed support to strengthen our Not for very long. We came back, we tion to express support for police, H.
defenses. We passed legislation to try did our work, and we got it done to the Res. 352, by Ms. MALLIOTAKIS and oth-
to make the Capitol more secure and benefit of our country, our democracy, ers, at a time when we are seeing
our Capitol Police safer. We passed and our image around the world. Our around the country not only a demor-
that legislation with not a single one democracy was resilient. alization but an increase in resigna-
of your votes. It went to the Senate, Nobody was angrier, I will tell you— tions. People are leaving the great
and it sits. You read what that is doing and I think Mr. SCALISE, you were work of law enforcement because they
to the morale of the Capitol Police there—Mr. Speaker, nobody was see in those communities that have
along with some of your comments angrier about what was happening that defunded the police a lack of support.
about the Capitol Police. night than MITCH MCCONNELL, the lead- Most sheriffs will tell you they are
So you had that opportunity. er of the Senate, who said he believed having trouble recruiting new people
I will say to the Speaker, Repub- subsequent to his voting against im- right now because of the attacks on po-
licans had that opportunity. Just as peachment, but notwithstanding that, lice all around the country that we saw
they rejected the five and five, they re- he believed the President bore respon- from the summer where cops where
jected support of the Capitol Police. sibility, as the minority leader said, murdered, shot, beaten. Yet a resolu-
Seventeen of them voted against giv- not all responsibility, but bore respon- tion to express support to let them
ing them a Gold Medal. sibility. know that we have their back still
Why? So we are going to look at this. You won’t be brought to the floor by this
Because the insurrection was men- can talk all you want. Your leader has majority.
tioned in the resolution, and, of course, now decided he is going to withdraw I hope the gentleman would look at
there was no insurrection. It was a the three and not participate. We re- bringing H. Res. 352 to the floor so that
tourist visit, as they ambled politely gret that. But it is not going to stop we can actually express to all police
through the Halls of the Congress say- us. It is not going to stop our getting that we support them and that we do
ing how appreciative they were of the at the truth. It is not going to stop our have their back.
efforts being made by their Democratic having the American people know the Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gen-
Representatives. who, what, where, when, and why of tleman.
If you saw it that way, if you believe the first time since 1812 when a foreign Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I thank
that, it is impossible for me to under- power invaded our Capitol that the the gentleman for yielding.
stand why. Capitol of the United States was in- You had an opportunity to support
So I tell the whip, Mr. Speaker, that vaded by people who were seeking to the police and you voted with those
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the Republican Party has had two op- undermine the democratic processes who wanted to defund the police. All of
portunities to have an even, fair com- under our Constitution. you had an opportunity, just a few
mission. They rejected them, appar- Mr. SCALISE. Mr. Speaker, it is un- weeks ago while we had a bill on the
ently, according to what the whip says, fortunate that as that commission floor, to support, to fund the Capitol
because we didn’t want to look at Se- starts, it will not include other Mem- Police to make them safer, more effec-
attle, we didn’t want to look at this bers, Republican Members, who wanted tive, and better able to enforce the law,
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and you all, to a person, voted ‘‘no.’’ ing support. I hoped we would bring We created 3 million new jobs; more
You had the opportunity, and you that to the floor and express that sup- jobs in our first 5 months than any ad-
voted with those who you say on our port. ministration in history—the gentleman
aisle didn’t want to do that. But it There are also a number of other forgot to mention that figure—double
passed. issues dealing with inflation. We are the monthly rates of the 5 months
Why did it pass? seeing a dramatic increase in inflation prior to that under the Trump adminis-
Because the overwhelming, over- across this country. Everything some- tration.
whelming, overwhelming majority of one buys when going to a grocery The average number of new unem-
Democrats—it is the only reason it store, we are paying more for things ployment insurance claims has been
passed—voted to support the police, like eggs and milk. If you try to go on cut in half. Last week, that number
our Capitol Police. I will tell you that a summer vacation right now, you are was about 400,000. The same week last
is also true of our Members in terms of paying over 40 percent more for gaso- year, it was 1.5 million under the
supporting law enforcement at the Fed- line. You are seeing it across the board, Trump administration. Small business
eral, State, and local levels. and that dramatic increase in inflation optimism has returned to its 2019 aver-
Are there some who say some things? is a tax. It is a tax on hardworking age. The economy grew at 6.4 percent
Yes. There are some people who say families. in the first quarter. Independent pro-
some things on your side—I have This chart shows for the gentleman jections from CBO, the IMF, the Fed-
quoted a couple of them—that I am so many of those things. Used cars are eral Reserve, the World Bank, OECD,
sure you don’t support. But having said up 45 percent, if you can even find a car and many others all forecast America
that, the proof is in the eating of the to buy because there is such a shortage this year reaching the highest level of
pudding. We had a bill on the floor that when the government is paying people growth in nearly four decades.
supported the police. You voted against not to work. Furthermore, as the gentleman
it, every one of you. The borrowing, by the way, and knows, the Director of the Federal Re-
Mr. Speaker, you can talk all you spending of trillions of dollars—which serve has opined that he thinks, yes,
want about supporting them, but, very are some of the items that are going to there is a surge in inflation. Yes, we
frankly, the bills you are going to be be coming to the floor next week and are concerned about it. The Federal
voting on next week support the police. beyond, trillions more, much of it def- Reserve is watching it. We are watch-
They are not defunding. icit spending—is part of the reason we ing it. We want to keep inflation in
Unlike the Trump budgets. If you are seeing inflation: gas 45 percent up, check.
look at the Trump budgets, who cut home prices 15 percent up, milk 5 per- The gentleman referenced that we
law enforcement funding? cent, laundry machines 29 percent, if are paying people not to work. Let me
Trump budgets. you can get one. You might have to remind the gentleman, we had four
Check me on that, and then come to wait 6 months to get a washer and bills which did similar things which
the floor and say: HOYER is not telling dryer. were passed in an overwhelming bipar-
the truth. Check me. All of this is a tax on hardworking, tisan fashion last year, overwhelming
You had an opportunity. middle-class families. bipartisan fashion, and none of them
Mr. Speaker, the minority had an op- What we should be doing is bringing would have become law without the
portunity to support the police. They legislation to the floor to confront signature of President Donald Trump.
all voted ‘‘no.’’ The Senate is doing the these problems, not to keep spending Now what happened? Donald Trump
same. It is a shame because it is under- trillions and trillions more in deficit left, and bipartisanship left with him;
mining the morale of the Capitol Po- spending and higher taxes that ulti- not because he was so bipartisan, but
lice. You have seen that reported in the mately would lead to more evaporation he thought that what we were doing
newspapers. This is not me saying it. of middle-class jobs which is what the was good for the people, and therefore,
They don’t understand why. majority is bringing, but I would hope I think he thought, good politics. I
Mr. SCALISE is absolutely right. The that the gentleman would look at think that is accurate.
Capitol Police have kept him, in par- working with Republicans on legisla- The fact is that this economy is now
ticular, and others who were attacked tion to start addressing some of these doing exactly what we want it to do. It
by a crazed, apparently left-wing, but problems that are affecting household is growing. Now it surged. There is no
crazed bad person, he may be mentally families all across the country. doubt about that, and that surge has
defective, but he did a very bad act, resulted in inflation hiking at a higher
and he was targeting Republicans. We b 1145 rate than we would like, including the
all stood up when Mr. SCALISE was in Republican, Democrat, Independent, products that the whip mentioned, Mr.
the hospital and thanked the Capitol doesn’t matter, they are seeing this Speaker.
Police for protecting him and others on problem, and they would like to see We need to contain inflation because
that site. That was a terrible, terrible, this Congress confront it, not make it it does rob those particularly on fixed
venal criminal act. The guy was prob- worse with more deficit spending, with incomes. But the multitrillions that
ably a Democrat. I don’t know. We more multitrillion-dollar spending bills were spent last year, one of which, the
have called him out for being that. and higher taxes that will ship more CARES Act spent—was almost a unani-
That is what we ought to all do. jobs overseas, shutting down energy mous vote in this House—$2 trillion. So
On January 6, some very bad crimi- production in America. we did that because we believed that
nal people acted in this Congress and in While the President is signing or au- the magnitude of the challenge con-
this Capitol against our democracy and thorizing agreements with Russia to fronting us by COVID–19, both to the
against our Constitution, and we want use pipelines to ship their energy to health of our people and the health of
to study it. We want to get the facts so other countries, he is shutting down our economy, demanded such a robust
it doesn’t happen again and so we know pipelines in America so that we can use response.
who is fomenting this insurrectionist more of our natural resources, again, One of our Members who had been
psychology and who rationalizes it on leading to higher prices across the vaccinated—some Members hadn’t been
this floor now. board, things that are adversely affect- vaccinated—has come down with it.
Mr. SCALISE. Mr. Speaker, I will ing families. Now, hopefully, the vaccinations that
just point out that President Biden I hope we can bring legislation to he has will moderate any adverse im-
himself a year ago said he supports ef- confront these challenges to the floor, pact of this delta virus. But I would
forts to divert money away from po- and I yield to the gentleman. say to the gentleman, it is a little bit
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lice, which, by the way, is the same Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I thank like the commission, that we want to
thing as defunding police. If you are di- the gentleman for yielding. focus on the bad news, not focus on the
verting money away from police, then We have brought them to the floor. good news. The gentleman wants to
you are defunding police. But, again, We are going to continue to bring them focus on other news, not the central
there is a resolution that has been sit- to the floor, and we hope Republicans news of the insurrection, and I under-
ting out there for a while now express- support them. stand that strategy.
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But there is a lot of good news hap- of dollars into Planned Parenthood by tleman if he would look at bringing
pening in America. There is some bad name. This is what drives people nuts that bill to the floor. The people in
news, too. Part of it is because people when they see that kind of spending Cuba are trying to get that freedom,
haven’t gotten vaccinated. The gentle- and a disconnect because they are pay- and they are being heavily oppressed.
man’s State has that problem; Mis- ing more money for regular household Many may even be being murdered
sissippi has that problem; South Caro- goods. And instead of us confronting right now as they have shut down the
lina and some other States have that that on the floor, they see this kind of internet. They shut out the media, be-
problem; my State has that problem. spending that is generational, because cause there is no freedom of the press.
Not to the extent of some other States, it is the next generation that will have We are hearing stories that are very
but all 50 States are seeing a surge. So to pay for it. Because as much as it alarming. If we can express our support
giving up and getting off the field at seems this majority wants to raise that we are standing with those people
this point in time is not appropriate. taxes to spend more money, even all in Cuba who do seek freedom as well, I
I think that we are going to find that the taxes that would run more jobs out think it would be a strong signal. I ask
the President’s program that he sug- of this country don’t cover all of this the gentleman if we could bring that to
gests, as he says, and I agree, will have kind of radical spending. the floor.
a generational impact for decades to I would hope we go a different direc- Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I thank
come in making sure that our economy tion. We surely will be opposing that the gentleman for his comments. As he
continues to grow; that our people are kind of radical spending and it surely knows, the President of the United
educated; that we expand the middle won’t be helping those families who States has strongly expressed support
class; lift people out of poverty, as we just want answers, who just want to of those who are seeking freedom and
did with children who are now 50 per- see relief from the problems that they liberty in Cuba. He said that shortly
cent of them are going to be lifted out are facing. after the demonstrations occurred. He
of poverty. That is good news for I yield to the gentleman. has maintained that position. I share
America. It is good news for all of us. Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I thank that opinion with him, and we are dis-
Those kids are going to be better edu- the gentleman for yielding. It was not cussing what action we might be tak-
cated and make more productive con- radical spending in 2020, because ing here in this House.
tributions to our society. Trump signed the bills. Trump left, and Mr. SCALISE. Mr. Speaker, I appre-
So I hope a number of Members will it became radical spending. That is sit- ciate that. Hopefully, we can work to-
support pieces of legislation that will uational ethics, Mr. Speaker. I will gether to get that brought to the floor
carry that vision of the President into leave it at that. and express that support in unison and
fruition, and we will work toward that Mr. SCALISE. Mr. Speaker, the final that would send a strong message.
end. point I would like to bring up to the Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance
Mr. SCALISE. Mr. Speaker, as we leader, we are seeing something that is of my time.
look at those bills coming to the floor actually very encouraging in Cuba; f
next week, frankly, they would make that is, the people of Cuba taking to
those problems worse. I know when we the streets to demand freedom; some- HONORING GOLD STAR FAMILIES
talk about the inflation side—we talk thing that has been decades in the (Mr. KILMER asked and was given
about inflation, because it is the thing making. I would hope that we see all permission to address the House for 1
we hear the most when we talk to our government leaders, Republican, Dem- minute.)
constituents back home, because re- ocrat, executive branch, legislative Mr. KILMER. Mr. Speaker, as we pre-
gardless of the statistics, the data is branch, all expressing our support for pare to bring American troops home
little solace if you see your dollar the Cuban people who seek freedom, from Afghanistan, it is important to
going for less further, less far. In fact, because I think one of the most heart- recognize those who weren’t able to
you see your dollar not going as far be- felt signs that I know I saw, and so make it home.
cause whatever you are making, you many of my colleagues saw just a week With that in mind, I rise to honor our
are spending even more money than ago, were not only people taking to the Nation’s Gold Star families, mothers,
you were spending before and waiting streets to call for freedom, they were fathers, husband, wives, siblings, and
longer to get things because of these carrying the American flag in Cuba. children with a loved one who died in
policies. We see this all around the world. It is service to our country.
In fact, the spending itself is part of one of the things that for all of our dif- I have deep gratitude for the families
the problem that is leading to infla- ferences brings us together, and that is who have suffered such a painful loss,
tion. People get that. And so they look that here in the United States Con- families like that of Captain Joseph
at these multitrillion-dollar spending gress, we are not only working to pro- Schultz, who was killed in action in Af-
bills and they are starting to ask the mote freedom in this country and to ghanistan in 2011. Captain Schultz’s
questions: What is really in those bills? preserve it for future generations, but mother, Betsy, channeled her grief over
If it is not things to help my family, this freedom that we work to preserve losing her only child into action, form-
because I am paying more with all of inspires people all around the world. ing a nonprofit respite home for other
this new spending, what is in it? Whether it is Cuba, or in Iran which we Gold Star families, the Captain Joseph
We just found out today there are saw years ago, or any other country, House in Port Angeles, Washington.
millions of dollars in the bill that is when people seek freedom, there is The Captain Joseph House, and orga-
coming to the floor next week specifi- really only one flag that they wave, nizations like it, provide a network of
cally just for one entity, Planned Par- and that is the United States flag. support and comfort for the surviving
enthood of Mar Monte, San Jose, Cali- Our colleague, MARIO DIAZ-BALART, family members. Their work matters,
fornia; Planned Parenthood, the larg- whose family fled Cuba, like so many and we should be grateful for it.
est provider of abortions in the coun- of our colleagues, some first genera- Mr. Speaker, I offer my gratitude to
try. So not only is Hyde being dis- tion. CARLOS GIMENEZ, former mayor of all who have lost a loved one in service
carded, the mutually agreed upon, bi- Miami-Dade, personally fled Cuba seek- to our country.
partisan, and not just Henry Hyde with ing freedom—and talking about the f
a few other people. Henry Hyde passed American Dream—he is a first genera-
this in the 1970s under a Democrat ma- tion who fled a socialist nation who is REQUEST TO CONSIDER H.R. 18, NO
jority. Democrats and Republicans said now a sitting, voting Member of the TAXPAYER FUNDING FOR ABOR-
taxpayer funding shouldn’t be used to United States Congress, who now wants TION ACT
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provide abortions, and it had always to express support for the Cuban peo- (Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana asked
been sacrosanct in spending bills that ple. and was given permission to address
this Congress passed, Republican and So there is a resolution, H. Res. 527, the House for 1 minute.)
Democrat, since that time until now. that expresses our solidarity standing Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana. Mr.
So not only are they gutting Hyde in with the people in Cuba who are seek- Speaker, I rise today in support of the
the bill, but they are putting millions ing freedom. I would just ask the gen- pro-life Hyde amendment. Typically,
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