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burgess of texas. at the end of the bill, before the short title, insert the following new section, section, none of the funds made available in this act may be used to, one, implement or nforce section 430.32 of title 10-x, codes of federal regulations, or, two, to implement or enforce the establishments in section 325-i-11-b of the energy and conservation act, 42, u.s.c., 5295-i-1-b with with respect to lamps.mps and e.r.n. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 641, the gentleman from texas, and a member owes pode -- texas and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas. mr. burgess: i thank the chair for the recognition. these amendment -- today's amendment is to maintain current law. since the passage in 2007 of the energy security act, i've heard from tens of thousands of constituents about how the language of the 2007 energy independence and security -- innocence and security -- independence and security act akes away consumer choice in decidin
burgess of texas. at the end of the bill, before the short title, insert the following new section, section, none of the funds made available in this act may be used to, one, implement or nforce section 430.32 of title 10-x, codes of federal regulations, or, two, to implement or enforce the establishments in section 325-i-11-b of the energy and conservation act, 42, u.s.c., 5295-i-1-b with with respect to lamps.mps and e.r.n. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 641, the gentleman from...
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i thank my friend from texas. this bill creates a new department of education website that includes data allowing prospective students to better understand the cost of specific institutions. and i thank the chairman and the ranking member for working prove this bill before it came to the floor. the current department of education website is incomplete and misleading. the current website does not include the net price to a student according to that student's income level. which could cause and does cause lower and middle class students to reject schools that they in fact could afford. they or their parents would see an average net price, calculated for all students, and immediately assume it's unaffordable for them. the changes that i've included in this bill would allow a parent or perspective student to find upfront, on the home page, the average net price of attending based on the family's income level. and this information may lead students to consider institutions they would have otherwise excluded. the differ
i thank my friend from texas. this bill creates a new department of education website that includes data allowing prospective students to better understand the cost of specific institutions. and i thank the chairman and the ranking member for working prove this bill before it came to the floor. the current department of education website is incomplete and misleading. the current website does not include the net price to a student according to that student's income level. which could cause and...
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people flooded down to east texas. -- east texas. and they got jobs. they didn't go to the government. hey didn't look for government to dictate what to do in their lives. many people went to east texas and found jobs. the sad thing is, there are areas all over the country that could be doing the same thing, including new york, upstate, where they've got some of the same gas formations in pennsylvania, where things are going much better than their area -- there are areas of new york, because new york doesn't allow drilling and therefore they have condemned people to suffer a desperate economy instead of allowing it to thrive and flourish. in the meantime, you look across our border, our neighbor, mexico, mexico has tremendous natural resources. we import a good bit of their oil. canada has oil. we import oil from there. not as much as we would if the x.l. pipeline had been constructed. giving more people jobs, giving more in the world a chance to have north american oil. but the president stands in the way for political gain, it would appear, because w
people flooded down to east texas. -- east texas. and they got jobs. they didn't go to the government. hey didn't look for government to dictate what to do in their lives. many people went to east texas and found jobs. the sad thing is, there are areas all over the country that could be doing the same thing, including new york, upstate, where they've got some of the same gas formations in pennsylvania, where things are going much better than their area -- there are areas of new york, because...
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the gentleman from texas. mr. sessions: thank you very much, mr. speaker. at this time i'd like to yield four minutes to the gentleman, the chairman of the judiciary committee, chairman goodlatte. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from virginia is recognized for four minutes. mr. goodlatte: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank the gentleman from texas, the chairman of the rules committee, for his leadership on this issue. without enforcement of the law, there cannot be accountability under law, and political accountability is essential to a functioning democracy. we in the house of representatives who face re-election every two years under the constitution are perhaps reminded of that more often than others. and while there is at least one political branch willing to enforce the law, we will not fail to act through whatever means of which we can successfully avail ourselves. when the president fails to perform his constitutional duty that he take care that the laws be faithfully executed, the congress has appropri
the gentleman from texas. mr. sessions: thank you very much, mr. speaker. at this time i'd like to yield four minutes to the gentleman, the chairman of the judiciary committee, chairman goodlatte. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from virginia is recognized for four minutes. mr. goodlatte: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank the gentleman from texas, the chairman of the rules committee, for his leadership on this issue. without enforcement of the law, there cannot be accountability under law,...
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the gentleman from texas is ecognized. mr. gallego: mr. speaker, if the gentleman has anything else to say, i'm ready to close unless the gentleman has additional -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from florida. mr. miller: no, sir. we have no more speakers at this time. we're prepared to close. i would urge my colleagues to oppose the motion to instruct and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. the gentleman from texas. mr. gallego: thank you, mr. speaker. let me start by in all sincerity saying i have the greatest respect for chairman miller and the work that he's been doing. i follow his comments and his remarks and his committee regularly because the issue of veterans is an issue that is near and dear to my heart as it is to so many of us. and i have great respect for his views and his expertise, and i certainly, while i may differ in my opinion, i ertainly would never, ever think that his motives are impure because they are not. he is very sincere and very driven to help. but here is
the gentleman from texas is ecognized. mr. gallego: mr. speaker, if the gentleman has anything else to say, i'm ready to close unless the gentleman has additional -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from florida. mr. miller: no, sir. we have no more speakers at this time. we're prepared to close. i would urge my colleagues to oppose the motion to instruct and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. the gentleman from texas. mr. gallego: thank you,...
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bush, a favorite son of texas, a governor of texas, could lose such a big chunk of texas on a county by county basis to al gore? i think they drew a conclusion that it was the hispanic vote that he had not done very well with in texas. and decided, this is how we're going to do better with the hispanic vote. and so they turned it up. they announced after george w. bush was re-elected in 2004 that they had carried -- that george w. bush had carried 44% of the hispanic elect rate. but -- elect rat. but upon further -- electorate. but upon further analysis, it comes down to an objective analysis that it couldn't have been 44% it. had to have fallen between 38% and 40%. and whatever that real number is, i'm convinced, mr. speaker, it wasn't 44%. but we then saw john mccain, who was long known as an open borders john mccain, run for president. and he picked up 31% of the hispanic vote. so 7% or % or maybe as many as 9% of the hispanic vote was lost between george w. bush and john mccain. it never was 44%. if it was, it was even a lot more. then it was 13%. but i'm going to say instead, i'
bush, a favorite son of texas, a governor of texas, could lose such a big chunk of texas on a county by county basis to al gore? i think they drew a conclusion that it was the hispanic vote that he had not done very well with in texas. and decided, this is how we're going to do better with the hispanic vote. and so they turned it up. they announced after george w. bush was re-elected in 2004 that they had carried -- that george w. bush had carried 44% of the hispanic elect rate. but -- elect...
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mccaul of texas. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized for two minutes. mr. mccaul: i thank the tchimplee appropriations committee for his hard work and chairman kay granger for heading up this task force i was happy to be part of. as a former federal prosecutor who has dealt with border security for many years, i have never seen a crisis quite like this one this crisis demands action and leadership. it demands a solution to the problem. daca the president enacted in 2012, we've seen 60,000 unaccompanied children cross the border in the rio grande valley sector of texas alone, 250 per day. we went down there to see these children. these children are the victims caught between the administration's policies and the coyotes and the traffickers who exploit them and make money, between $5,000 to $10,000 apiece. madam speaker, this bill fixes that crisis. first and foremost it changes the 2008 trafficking law as a message of deterrence. this crisis will not stop until we start sending them back. and all this does is treat central americans the same way we treat
mccaul of texas. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized for two minutes. mr. mccaul: i thank the tchimplee appropriations committee for his hard work and chairman kay granger for heading up this task force i was happy to be part of. as a former federal prosecutor who has dealt with border security for many years, i have never seen a crisis quite like this one this crisis demands action and leadership. it demands a solution to the problem. daca the president enacted in...
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. >> down in texas with the immigration situation, and the president's visit to texas, there is a lot of anger down there. you hear a lot of anger growing in a lot of communities as well as congress. concerning the expense that it is costing the taxpayer, how does the white house address that anger with these events that are now happening? >> we addressed that in a couple of ways. the first is, the president is committed to enforcing the law. and enforcing the law means that when there are apprehensions made at the border, particularly of children, or dolts traveling with children, they need to make sure that the basic humanitarian -- adults traveling with children, they need to make sure that the basic you mentoring needs are provided for. that is why the president has asked for resources from congress to open up tension facilities across the country -- detention facilities across the country where these individuals can be house inhumane conditions -- in humane conditions. we were also discussing infect ankle bracelets and things of that nature that would, again, in a humane way, all
. >> down in texas with the immigration situation, and the president's visit to texas, there is a lot of anger down there. you hear a lot of anger growing in a lot of communities as well as congress. concerning the expense that it is costing the taxpayer, how does the white house address that anger with these events that are now happening? >> we addressed that in a couple of ways. the first is, the president is committed to enforcing the law. and enforcing the law means that when...
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he is arrested in texas, two days after she is found dead in a louisiana apartments. what is the screening process before these individuals are released with a notice to appear, to go back to immigration and customs or so days?thin 15 >> having had a long career in lawns were spent, seeing people released and having to the people in seattle who were released fromople custody -- not immigration related, but custody -- these are terrible things. these are tragedies. to have a domestic violence homicide as a result of somebody being released is very difficult for everybody. but that being said, at the time that individual came in to the custody of the department of homeland security, with his children, they would be considered a family unit. family units at that time were filled. there was no indication from either the interviews or the fingerprint check that was done as a father of two he would be dangerous to anyone else, and he was released. that being said, the horrific incident that occurred -- it is hard for everybody to take. >> we are halfway through. what is you
he is arrested in texas, two days after she is found dead in a louisiana apartments. what is the screening process before these individuals are released with a notice to appear, to go back to immigration and customs or so days?thin 15 >> having had a long career in lawns were spent, seeing people released and having to the people in seattle who were released fromople custody -- not immigration related, but custody -- these are terrible things. these are tragedies. to have a domestic...
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i talk about my state of texas, for example, the texas parks and wildlife service in texas has developed over 8,000 wildlife management plans covering over 30 million acres. i would probably tell you that those people have some of the best available commercial science on a lot of the issues facing texas. probably a little bit more than maybe somebody sitting in washington, d.c. or some other state. so one of the things that i'm a little perplexed, my colleagues keep fighting the transparency. this president said he was going to have one of the most transparent administers in history. but that's been far from the truth. and so what i would encourage my colleagues to defeat this amendment, defeats the whole purpose of the bill and the intention of letting the american people know the facts. you know if you go to a trial you don't get to use only your facts, you have to hear everybody's facts and since this is a trial that determines whether he's species are in fact endangered or not endangered anymore, we should be able to deal with the facts but we can't just deal with one set of facts. w
i talk about my state of texas, for example, the texas parks and wildlife service in texas has developed over 8,000 wildlife management plans covering over 30 million acres. i would probably tell you that those people have some of the best available commercial science on a lot of the issues facing texas. probably a little bit more than maybe somebody sitting in washington, d.c. or some other state. so one of the things that i'm a little perplexed, my colleagues keep fighting the transparency....
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that the attorney general of texas have recently arrested an alleged terrorist in texas with ties to isis, with ties to the radical islamic terrorists who are right now wreaking havoc across iraq and syria. so the first question i would ask the senior senator from arizona is, how significant does he see the threat of terrorists crossing our porous border and targeting the homeland? and then the second question that i would ask that is relat related, of the $3.7 billion that president obama has requested in the supplemental bill, just $160 million is directed to border patrol agents and immigration judges both. so less than 5% of the total actually goes to boots on the ground. and so the second question i would ask to the senior senator from arizona is, in his judgme judgment, is devoting less than 5% of the resources from this bill to boots on the ground a serious effort at securing the border and solve the problem? mr. mccain: i would say to my colleague, the answer to the second question is obviously no. and it's my understanding if you break this down, this legislation, into indiv
that the attorney general of texas have recently arrested an alleged terrorist in texas with ties to isis, with ties to the radical islamic terrorists who are right now wreaking havoc across iraq and syria. so the first question i would ask the senior senator from arizona is, how significant does he see the threat of terrorists crossing our porous border and targeting the homeland? and then the second question that i would ask that is relat related, of the $3.7 billion that president obama has...
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homas inhear from to texas. caller: do you have a high chart of illegal aliens by ethnic background? for illegale some aliens in central america. caller: i just want to see a chart. guest: the predominant ethnicity and nationality of people here ,llegally, by what ever means visa overstays or people who came here illegally, it is primarily from central america, including mexico. after that, you may be right, asia may be in line next. i do not have the stats for the rest of the world. there are a number of countries that have a lot of people here illegally. some of them are asian. stephen, good morning, independent line. little humanity. they are kids. they are in desperate situations. are preppingtates up to take these kids in. we have to reunite them with their families. this looks like a lawsuit waiting to happen -- kids being detained by the federal government. one of our senators was at the border of texas and arizona. we are preparing for these kids to come across the border. i am not sure how this is going
homas inhear from to texas. caller: do you have a high chart of illegal aliens by ethnic background? for illegale some aliens in central america. caller: i just want to see a chart. guest: the predominant ethnicity and nationality of people here ,llegally, by what ever means visa overstays or people who came here illegally, it is primarily from central america, including mexico. after that, you may be right, asia may be in line next. i do not have the stats for the rest of the world. there are...
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so much, so greatly to our texas values, our texas history and our texas success. kermit, texas. thank you, mr. speaker, and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from north carolina, mr. holding, for five minutes. i holding: mr. speaker, rise today to recognize north carolina representative dr. jim fulgim, who recently passed away after a brief but courageous battle with cancer. a life-long resident of raleigh, he married his high school sweetheart, mary susan. they both received their medical degrees at chapel hill and mary susan continues to serve the raleigh community as a doctor, as jim did for so many years. i want to commemorate jim for all he contributed to the field of medicine, the city of raleigh, north carolina, and our country. jim was a world renowned neurosurgeon, served his country in the gulf war and later went on to serve in the north carolina state legislature. jim was truly a great american, a good friend of mine and a mentor to me and so many others that he came in touch and contact wit
so much, so greatly to our texas values, our texas history and our texas success. kermit, texas. thank you, mr. speaker, and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from north carolina, mr. holding, for five minutes. i holding: mr. speaker, rise today to recognize north carolina representative dr. jim fulgim, who recently passed away after a brief but courageous battle with cancer. a life-long resident of raleigh, he married his high...
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not just for texas, but for every state. host: a couple callers from texas. philip from ft. worth on our line from republicans. caller: good morning. we have got these people coming in here. they take our kids' jobs. they do not just take the jobs we don't want. they take the jobs that we do want for our kids. they do not pay much money. i want to know what are you all going to do about in the schools when you put all these non-english-speaking kids in there. now come our teachers that do not know spanish are having to get translators for them. from ouraking way kids' education because they're having to spend so much time on them. i do not understand why we can't just go down to wherever they are running from an clean up their town for them down there. aest: you are bringing up really important challenge for this country, that is how you assimilate and educate children from other parts of the world. challenge forw us. we have been doing this for as long as we have been a country. i mentioned earlier the hundreds of thousands of refugees we vietnam, myanmar, russia and the fo
not just for texas, but for every state. host: a couple callers from texas. philip from ft. worth on our line from republicans. caller: good morning. we have got these people coming in here. they take our kids' jobs. they do not just take the jobs we don't want. they take the jobs that we do want for our kids. they do not pay much money. i want to know what are you all going to do about in the schools when you put all these non-english-speaking kids in there. now come our teachers that do not...
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this is a colleague from texas and there are many issues that we have agreed on with respect to texas and i might say to you that i'm a strong proponent of religious libber the you had mentioned hobby lobby in terms of some of the issues you were discussing. i think i have stood fast on that question. i only raise the point, and you made the opponent that anything that was approved prehobby lobby by the f.d.a. but in actuality we know that just from the religious liberty point of view,s that slibry slope because it pits the large entity against the individual's rights and we know under our constitution that the very premise of religious freedom is the idea that there is no pronounced, structured religious plan in place that denies me my freedom. that's what you've done to women -- when i say you, excuse me, that's what the decision has done, it has made the boss in charge of an individual and i would just make the argument, we can stand for religious
this is a colleague from texas and there are many issues that we have agreed on with respect to texas and i might say to you that i'm a strong proponent of religious libber the you had mentioned hobby lobby in terms of some of the issues you were discussing. i think i have stood fast on that question. i only raise the point, and you made the opponent that anything that was approved prehobby lobby by the f.d.a. but in actuality we know that just from the religious liberty point of view,s that...
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and arizona. >> primarily texas. of beingprocess senator in arizona in my district, we reached a peak of 1300 kids, down to about 20 right now. facilities opened up in texas whereas 90% plus of these children are coming through, that makes sense to avoid the travel, and also to avoid the as the numbers of kids trying to get across to windows, -- to windows, so will the need. republicans also want to change the traffic victims protections act to more quickly deported children back to central america. where do you stand? guest: that is the fundamental line in the sand for many of us. if that indeed is the central part of the legislation, whether it is something the administration proposes, or something the republican majority in the house proposes, many of us will not vote for it. the law is therefore a reason. there is a due process involved in the law and it requires these children have advocates, that they have an opportunity to have someone represent them. i was a five-year-old child to be able to make a claim of a
and arizona. >> primarily texas. of beingprocess senator in arizona in my district, we reached a peak of 1300 kids, down to about 20 right now. facilities opened up in texas whereas 90% plus of these children are coming through, that makes sense to avoid the travel, and also to avoid the as the numbers of kids trying to get across to windows, -- to windows, so will the need. republicans also want to change the traffic victims protections act to more quickly deported children back to...
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obama defends itinerary in texas. talking about the questions that the president answered about whether he would go to the border or not. this is not theater. he said about the decision not to visit the border. also, the president met with texas governor rick perry before that speech he made last night on the border. rick perry released a statement yesterday. he said in that statement 500 miles south of here is the rio grande valley. there's a humanitarian crisis unfolding created by bad public policy. in particular, the failure to secure the border. securing the border is attainable and the president needs to commit the resources necessary to get this done. that's governor perry's statement that he released yesterday evening. we've got about fifteen minutes or so talking about the president's statement in colorado, in denver when he said that the u.s. is better off now than we were five years ago. on twitter, david writes in that we are worse overall now versus 2009. wakes are stagnant and costs of food and education
obama defends itinerary in texas. talking about the questions that the president answered about whether he would go to the border or not. this is not theater. he said about the decision not to visit the border. also, the president met with texas governor rick perry before that speech he made last night on the border. rick perry released a statement yesterday. he said in that statement 500 miles south of here is the rio grande valley. there's a humanitarian crisis unfolding created by bad public...
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another member of the house energy action team from texas. and texas gets it. texas gets it and a lot of other resources, they understand energy and they understand the jobs that come from energy production. and i recognize mr. weber from texas. mr. weber: i thank the gentleman for yielding me time. the things that make america great are the things that america makes. how do we do that? . . mr. speaker, i want you to think with me here for a second. we have to have a strong america. when the world has a catastrophe, whether it's a typhoon or whether it's a hurricane or whether it's floods or civil war, no matter what it is, when the world has a catastrophe and they dial 911 , who is it that answers? it's the americans, isn't it? with our military, with our might, with our goodness, i would argue. so i would argue that for the world to be a safer place, we must have a strong america. and how do we do that? like i said, stable, reliable, affordable energy supply. mr. speaker, this is not just about jobs and the economy. this is about a strong america that leads t
another member of the house energy action team from texas. and texas gets it. texas gets it and a lot of other resources, they understand energy and they understand the jobs that come from energy production. and i recognize mr. weber from texas. mr. weber: i thank the gentleman for yielding me time. the things that make america great are the things that america makes. how do we do that? . . mr. speaker, i want you to think with me here for a second. we have to have a strong america. when the...
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this is important as we talk about issues like the west, texas, plant. cfats must remain on probation until the program proves its effectiveness. therefore the government accountability office should continue to assess the program and report to congress its findings on a biannual basis. all parts that are concluded in this bill. the resulting legislation, h.r. 4007, does all of these things and enjoys therefore support from a wide variety of stakeholders. republicans and democrats have voiced their support for the bill. in addition to having two democratic co-sponsors, presentatives jean green and faleomavaega, secretary jay johnson explicitly endorsed h.r. 4007 in february of this year. we worked with the house energy and commerce committee and the senate homeland security and government affairs committee to produce legislation that puts the security of americans above politics and jurisdictional battles. to this bill has the support from the house, the senate, which is in the process of crafting a companion bill, which they plan to mark up this month,
this is important as we talk about issues like the west, texas, plant. cfats must remain on probation until the program proves its effectiveness. therefore the government accountability office should continue to assess the program and report to congress its findings on a biannual basis. all parts that are concluded in this bill. the resulting legislation, h.r. 4007, does all of these things and enjoys therefore support from a wide variety of stakeholders. republicans and democrats have voiced...
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the gentleman from texas has yielded back. sorry. the gentleman from texas. mr. smith: mr. speaker, before thank back i'd like to the gentlelady from texas, ms. eddie bernice johnson. i reserve the balance of my time but i am prepared to yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i'd like to include an article from "the wall street journal" in the record. mr. swalwell: this is a cember 5, 2013, "wall street journal" article tiled china still -- the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. swalwell: this reflects what our constituents at home want to see from us here in washington. a bill that was introduced in march of 2013, a bill that revisions were made, compromised were plead, a loan guarantee part of the bill was taken out at the request of the majority staff so we can bring this bill to the floor in a bipartisan way. i'm proud i can go home and tell my constituents i was able to work with my colleagues on a bill that will advance american innovation, american energy security and national security. and so,
the gentleman from texas has yielded back. sorry. the gentleman from texas. mr. smith: mr. speaker, before thank back i'd like to the gentlelady from texas, ms. eddie bernice johnson. i reserve the balance of my time but i am prepared to yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i'd like to include an article from "the wall street journal" in the record. mr. swalwell: this is a cember 5, 2013, "wall street...
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stockman of texas, second amendment of mr. stockman of texas. amendment by mr. mckinley of west virginia. amendment number 22, an amendment by mr. gosar of arizona, and amendment by mr. hudson of north carolina. the chair will reduce to two minutes after the first vote in the series. the unfinished business is request for a recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from texas, mr. burgess, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the ayes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the ealt. the clerk: amendment offered by mr. burgess of texas. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of a recorded vote will rise. a sufficient number having arisen, a a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a 15-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expre
stockman of texas, second amendment of mr. stockman of texas. amendment by mr. mckinley of west virginia. amendment number 22, an amendment by mr. gosar of arizona, and amendment by mr. hudson of north carolina. the chair will reduce to two minutes after the first vote in the series. the unfinished business is request for a recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from texas, mr. burgess, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the ayes prevailed by voice vote....
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mccaul of texas. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized for two minutes. mr. mccaul: i thank the tchimplee appropriations committee for his hard work and chairman kay granger for heading up this task force i was happy to be part of. as a former federal prosecutor who has dealt with border security for many years, i have never seen a crisis quite like this one this crisis demands action and leadership. it demands a solution to the problem. daca the president enacted in 2012, we've seen 60,000 unaccompanied children cross the border in the rio grande valley sector of texas alone, 250 per day. we went down there to see these children. these children are the victims caught between the administration's policies and the coyotes and the traffickers who exploit them and make money, between $5,000 to $10,000 apiece. madam speaker, this bill fixes that crisis. first and foremost it changes the 2008 trafficking law as a message of deterrence. this crisis will not stop until we start sending them back. and all this does is treat central americans the same way we treat
mccaul of texas. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized for two minutes. mr. mccaul: i thank the tchimplee appropriations committee for his hard work and chairman kay granger for heading up this task force i was happy to be part of. as a former federal prosecutor who has dealt with border security for many years, i have never seen a crisis quite like this one this crisis demands action and leadership. it demands a solution to the problem. daca the president enacted in...
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host: where is conroe, texas, lidia? caller: we are in a very hot place right outside of houston, texas. host: and what kind of work do you do? caller: i work with children. i'm a retired teacher. you see the effects of illegal immigration in conroe, texas? caller: oak am a my. we have a facility that houses a very small amount of these children. we have worked before to try to pass a law that no one can rent .o any legal -- an illegal this facility, they want a closed or run out of town. let's think about this. these children, all of these people ought to be here. somebody has to take care of them, and this facility, they are being paid for by the government. our economy needs jobs and we need money. its the practical and not put our hate before our pocketbooks. -- lets be practical and not put our hate before our pocketbooks. maybe i'm the one that is out of whack. i don't know. host: thank you, ma'am. built -- bill in illinois. my comment is recently, president obama requested 3.7 billion dollars for the children that
host: where is conroe, texas, lidia? caller: we are in a very hot place right outside of houston, texas. host: and what kind of work do you do? caller: i work with children. i'm a retired teacher. you see the effects of illegal immigration in conroe, texas? caller: oak am a my. we have a facility that houses a very small amount of these children. we have worked before to try to pass a law that no one can rent .o any legal -- an illegal this facility, they want a closed or run out of town. let's...
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here in texas, they run the schools here in texas. they run the police department, they run everything here, they run the news stations, so that means they get to do whatever they want, and they will not arrest these people. there is a fellow who jumped on my grandson, and the police would not do anything. they had their own the police department. these people are not coming here for no good reason, and whenever americans stand up and filed her own lawsuit, it is not going to stop until then. springing for no refugees, it is not happening. my next-door neighbor is from honduras, my grandson talk to him last night about any says his family has nothing -- none of them come here and buy a home from them or nothing, but all of the people in america are losing their homes. obama is making american people pay for their own medical care. host: annie, thank you for the call from houston, texas. bill has this one are twitter page -- speaker banner is the self implosion of the republican party. , mr. speaker." dramatic pictures as more than 140
here in texas, they run the schools here in texas. they run the police department, they run everything here, they run the news stations, so that means they get to do whatever they want, and they will not arrest these people. there is a fellow who jumped on my grandson, and the police would not do anything. they had their own the police department. these people are not coming here for no good reason, and whenever americans stand up and filed her own lawsuit, it is not going to stop until then....
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for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. poe: the hamas terrorists in gaza keep shooting their rockets into israel. israel has used defensive weapons to intercept some. however, iranian backed hamas keeps reloading its six shooters and fire into civilian areas. the israeli government is shooting back. our government wants a cease fire. cease fires in the past have just given hamas time to obtain more ammo rockets from iran. also hamas shields its command centers underneath schools and hops in gaza so it cowers behind women, children, the elderly, and the sick. hamas wants israel annihilated. israel is fol throwing first natural right of a nation, it is protecting its people. now it has taken the fight to the terrorists as it has a right and obligation to do. the united states should be helping israel eliminate this terrorist group instead
for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. poe: the hamas terrorists in gaza keep shooting their rockets into israel. israel has used defensive weapons to intercept some. however, iranian backed hamas keeps reloading its six shooters and fire into civilian areas. the israeli...
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if the texas delegation is prepared to move come of this thing can get done next week. we can have more border true troll -- patrol agents on the border. we can shorten the time tables for processing these children or adults with children as the governor thinks is important. we can make sure that some of the public health issues that were raised in the meeting i just had are addressed so we have enough folks vaccinating, checking on the health status of the children, making sure not only they are safe but our communities are safe. that the governor thinks are important to do would be easier to do if we had the supplemental. it gives us the resources to do them. the only question is, why wouldn't the texas delegation or the other republicans were concerned about this not want to put it on a fast-track and get it on my desk? so we can start getting to work? has some the governor influence. that might be helpful, to call on them to pass the supplemental right away. the final point i will make as i want to thank some of the faith-based groups i met with. s, well as mailers,
if the texas delegation is prepared to move come of this thing can get done next week. we can have more border true troll -- patrol agents on the border. we can shorten the time tables for processing these children or adults with children as the governor thinks is important. we can make sure that some of the public health issues that were raised in the meeting i just had are addressed so we have enough folks vaccinating, checking on the health status of the children, making sure not only they...
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from dallas, texas. it was a trial that was -- the administrative law judge was picked by the c.o.c.c. as the add tife judge. the judge recommended that all charges by the come trop eller be dismissed on november 8, 2012. most disturbing is the comptroller has refused to render a decision leaving mr. adams all this time in legal limbo. 12 c.s.r. clearly states that the comptroller shall render a final decision 90 days after noiks that the case has been rendered for final decision. the comptroller has refused to render a final decision 15 months after the final decision. instead the the comptroller has extended it four times, more recently in four may of this year. there is no after noo for the controller to extend such a decision. i believe the delay represents a significant deficiency under the purview of the treasury department. mr. chairman, i will tell you that i have tried to work through this problem with the gentleman from dallas, texas, my and it is the federal government who refuses to refuse to
from dallas, texas. it was a trial that was -- the administrative law judge was picked by the c.o.c.c. as the add tife judge. the judge recommended that all charges by the come trop eller be dismissed on november 8, 2012. most disturbing is the comptroller has refused to render a decision leaving mr. adams all this time in legal limbo. 12 c.s.r. clearly states that the comptroller shall render a final decision 90 days after noiks that the case has been rendered for final decision. the...
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while they are being distracted, other terrorists can get across the texas porter. -- texas border. host: mark. independent line. caller: regarding isolationism, the fact is, we are always going involved militarily or not. paul that weron can influence the world with our example. we are setting a bad example statee are supporting terrorism, for instance. which is going on in the middle east right now. just because we are not getting involved militarily does not mean that we are isolating ourselves. host: the former vice president, dick cheney, was at a political talking about issues of national security. he was asked if rand paul would be dangerous as a president. [video clip] to getid i didn't want into endorsing or criticizing a candidate. i did express the view that i think isolationism is crazy. wind through 9/11 that things we can retreat and be safe and secure -- they are out to lunch. we saw, on that day, the worst attack on the united states since pearl harbor. we lose 3000 people at the world -- that is an act of war against the united states . committed by 19 guys who got
while they are being distracted, other terrorists can get across the texas porter. -- texas border. host: mark. independent line. caller: regarding isolationism, the fact is, we are always going involved militarily or not. paul that weron can influence the world with our example. we are setting a bad example statee are supporting terrorism, for instance. which is going on in the middle east right now. just because we are not getting involved militarily does not mean that we are isolating...
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. >> the texas national guard are not permitted to arrest people by law. what could they do down there? >> they would serve in a way as observers for the department of public safety. as you know, governor perry has already sent a little over 100 state troopers down to that area to work on the roadways. we have good -- at cbp, we have a good, actually excellent relationship with the texas department of public safety, and frankly with the state and local law-enforcement across the border. we see them as value added, and we want to make sure we maintain good communications and a good relationship with those folks. >> if the border patrol is overwhelmed in texas with large numbers of children and families coming over, why not ask the texas national guard to help out with that? >> actually, we are not overwhelmed. i just finished my fourth trip on friday to mcallen. compared to what i saw the first week, right after i had been confirmed in march, things are much better. the numbers are down. it does not mean anyone should not be very concerned about the numbers
. >> the texas national guard are not permitted to arrest people by law. what could they do down there? >> they would serve in a way as observers for the department of public safety. as you know, governor perry has already sent a little over 100 state troopers down to that area to work on the roadways. we have good -- at cbp, we have a good, actually excellent relationship with the texas department of public safety, and frankly with the state and local law-enforcement across the...
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been to the southern tip of texas. i hadn't been to mcallen, i hadn't been to brownsville and the region down there so since that is the most po rouse section now, or the highest trafficking section now, i headed down that way last friday night and arrived there relatively late friday evening. got up early in the morning and went out to the mouth of the rio grande river. of course the rio grande river is the dividing line through there between the united states and mexico, between texas and mexico, and there's a road that leads out to the gulf and once you get out to the gulf, there's -- you can take about a three-mile drive down the beach to the south to get to the outlet of the rio grande river. so we drove down that three miles of sandy beach and down to the mountain -- mouth of the rio grande river to observe that location where i would say once we are forced into, once this congress concludes we should, build a fence, a wall, and a fence on the southern border, i wanted to go to the place where you would set the f
been to the southern tip of texas. i hadn't been to mcallen, i hadn't been to brownsville and the region down there so since that is the most po rouse section now, or the highest trafficking section now, i headed down that way last friday night and arrived there relatively late friday evening. got up early in the morning and went out to the mouth of the rio grande river. of course the rio grande river is the dividing line through there between the united states and mexico, between texas and...
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but i go to schools all over texas. i look in those precious little faces just as i have looked at the precious little faces of people coming in illegally, but those whose parents are paying t. theyeing law-abiding know their schools are having trouble, many places, staying afloat. many school districts are in desperate trouble financially. and now we are going to add hundreds of children in someplaces whose parents are not paying taxes, property taxes to support the schools, many cases, and you're going to overwhelm those schools because you refuse to do the job the constitution requires and an oath was taken to faithfully execute? we owe this country an obligation to protect it, to protect those little children whose education will be impaired because you have to slow it down to bring other students along who don't teach the language. right now in texas i'm told that basically you need to speak spanish. you really do. why is that? well, because the president's allowing so many people in the country illegally without s
but i go to schools all over texas. i look in those precious little faces just as i have looked at the precious little faces of people coming in illegally, but those whose parents are paying t. theyeing law-abiding know their schools are having trouble, many places, staying afloat. many school districts are in desperate trouble financially. and now we are going to add hundreds of children in someplaces whose parents are not paying taxes, property taxes to support the schools, many cases, and...
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host: suring are land texas, democratic caller, artis what's it like in suring are land texas? where is that? caller: right outside of houston. host: okay. caller: what i called about, to say this to all of my christian friends out there who are talking about what makes these mothers send their children on this long journey? and they do not realize in they're own bible that moses mother put him in the river nile full of crocodiles. we need to make sure we pay attention to that. host: you think this is about christianity, about morality? caller: i think us being christians we should realize and stop saying statements like that. they have to ask those mothers why they sent those children, ask why most essent his children to the river nile. host: what do you think, ian? caller: i think no one can afford this, this is the issue, that the mothers will follow. they're uneducate ited. they're going to have to get to work for some job. they don't have it to teach english, you know, just the influx of these kids with all the diseases and everything, the states don't have it. they just d
host: suring are land texas, democratic caller, artis what's it like in suring are land texas? where is that? caller: right outside of houston. host: okay. caller: what i called about, to say this to all of my christian friends out there who are talking about what makes these mothers send their children on this long journey? and they do not realize in they're own bible that moses mother put him in the river nile full of crocodiles. we need to make sure we pay attention to that. host: you think...
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how many in texas? 45. they were based in texas. this is something, how this business has been developed over the years. definitely we need to tell the story, with children you can't really get it. there are limits for everything. maybe an adult says i can give you money, and that is an a legal concept, but that is an adult. that type of network, we create many programs for children definitely. >> we have human smuggling. martinez, would you like to add? >> [speaking spanish] we have already said this phenomenon has multiple causes. some reasons have been aired here by my colleagues. there is another situation, there has been a lack of opportunities in points of origin of migrants, education, and security. when weaver talking with joe biden with this, this is a matter of finding guilty parties in the short term, but to address the current crisis, and think in long terms, that lead to this migration are not [indiscernible] and we have been working in coordination with the northern triangle together. the traffickers and persons are po
how many in texas? 45. they were based in texas. this is something, how this business has been developed over the years. definitely we need to tell the story, with children you can't really get it. there are limits for everything. maybe an adult says i can give you money, and that is an a legal concept, but that is an adult. that type of network, we create many programs for children definitely. >> we have human smuggling. martinez, would you like to add? >> [speaking spanish] we...
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jackson lee of texas on thursday, july 10. and ms. jackson lee of texas on thursday, july 24. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the requests are granted. under the speaker's announced policy of january 3, 2013, the gentleman from georgia, mr. woodall, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the majority leader. mr. speaker, thank you for giving me the time and being down here with me today. i hate that you can't see my charts today. they are not particularly colorful or exciting, but they are important in that they are going to tell the story of something that we have gotten done together. i don't want you to think i'm just making something up down here on the floor of the house, mr. speaker. i know you're probably thinking about the 326 bills that we passed here in the house that are still sitting over there in the senate gathering dust having received no action whatsoever. you might be thinking about the work going on in the rules committee where we are suing the president for failure to implement the law as he crafted it, drafted it, and signed it. you mig
jackson lee of texas on thursday, july 10. and ms. jackson lee of texas on thursday, july 24. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the requests are granted. under the speaker's announced policy of january 3, 2013, the gentleman from georgia, mr. woodall, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the majority leader. mr. speaker, thank you for giving me the time and being down here with me today. i hate that you can't see my charts today. they are not particularly colorful or...
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i live in texas and texas is traditionally a republican state. so that means whoever wins the primary is by a large margin re-elected -- the next elected official. >> based upon all of the demographics, although not a significant immediate change, the dem graphics of texas appear to go shifting over the next 10 to 15 years? >> i think if people will vote, it can shift a more balance system for sure. we have a primary for lieutenant governor. 1.8% eligible voters voted in the primary. was a a landslide. 65% for dan at that tipatrick. that the means 1.3% of the eligible voters potentially decide who our lieutenant governor is, the most powerful man in texas. [the voters that vote in the least -- in the lowest fraction will get out and vote, they can change the election. their vote will matter if people will vote, their vote will matter in this election. >> mike, thanks for the call. this is a tweet from a viewer saying: with the illegal immigration, youth unemployment is soaring. do you follow issues like that? guest: yes. i mean we monitor all iss
i live in texas and texas is traditionally a republican state. so that means whoever wins the primary is by a large margin re-elected -- the next elected official. >> based upon all of the demographics, although not a significant immediate change, the dem graphics of texas appear to go shifting over the next 10 to 15 years? >> i think if people will vote, it can shift a more balance system for sure. we have a primary for lieutenant governor. 1.8% eligible voters voted in the...
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we're not going to ask texas what moneys they need. we're not going to ask new york or california, and i would simply say we've got to get away from the i don't believe in government crowd and work with the people, understand that government has a role, the federal government has a role. it's a rescue facility. it's an s.o.s. it helps people in need. when the states are in need and it helps to build the infrastructure, the highway system that president eisenhower, republican, created, which we've been recognized for. here we are nickel and diming. so i hope we'll get down to the table, work with those of us who are concerned. finally, vote no on the previous question because it's not your boss's business if you want to have family planning. it's certainly not your boss's business. i yield back. . the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from colorado reserves. does the gentleman from florida continue to reserve? >> yes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from colorado. mr. polis: i'd like to yield to the gentlewoman from nevada two m
we're not going to ask texas what moneys they need. we're not going to ask new york or california, and i would simply say we've got to get away from the i don't believe in government crowd and work with the people, understand that government has a role, the federal government has a role. it's a rescue facility. it's an s.o.s. it helps people in need. when the states are in need and it helps to build the infrastructure, the highway system that president eisenhower, republican, created, which...
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the gentlelady from texas is recognized. ms. jackson lee: as i close, again, my amendment is information to be part of the solving of the problems. i want more students to graduate from high school and i want them to have students, broad based. let me close on this note. many people ask about the value of historically black colleges, hispanic serving, native american institutions. you know what, mr. speaker, mr. chairman, there are enough students not in college today that will fill all of the universities, all of these universities have a rightful place and the history of historically black colleges, traveling through the years of postslavery is a great opportunity to continue to serve now with native american serving institutions and hispanic serving institutions, i'm delighted that this amendment is put before this body and i ask my colleagues to support the jackson lee amendment that will create more opportunity and more outreach. with that i yield back my time. the chair: the gentlelady yields back. the gentleman from minne
the gentlelady from texas is recognized. ms. jackson lee: as i close, again, my amendment is information to be part of the solving of the problems. i want more students to graduate from high school and i want them to have students, broad based. let me close on this note. many people ask about the value of historically black colleges, hispanic serving, native american institutions. you know what, mr. speaker, mr. chairman, there are enough students not in college today that will fill all of the...
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the gentleman from texas, mr. gohmert is recognized for 15 minutes as the designee of the ajority leader. mr. gohmert: these are the times that try men's souls. having been to the border a couple of weeks ago, going to the border tomorrow, next i know from my experiences there it's a . aumatic time for so many but i keep coming back to what a west african told me a few years ago, when my wife and i were in est africa with mercy shifts , re in the harbor of pogo caring for people there. number of the west africans wanted to meet before i left, they knew i was member of congress. man, e oldest, their wise after we had a lovely time visiting said, we wanted to meet with you so that we could give you a message to take back to washington. he said, we were so excited here in africa when you elected your first black president of the united states. he said, but since that happened, we have seen america and eaker and weaker basically he was saying that we know as christians where we go when we die, but our chance of can g
the gentleman from texas, mr. gohmert is recognized for 15 minutes as the designee of the ajority leader. mr. gohmert: these are the times that try men's souls. having been to the border a couple of weeks ago, going to the border tomorrow, next i know from my experiences there it's a . aumatic time for so many but i keep coming back to what a west african told me a few years ago, when my wife and i were in est africa with mercy shifts , re in the harbor of pogo caring for people there. number...
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i yield back to high friend from texas. mr. gohmert: i -- my friend from texas. r. gohmert: i thank my friend. i'm immensely grateful to my friend, mr. fortenberry, for bringing this point home. it's a point that has been brought home repeatedly to me in different places in the world. , where this country helped with a constitution that would be shari'a law-based, my country, my country where americans have , my t and died for freedom country where the most valuable commodity we have, human life, has been sacrificed on the altar of freedom. we believed where there was a threat, like afghanistan, to us as americans, we could repel the taliban and the world would benefit and certainly america would benefit and christians around the world would benefit who were being so persecuted by the taliban and controlled in afghanistan. we weren't alone. moderate muslims in afghanistan were being persecuted. that's why there was plenty -- there were plenty of groups willing to rise and fight with merica, for america, against the radical islamists of the taliban. the moderate musl
i yield back to high friend from texas. mr. gohmert: i -- my friend from texas. r. gohmert: i thank my friend. i'm immensely grateful to my friend, mr. fortenberry, for bringing this point home. it's a point that has been brought home repeatedly to me in different places in the world. , where this country helped with a constitution that would be shari'a law-based, my country, my country where americans have , my t and died for freedom country where the most valuable commodity we have, human...
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let's say when i was 17 or 18, i lived in texas. i went to work for texas instruments. i went to work for cellular mobile phones. is thatle of the story i got a trade education through being naÏve. as i went up the no latter for blue-collar workers, you see a change in the legislation. not allow you to go up. i could sit here and point out complaints, but that is not the problem. the problem is that when you get into sales and people making six figures, they see that there is no need for the bottom. and then they eliminate it. like mitt romney. what we need his trades. we need to teach people plumbing. we need to teach people hvac, air-conditioning. yourgain, now you have legislators. what did they do? they turned around and the jacked up school to make it like a tool to get rich. here is the deal -- open the borders, let people train, jack up the middle, put trade schools, let them do it in two years. i have a broke back from how hard i work. i am not bragging. host: thank you. therespan.org --guest: was a lot there. but i heartily concur that we need to have better t
let's say when i was 17 or 18, i lived in texas. i went to work for texas instruments. i went to work for cellular mobile phones. is thatle of the story i got a trade education through being naÏve. as i went up the no latter for blue-collar workers, you see a change in the legislation. not allow you to go up. i could sit here and point out complaints, but that is not the problem. the problem is that when you get into sales and people making six figures, they see that there is no need for the...
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--went to texas and dam texas a and m. he is a journalist with a masters degree in christian communications. he has written several books. let's give around of applause for roland martin. [applause] you're good. all right. since we are in dallas, this is for you. i get a chance to introduce a dallas cowboy legend. this is a surprise guest. we did not put him on the schedule intentionally. so mayor rawlins would be surprised. he led the dallas cowboys to three super bowl championships. he is one of 17 children from fort lauderdale, went to the the university of miami. he won a championship there. one of the greatest wide receivers to ever play the game. let's give around of applause to michael irvin. [applause] >> that me say two hello to everybody. >> most of you know that michael is also a personality and commentators on football on a regular basis. he has got that personality that is just magnetic. it is awesome to have him here. i don't know if you get a chance to see his acceptance speech into the hall of fame, it was
--went to texas and dam texas a and m. he is a journalist with a masters degree in christian communications. he has written several books. let's give around of applause for roland martin. [applause] you're good. all right. since we are in dallas, this is for you. i get a chance to introduce a dallas cowboy legend. this is a surprise guest. we did not put him on the schedule intentionally. so mayor rawlins would be surprised. he led the dallas cowboys to three super bowl championships. he is one...
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gallego of texas. at the end of the bill before the short title, insert the follow, title, additional general provision. section, none of the funds made available by this act may be used to implement or enforce revenue ruling 212, 2012-18 or any guidance of the same substance. the chair: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? mr. crenshaw: i reserve a point of order on the gentleman's amendment. the chair: a point of order is reserved. pursuant to house resolution 661, the gentleman from texas and a member -- and the gentleman from florida each control five minutes. the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. gallego: as the gentleman knows, i find several government agencies frustrating, one of the most frustrating is the internal revenue services. ne of their tasks deals with wages when they were meant to be tipped. there's a tremendous difference not only to the employer but to the employee as to whether a wage is classified as a wage or whether it's classified as a gratu
gallego of texas. at the end of the bill before the short title, insert the follow, title, additional general provision. section, none of the funds made available by this act may be used to implement or enforce revenue ruling 212, 2012-18 or any guidance of the same substance. the chair: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? mr. crenshaw: i reserve a point of order on the gentleman's amendment. the chair: a point of order is reserved. pursuant to house resolution...
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here is what the texas republican had to say. [video clip] >> i think this is a game changer, the downing of the flight by separatists tied to vladimir putin. i think he is complicit in what happened. why is that important to americans? i believe mr. putin is returning to a cold war mentality. when i was over there, you could see this nationalistic pride, a sort of resurgence to regain the glory of the old days of the soviet empire. we are seeing that happen with crimea being annexed. we are seeing that with the russian speaking peoples of ukraine and the baltic states. i think his long-term strategy is to bring back into the fold the glory days of the empire these baltic nations with the russian speaking people. in addition to that, it is a different threat. it is not the al qaeda threat. but it is a threat of brute force. it is a threat that could involve submarine warfare. we know rush is fully engaged in every aspect of that type of warfare. that concerns me from a homeland security standpoint. the question we are asking, are
here is what the texas republican had to say. [video clip] >> i think this is a game changer, the downing of the flight by separatists tied to vladimir putin. i think he is complicit in what happened. why is that important to americans? i believe mr. putin is returning to a cold war mentality. when i was over there, you could see this nationalistic pride, a sort of resurgence to regain the glory of the old days of the soviet empire. we are seeing that happen with crimea being annexed. we...
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host: texas, go ahead. caller: yes, you are saying there is no environmental impact on the fracking, but i know for a fact that texas never had earthquakes. in the131 earthquakes dallas-ft. worth area this year and twice as many in oklahoma city. we had a more earthquakes in texas and oklahoma then -- then san francisco. tell me why. we are destroying the earth's formation. guest: well, i think i did say earlier that earth tremors have been connected to fracking. that is a fact. as a society people have to make a decision. i'm not saying it is good or bad. but fracking has been shown to cause tremors. on the negative side as far as fracking. host: from california, this is doug. caller: would supply of and demand down for gasoline -- with supply of and demand down for gasoline, maybe a better way of typing the problem is looking at transportation taxes because they are talking about raising the tax burden, transportation funding, but here in california, last 20 years or so, projects that used it take -- used
host: texas, go ahead. caller: yes, you are saying there is no environmental impact on the fracking, but i know for a fact that texas never had earthquakes. in the131 earthquakes dallas-ft. worth area this year and twice as many in oklahoma city. we had a more earthquakes in texas and oklahoma then -- then san francisco. tell me why. we are destroying the earth's formation. guest: well, i think i did say earlier that earth tremors have been connected to fracking. that is a fact. as a society...
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how many in texas? 45. they were based in texas. this is something, how this business has been developed over the years. definitely we need to tell the story, with children you can't really get it. there are limits for everything. maybe an adult says i can give you money, and that is an a legal concept, but that is an adult. that type of network, we create many programs for children definitely. >> we have human smuggling. martinez, would you like to add? >> [speaking spanish] we have already said this phenomenon has multiple causes. some reasons have been aired here by my colleagues. there is another situation, there has been a lack of opportunities in points of origin of migrants, education, and security. when we were talking with joe biden with this, this is a matter of finding guilty parties in the short term, but to address the current crisis, and think in long terms, that lead to this migration are not [indiscernible] and we have been working in coordination with the northern triangle together. the traffickers and persons are p
how many in texas? 45. they were based in texas. this is something, how this business has been developed over the years. definitely we need to tell the story, with children you can't really get it. there are limits for everything. maybe an adult says i can give you money, and that is an a legal concept, but that is an adult. that type of network, we create many programs for children definitely. >> we have human smuggling. martinez, would you like to add? >> [speaking spanish] we...