Congressional Record, House, page H8806 (December 7, 2022)
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Page H8806 of the Congressional Record, House, dated December 7, 2022, carries one-minute floor speeches. Ms. Porter condemns Iran’s killing of children during the protests, and Mr. Cárdenas urges a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers, saying DACA could end as early as next year. Mr. Estes introduces a bill on the lesser prairie-chicken. Mr. Meuser says Americans who receive $600 or more on third-party payment systems like Venmo will receive a tax form next year, and supports the SNOOP Act introduced by Michelle Steel to reverse the reporting threshold back to $20,000. Mrs. Steel honors Irene Dorothy Schweitzer on her 100th birthday.
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H8806 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE December 7, 2022
minute and to revise and extend her re- decade on the urgent need to perma- This administration’s approach to
marks.) nently protect Dreamers in America. crime has only emboldened criminals
Ms. PORTER. Mr. Speaker, Iran’s For years, we have tried and tried to who exploit these weaknesses.
youth have emerged as leaders of the get a solution across the finish line, In a recent poll, Gallup found 56 per-
anti-regime protests—but also as a po- but there are Members of this body cent of Americans think local crime
litical target. who have lacked the heart to do the has increased, which is more than any
On November 16, 9-year-old Kian right thing and get this done. time in the past five decades.
Pirfalak was fatally shot, becoming the This is shameful. I come from a primarily rural dis-
youngest killed by Iranian authorities’ It is now or never. If we don’t act in trict, and unfortunately, we have not
response to that demonstration. Two this session, then DACA could end as been immune from this rise in crime.
months after Mahsa Amini’s death, early as next year. Immigrant youth Members of my community are con-
over 60 children have died under Iran’s deserve better. They are our teachers, cerned for their family’s safety.
brutal crackdown—children no older firefighters, nurses, small business Failed ideas like so-called bail re-
than my own. owners, servicemembers, and leaders form, defunding the police, and putting
These aren’t accidents. Security across our country. violent offenders back onto our streets
forces are raiding grade schools look- Their contributions of $1.7 billion an- have created a powder keg.
ing for student protestors. Mass arrests nually benefit all of us. According to a recent study by Just
and violent beatdowns are common- America is their home, and they de- Facts, if homicide rates were to con-
place. Authorities are even holding serve every opportunity to achieve the tinue at the rate of increase in Presi-
hostage the remains of protestors, a American Dream and continue to con- dent Biden’s first year in office, over
heartless practice meant to silence tribute to our economy and our great your lifetime, the chance of your life
grieving relatives. country. ending by homicide is 1 in 179.
These children belong in safe schools I urge my colleagues to fight for a We have tied the hands of our heroes
and loving families, not in body bags. pathway to citizenship for Dreamers, in law enforcement while untying the
I strongly condemn Iran’s killing of and I pray that my colleagues on the hands of criminals. We must act now to
children and stand with the protestors other side of the aisle do the right reserve these policies for the safety and
demanding change and accountability. thing and put forth humane solutions, security of our communities.
Iran should not be allowed to rob
not senseless legislation that keeps f
children of their lives or their free-
countless immigrant people in the KANSANS MUST CONTROL THEIR
doms.
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AMERICANS SHOULD NOT BE SUB- (Mr. ESTES asked and was given per-
HONORING IRENE DOROTHY mission to address the House for 1
JECT TO IRS INTRUSION AND
SCHWEITZER minute and to revise and extend his re-
OVERREACH
(Mrs. STEEL asked and was given marks.)
(Mr. MEUSER asked and was given Mr. ESTES. Mr. Speaker, I rise today
permission to address the House for 1
permission to address the House for 1 to introduce the Promoting Local Man-
minute.)
minute and to revise and extend his re- agement of the Lesser Prairie-Chicken
Mrs. STEEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise
marks.) Act. Kansas energy producers and
Mr. MEUSER. Mr. Speaker, as today today to honor and celebrate a great
citizen of Orange County, Irene Doro- ranchers are excellent stewards of the
is Pearl Harbor Day, may we all give land and resources. They work tire-
thanks to those before us who fought thy Schweitzer.
Yesterday, Irene turned 100 years old. lessly to feed, fuel, and clothe our Na-
and gave their lives for our freedom. tion while taking voluntary proactive
Mr. Speaker, come next year, Ameri- She has been an active member of the
community and has consistently given measures to protect the lesser prairie-
cans who receive $600 or more on their
back. chicken’s habitat.
third-party payment systems like
Everyone who knows Irene knows The U.S. Fish and Wildfire Service’s
Venmo will receive a tax form thanks
how happy she is because of her mil- inclusion of the lesser prairie-chicken
to a provision put into the American
lion-dollar smile which absolutely on the threatened and endangered spe-
Rescue Plan.
lights up the room. Even at 100 years cies list is nonfactual and disregards
For instance, if you sold an old couch
old, Irene never forgets a face, which the preservation efforts of our energy
and received payment for it of over
makes everyone who meets her feel so producers and ranchers who best know
$600, you could trigger an IRS audit.
special. their land.
This reporting requirement will not be
I have personally been so blessed to After a yearlong species status as-
targeting the wealthy, as it was de-
know her, and I am so thankful that we sessment, the Federal Government
signed for, but middle class Americans
have a person as wonderful as her liv- spent millions to conclude that the
who often send and receive money via
ing in Southern California and making lesser prairie-chicken population is
Venmo and other services.
The new 87,000 IRS agents hired our community a brighter place to live. stable and has grown.
She truly makes the world a better Its inclusion on the threatened and
through the Democrat plan will be very
place. endangered species list is detrimental
busy. We were told last year the IRS
Mr. Speaker, on behalf of all of Or- to our robust ag and energy industries,
agents would only be targeting those
ange County, I wish Irene a happy 100th blatant bureaucratic overreach, and is
making more than $400,000 a year. I
birthday and wish her many more another example of the Biden adminis-
think we all remember that. The
years of joy, blessings, and smiles. tration’s hindering American energy
SNOOP Act introduced by my col-
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independence.
league MICHELLE STEEL would reverse
My legislation stops Washington
the reporting threshold back to $20,000, SOFT-ON-CRIME POLICIES ARE elites from undermining voluntary
ensuring everyday Americans are not WREAKING HAVOC ON OUR public-private conservation practices
subject to this IRS intrusion and over- COUNTRY and ensures Kansans control our land.
reach, and I ask my colleagues to sup-
port it. (Mr. SEMPOLINSKI asked and was f
given permission to address the House b 1430
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for 1 minute and to revise and extend
DREAMERS DESERVE A PATHWAY his remarks.) HONORING RAJA CHARI
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TO CITIZENSHIP Mr. SEMPOLINSKI. Mr. Speaker, I (Mrs. HINSON asked and was given
(Mr. CÁRDENAS asked and was rise because of my concern with the permission to address the House for 1
given permission to address the House havoc that President Biden and the minute and to revise and extend her re-
for 1 minute.) congressional Democrats’ soft-on- marks.)
Mr. CÁRDENAS. Mr. Speaker, the crime policies are wreaking on our Mrs. HINSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise
alarm bell has been sounding for over a country. today to recognize NASA astronaut
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