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gentlelady from texas reserves. the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. roy: i thank the speaker. i would note that the gentleman, for whom i have a great deal of respect, was just using a lot of the arguments i've heard over and over again, and it's something that we've come to understand in this town as what we call the glossary. when you run out of the sort of, what are we actually going to fight over, we just bring out all the terms, right? we talk about, oh, we only have a slim majority. i will remind my colleagues on this side of the aisle, the democrats had a slim majority when they jammed through numerous massive bills, whether it was obamacare, whether we're talking about the inflation reduction act. yet here we sit, and we're walking away from the majority that we were given to use that majority to use the power of the purse, to stop an executive branch that is out of control. a continuing resolution will continue to fund biden's border, war on our border. independents not just biden. it's the radical progressive democrats as a whole. it's a war
gentlelady from texas reserves. the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. roy: i thank the speaker. i would note that the gentleman, for whom i have a great deal of respect, was just using a lot of the arguments i've heard over and over again, and it's something that we've come to understand in this town as what we call the glossary. when you run out of the sort of, what are we actually going to fight over, we just bring out all the terms, right? we talk about, oh, we only have a slim...
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in texas. if you live in el paso not dallas, you are not as valuabl to the advertisers so we will kick you off. surely, that can't be ok. >> justice kagan? justice kavanaugh? >> upon the deference to the legislative findings point, my memory is that there is a trial. >> yes, that's turner 2. maybe there will be a paxton 2. >> right, but there s't just congress said this, that is good to go, there was a trial about th? >> sure, we are happy to go to trial. >> that is all i wanted to ask. >> on common carrier, if a company says we are not a common carrier and we d't want to be, can the state make them into a common carrier? >> that's a great question. that was the first question i had when ce to this case. the answer is no. if you are not a common carrie yocannot become one. that is why it is important to think of it a compass to te you where the line is. i would urge the crtf you are interested, we he talked about reading the professor's article. e thing that struck me as strange was wait, they
in texas. if you live in el paso not dallas, you are not as valuabl to the advertisers so we will kick you off. surely, that can't be ok. >> justice kagan? justice kavanaugh? >> upon the deference to the legislative findings point, my memory is that there is a trial. >> yes, that's turner 2. maybe there will be a paxton 2. >> right, but there s't just congress said this, that is good to go, there was a trial about th? >> sure, we are happy to go to trial. >>...
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your texas national guard remains decisively engaged across 1,254 of texas boarder from el paso down to brownsville we are blocking illegal immigration, drug smuggling, weapon smuggling into this state. we do this in depth. we have boats on the rif, as you can see. we have drones in the sky. we have a radar truck right over there. that can track 300 targets at once. and if they get to the shore, as everyone just said, they're going to meet miles and miles of barriers. if they get through the barrier they're going to meet thousands of texas soldiers and thousands of d.p.s. troopers who are going to arrest them. so if you are around the world contemplating coming to do an illegal entry into the united states of america, you need to think twice about that. go somewhere else. or don't even begin your journey. if you get through that wire we're going to arrest you. [inaudible] president trump: sure. governor, i'll go and then -- governor at-bat boston: if -- governor abbott: if biden were here i'd tell him what i told him on he tarmac in el paso. i handed him a one-beige dumont that liste
your texas national guard remains decisively engaged across 1,254 of texas boarder from el paso down to brownsville we are blocking illegal immigration, drug smuggling, weapon smuggling into this state. we do this in depth. we have boats on the rif, as you can see. we have drones in the sky. we have a radar truck right over there. that can track 300 targets at once. and if they get to the shore, as everyone just said, they're going to meet miles and miles of barriers. if they get through the...
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when biden commanded that they texas border be open, we responded, texas will not comply. [applause] instead, texas has done more than any state in the history of america to secure our borders. you remember those big, orange buoys we put into the rio grande river? they were designed by the border control to deny illegal entry and would eat you know that as soon as we put them in the river, joe biden made a lawsuit to take him out, that has still been tied up and we want you to know that as we gather at this nra convention, those beliefs remain in the rio grande river. -- bouys remain in the rio grande river. texas if the only state in the history of america to build our own border wall. we did not reinvent the wheel, we are building the exact same wall that donald trump came up with and it is impenetrable and we are adding more and more miles every single day. i deployed thousands of texas national guard to a stopper is a and declined barriers to deny illegal entry into the state of texas. we caught joe biden using a park in eagle pass, texas which became the epicenter for
when biden commanded that they texas border be open, we responded, texas will not comply. [applause] instead, texas has done more than any state in the history of america to secure our borders. you remember those big, orange buoys we put into the rio grande river? they were designed by the border control to deny illegal entry and would eat you know that as soon as we put them in the river, joe biden made a lawsuit to take him out, that has still been tied up and we want you to know that as we...
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to sign up in texas? is it facebook accepting advertising money from texas corporations? >> that quti has not been resolved by any of the texas courts. as i read it, you have to have customers in texas. you've entered into contractual relationships with texans. >> justice jackson? >> justice barrett had my same thought. i just want to crify. so this doesn't speak to business decision not to offer services in texas because their requirements are too burdensome? instead, you're offerin siness in texas and everywhere else but you are prohibiting them from discriminati ainst people on the bas their geography, in texas. >> yes, your honor. >> thank you. >> rebuttal, mr. clement? >> just a few points in rettal. as to the common carrier, the two classic emes of common carrier status msing here. one is you put transtt or carried message fm int a to point b. that is not iwhat's going on here. disseminate means to spread broadly which means you are in the expressive enterprise business. the zero tradition of treati
to sign up in texas? is it facebook accepting advertising money from texas corporations? >> that quti has not been resolved by any of the texas courts. as i read it, you have to have customers in texas. you've entered into contractual relationships with texans. >> justice jackson? >> justice barrett had my same thought. i just want to crify. so this doesn't speak to business decision not to offer services in texas because their requirements are too burdensome? instead, you're...
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k when you if somebody -- they send something into texas, are they doing siss in texas? >> no, but that would be a fun juriiconal case. thanswer as i understand it is you have to purposely avail yourself of the forum. merely because somebody can look at your website if you don't have a purposeful direction, that's generally not sufficient. >> but it is a worldwide sort of thing and people will be sending stuff left and right and you know that as company. i do not seeowhey can wall off texas from thectities of the social media platforms. >> they can. they have the technological ability called geo-fencing which they can carve o. if they wanted to, they cod probably cut off this building itself more than that, it shows up there d you want to have an account with facebook or twitter or others, there is a contractual relationship. theyavcustomers that are in these places and people say they don't have any customers because eyre not charging money. you are the product so they are taking your data and llg it to the advertisers just why it's imrtant that we recognize that if thi
k when you if somebody -- they send something into texas, are they doing siss in texas? >> no, but that would be a fun juriiconal case. thanswer as i understand it is you have to purposely avail yourself of the forum. merely because somebody can look at your website if you don't have a purposeful direction, that's generally not sufficient. >> but it is a worldwide sort of thing and people will be sending stuff left and right and you know that as company. i do not seeowhey can wall...
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the gentleman from texas is recognized. the gentleman from texas reserves. the gentleman from missouri is recognized. mr. smith: i yield 30 seconds to the gentlelady from new york, ms. tenney. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. tenney: thank you, mr. speaker. as a small business owner for a long time inup state new york, i join my colleagues in supporting h.r. 7024, the tax relief for american families and workers about. this kmp rehencive package -- this comprehensive package was inthaipped critical feedback from everyday americans across this nation through field hearings conducted by the ways and means committee. h.r. 7024 will have a meaningful impact in my constituents in new york's 24th district from hardworking manufacturers, multigeneration family farm, this package will have wide-ranging benefits for so many americans. i yield. mr. smith: reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from texas. mr. roy: reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from missouri is recognized. mr. smith: i recogni
the gentleman from texas is recognized. the gentleman from texas reserves. the gentleman from missouri is recognized. mr. smith: i yield 30 seconds to the gentlelady from new york, ms. tenney. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. tenney: thank you, mr. speaker. as a small business owner for a long time inup state new york, i join my colleagues in supporting h.r. 7024, the tax relief for american families and workers about. this kmp rehencive package -- this comprehensive...
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mexicoorder near eagle pass, texas. ey discussedssues, border control agents confront dealing with illegal crossings. the formerresident's trip to the southern border came on the same die preside biden met with border patrol agents along the border. this is just under 30 minutes. this is just under 30 minutes. mr. trump: nice weather, beautiful day, but a very dangerous border. we are gonna take care of it. thank you. they like trump, can you believe it? >> sir, i want you to know, my agents are mad as hell. that president biden went to brownsville, texas rather than going to arizona or san diego or coming to eagle pass, which has been the epicenter. what president trump has seen right here is how his policies have worked, but he has also seen how he can expand upon the policies once he goes back into the white house, he has seen how governor abbott has been able to use his policy to secure this specific area, the epicenter of the last two years of the illegal border crisis we have had to endure and your agents present
mexicoorder near eagle pass, texas. ey discussedssues, border control agents confront dealing with illegal crossings. the formerresident's trip to the southern border came on the same die preside biden met with border patrol agents along the border. this is just under 30 minutes. this is just under 30 minutes. mr. trump: nice weather, beautiful day, but a very dangerous border. we are gonna take care of it. thank you. they like trump, can you believe it? >> sir, i want you to know, my...
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visit ncicap.org] >> from eagle pass texas, we go live to brownsville, texas, where president biden is set to make remarks also at the u.s. southern border. live coverage on c-span. pres. biden: i think the american people should know how much combination of risk, work and dedication there is to try to get this done. anyway. amazing. it's amazing. >> thank you. it's time for remarks and we first invite you to your seats, we'll escort you this way. pres. biden: ok. pres. biden: where am i going? >> right over there. pres. biden: again, thank you. as my mother would say, please excuse my back, i apologize. folks. good afternoon. before we start i'd like to say a few words about the devastating wildfires that are scorching the texas up and downhandle and northwest oklahoma. -- texas panhandle and northwest oklahoma. yesterday, one of the biggest fire events in texas history, more than one million acres of texas land burned. from the start i directed my team to help protect people in the communities threatened by these fires. in response to specific requests from the state, we've already h
visit ncicap.org] >> from eagle pass texas, we go live to brownsville, texas, where president biden is set to make remarks also at the u.s. southern border. live coverage on c-span. pres. biden: i think the american people should know how much combination of risk, work and dedication there is to try to get this done. anyway. amazing. it's amazing. >> thank you. it's time for remarks and we first invite you to your seats, we'll escort you this way. pres. biden: ok. pres. biden: where...
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in the state of texas. in this very moment we've got more black people in the state of texas than any other state in the country? we are at an unprecedented in the history of the american empire. for the first time in the history of this nation, the muslim community, our precious islamic brothers and sisters, are moving to the center of the discourse and constituting a crucial part of the moral conscious of america. and that is part of the challenge, that is why the muslim legal front led by our leader, come give it up [applause] that is why your leadership make such a crucial difference. it is like the naacp legal defense for so many of those freedom fighters, who would've thought in 1964 when america still had a white supremacist immigration act in place, what so many of you could not even come to america you had to be from western europe to get here, given the white supremacist immigration act of 1964, yes it was the black freedom movement that pushed that and there are magnificent human beings all aroun
in the state of texas. in this very moment we've got more black people in the state of texas than any other state in the country? we are at an unprecedented in the history of the american empire. for the first time in the history of this nation, the muslim community, our precious islamic brothers and sisters, are moving to the center of the discourse and constituting a crucial part of the moral conscious of america. and that is part of the challenge, that is why the muslim legal front led by...
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the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. moran: i yield three minutes to the gentleman from arizona, mr. biggs. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from arizona is recognized for three minutes. mr. big: thank you. i sure get a kick out of listening to the gentleman from new york who doesn't know a darn thing about the border crisis and gets to stand up and say, oh, by golly, you know, all the fentanyl, 90% of that fentanyl, boy, they're catching that right there in the port of entry. you know why the catch it at the port of entry? that's where you have x-rays for the vehicles coming in, you have dogs that sniff. most of the vehicles are getting picked up and looked at. same with the p.e.d.es coming -- pedestrians coming across. you know why you don't find it between the ports of entry whern under the biden administration? you know why they don't find it? because right now you can literally drive, let's say if you're on the reservation, you can drive, they have 62 miles right there along the border. you can drive that. and
the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. moran: i yield three minutes to the gentleman from arizona, mr. biggs. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from arizona is recognized for three minutes. mr. big: thank you. i sure get a kick out of listening to the gentleman from new york who doesn't know a darn thing about the border crisis and gets to stand up and say, oh, by golly, you know, all the fentanyl, 90% of that fentanyl, boy, they're catching that right there in the port of entry. you...
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texas says that in mind. we essentially have to do business in texas and we cannot diriminate against users based on geographic location in texa if we lose this, including the idea that we could be forced to engage in this activity in texas , we would fundamentally have to chgehe way that we provide our service, in order to engage -- in order to provide anything like the service that we went to , while not engaging in viewpoint discrimiti. we have tolinate certain areas of each entirely. we just would not talk about suiciderevention anymore because we would not talk about -- we have tfire out how to engage in mo content moderation or itial discretion to get us to a level where we a me benign and we do not run afoul of texas's law. the record reflects that youtube would have to increase its appeal process 100olin order to comply with texas law. i'm happy to talk more authe common carrier issue. the was an illusion earlier about how section 230 treats my client's website. this is subsection six, whh we cite in
texas says that in mind. we essentially have to do business in texas and we cannot diriminate against users based on geographic location in texa if we lose this, including the idea that we could be forced to engage in this activity in texas , we would fundamentally have to chgehe way that we provide our service, in order to engage -- in order to provide anything like the service that we went to , while not engaging in viewpoint discrimiti. we have tolinate certain areas of each entirely. we...
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host: you are leading the texas republican delegation in backing the texas governor greg abbott in his efforts to be against the biden administration policies. why do you think texas should take the lead on this instead of the federal government? guest: because we have to. because the federal government is not doing his job. texas has to step up because the federal government will not do its job. the policy of the biden administration is an open border, period. i've been to shelby park twice in the last month and a half, once before texas took control them once after texas took control and we are doing what we have to because the federal government will not. host: would you recommend other border state governors taking similar actions? would you recommend the governors of say arizona and new mexico do the same thing? guest: they better because the cartels have moved the flow since texas stood up and started defending our own border. the cartels have moved the flow over to arizona and california. remember, 24 governors across the united states supported governor abbott. some are sending
host: you are leading the texas republican delegation in backing the texas governor greg abbott in his efforts to be against the biden administration policies. why do you think texas should take the lead on this instead of the federal government? guest: because we have to. because the federal government is not doing his job. texas has to step up because the federal government will not do its job. the policy of the biden administration is an open border, period. i've been to shelby park twice in...
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yesterday, one of the biggest fire events in texas history, more than one million acres of texas land burned. from the start i directed my team to help protect people in the communities threatened by these fires. in response to specific requests from the state, we've already had more than 500 federal personnel here working on fire suppression. that includes depliment of 100 federal firefighters and more on the way. as well as dozens of additional fire engines, air tankers, small planes, helicopter, help fight the flames. and fema has already guaranteed that texas and oklahoma will be reimbursed for the cost of keeping folks safe. we're grateful for the brave first responders risking their lives to save others. and we urge, we urge folks to listen to the warnings from local official, listen to them. i've flown over a lot of these wildfires since i've been president. as a matter of fact i've been in a helicopter in the northwest, southwest, flown over more land burned to the ground, all vegetation gone than the entire state of maryland in square footage. the idea that there's no such th
yesterday, one of the biggest fire events in texas history, more than one million acres of texas land burned. from the start i directed my team to help protect people in the communities threatened by these fires. in response to specific requests from the state, we've already had more than 500 federal personnel here working on fire suppression. that includes depliment of 100 federal firefighters and more on the way. as well as dozens of additional fire engines, air tankers, small planes,...
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i represent the first district of texas, which is a rural district loced texas comprised of■ 17 counties. it borders louisiana and arkansas and although not physical the southern border, may districtmpn border policies of the biden administration. as is every corner of america today. the text of my proposed resolution is simple, straight forward, and to the point. it denounces the biden administration's open border policies, condemns the national security crisis caused by these policies, and it urges president biden to end them why do we need to actually have this resolution on the house today? well, i'll tell you. it's for two primary reasons. one, because we need to admit that there's a problem. this house needs to admit there's a problem on the border. and number two,■l w identify the source of the problem itself. why do we have open borders is because of the policies of this administration. those two things today, to admit and to identify, will help us lead to a solution from this house body. across the three brf government. the border numbers do not lie. in fact, they tell a clear
i represent the first district of texas, which is a rural district loced texas comprised of■ 17 counties. it borders louisiana and arkansas and although not physical the southern border, may districtmpn border policies of the biden administration. as is every corner of america today. the text of my proposed resolution is simple, straight forward, and to the point. it denounces the biden administration's open border policies, condemns the national security crisis caused by these policies, and...
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the ntleman from texas reserves. the gentlewoman from texas is recognized. ms. granger: i yield to the gentleman from ohio, the■@ chairman of the homeland security subcommittee, mr. joyce, for two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from ohio is recognized. mr. joyce: thank you, madam speaker. i rise today in supportf the package of appropriation bills under consideration. as chairman of the homeland security subcommittee, i'd like to thank the full committee chair, ms.ership in assembling g package that is reflect strong republican priorities. the crisis at our southwest border■er the biden administration. more than two million migrants cross the border each of the last two years. that is not sustainable. so makes key investments to secure the border, expand detention, improve there, and deter illegal immigration. under this bill we provide $500 million to reach an end strength of 22,000 border agents, consistent with h.r. 2. to fentanyl, this bill provides $305 million for nonintrusive inspection equipment at our nation's ports of entry. this b
the ntleman from texas reserves. the gentlewoman from texas is recognized. ms. granger: i yield to the gentleman from ohio, the■@ chairman of the homeland security subcommittee, mr. joyce, for two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from ohio is recognized. mr. joyce: thank you, madam speaker. i rise today in supportf the package of appropriation bills under consideration. as chairman of the homeland security subcommittee, i'd like to thank the full committee chair, ms.ership in...
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the gentleman from texas reserves. the gentlelady from texas is recognized. ms. granger: i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from texas is recognized. ms. granger: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. roy: the american people are tired of getting a complete lack of representation from their representatives. nobody in this country looks at congress and says, wow. heck of a job, guys and gals. who would do that? would we do that? it doesn't matter who is sitting in the speaker's seat or who has the majority. we keep doing the my colleagues on the other side of the aisle have no problem with wide open borders and endangering the people i represent and the people in texas are left spending $12.5 billion and have kids dying from fentanyl poisoning. it isn't fun to speak because of wide open borders, because of the policies of my democrat colleagues who refuse to do anything about it. not a thing. not a thing do my colleagues do anything about wide open borders. and i will continue to spea
the gentleman from texas reserves. the gentlelady from texas is recognized. ms. granger: i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from texas is recognized. ms. granger: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. roy: the american people are tired of getting a complete lack of representation from their representatives. nobody in this country looks at congress and says, wow. heck of a job, guys and gals. who would do that?...
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thank you texas. and it is because of the afl-cio, transportation trade united steelworkers, interfcial brotherhood of electrical workers. united autoworkers. siemens. alliance for american manufacturing, working for these e.v. chargers and to make sure only this for five months will we have the waiver and then we'll have where all the chargers will be required to contain 55% domestic content on the cost of components. the infrastructure in which e.v. chargers are housed are predominantly steel and iron which are excluded from this waiver now. so the explanation is this is to do better. to help america do bert. an to get us ready for july, 2024. and to help more states have investments that create jobs. moves us into a new level of technology. and provides the opportunity for more science-based mobility. transportation that is safe that is clean and that is job can we want? i rise to oppose this legislation because i want more jobs, i want more safe environment, and i want us to do the right thing. i
thank you texas. and it is because of the afl-cio, transportation trade united steelworkers, interfcial brotherhood of electrical workers. united autoworkers. siemens. alliance for american manufacturing, working for these e.v. chargers and to make sure only this for five months will we have the waiver and then we'll have where all the chargers will be required to contain 55% domestic content on the cost of components. the infrastructure in which e.v. chargers are housed are predominantly steel...
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and in counties across texas it is owned by a family owner. they do not want to sell to a politically motivated buyer or shut their paper, but they are out of time and capital and their communities love their papers. no room for growth and our diagnosis of the crisis is it is a business model problem. it is an ownership problem. on except they don't have investment so our approach to the problem is to acquire papers that still have margins and put them together in a way that realizes efficiencies and under ownership looking out for sustainability of local news in small places. we have no interest in buying the statesman, but we are interested in communities of 250000 and fewer. there are 3 million pple in texas who live in rural communities and their vital to democracy so we are not willing to give up the fight. we see a path forward. >> mccarthy foundation supports journalism. i knew the middle initial because growing up on public broadcasting i would hear the support of the macarthur foundation and i was like i know their middle initials. yo
and in counties across texas it is owned by a family owner. they do not want to sell to a politically motivated buyer or shut their paper, but they are out of time and capital and their communities love their papers. no room for growth and our diagnosis of the crisis is it is a business model problem. it is an ownership problem. on except they don't have investment so our approach to the problem is to acquire papers that still have margins and put them together in a way that realizes...
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in texas. if you don't want to do busines in texas at all, that's a separate provision and you can geouof texas. this is the prohibition on what you can't do if you do to do business in texas, you cno discriminate against somebody because they are in el paso. >> and doing business in texas is just allowing facebook users to sign up in tes? is it facebook accepting advertising money from texas corporations? >> that question has not been resolved by any of the texas courts as rd it, you have to have customers in texas. u've entered into contractual relationships with texans. >> justice jackson? >> justice barrett had my same thought. i just want to clarify. so this doesn't speak to a business decision not oer services in texas because their requirements are too burdensome? instead, you're offering business in texas and evywre else but you are prohibiting them from discriminating against people on the basis of their geography, in texas. >> yes, your hor. >> thank you. >> rebuttal, mr. clement? >>
in texas. if you don't want to do busines in texas at all, that's a separate provision and you can geouof texas. this is the prohibition on what you can't do if you do to do business in texas, you cno discriminate against somebody because they are in el paso. >> and doing business in texas is just allowing facebook users to sign up in tes? is it facebook accepting advertising money from texas corporations? >> that question has not been resolved by any of the texas courts as rd it,...
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[applause] him we were coming to texas, he had never been to texas before. he said, i want to see what itie best of texas. do not confuse the best with some of the other parts of texas. in all honesty, i want to let you know my mom is a texan. [applause] i will never be half of the human being she was. -- major metropolitan center called orange,, texas. my brother was also born in texas so when i think of texas, i do not think sit -- fellow citizens think of texas as projected by the mainstream press, i think of mama, irene the west, who has an elementary school named after her. i think of clifton west, i amaln contact with not just texas, not just america, i'm talking about the best of the humanrit. let us just be honest. we human species to all. much of our history■ç -- potential, if we so choose as wretched people to be wonderful, to be visionary, to be committed to love, to be committed to justice, i want you all to give it up to this brother here, he is thena jeffries,stayed out of cleveland. [applause] let me get back to my the possibility of interr
[applause] him we were coming to texas, he had never been to texas before. he said, i want to see what itie best of texas. do not confuse the best with some of the other parts of texas. in all honesty, i want to let you know my mom is a texan. [applause] i will never be half of the human being she was. -- major metropolitan center called orange,, texas. my brother was also born in texas so when i think of texas, i do not think sit -- fellow citizens think of texas as projected by the mainstream...
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they sued texas. they brought them to court. to strikdown their ability to put up buoys in the water and zor wire and the rest. it is absolute insanity. the house has done its job. we delivered commonsense legislation that will secure our border. it has been sitting on chuck schumer's desk for seven months. house resolution two was our bill. the time to act on it is yesterday. it certainly needs to happen. with each ssing day, ea record broken, this administration's dereliction o duty becomes more daerous and infuriating. we are here to say must stop. what we saw today only made house republicans more resolved to stand for sanity and the american people and we will do it. if president biden wants a supplemental spending bill focused on national security, it hadetter begin by defending america's national security. [applause] it begins here on the southern border. we have a few members here that will give you more insig on what we saw today and what we anticipate. i will lead next with the chairman of our homeland security committ
they sued texas. they brought them to court. to strikdown their ability to put up buoys in the water and zor wire and the rest. it is absolute insanity. the house has done its job. we delivered commonsense legislation that will secure our border. it has been sitting on chuck schumer's desk for seven months. house resolution two was our bill. the time to act on it is yesterday. it certainly needs to happen. with each ssing day, ea record broken, this administration's dereliction o duty becomes...
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the gentlelady from texas is recognized. ms. granger: i yield to the gentleman from kentucky, the chairman of the commerce, justice, science subcommittee, and dean of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: for what a time? ms. granger: three minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for three minutes. >> i thank the chairlady for mr. speaker, as chairman of the subcommittee on commerce, justice, science and related agencies, i rise in support of the appropriations act that we're considering today. mr. rogers: the fiscal situation facing the nation requires congress to make significant spending reductions, while maintaining strong commitments to theaf s well-being of the american people. after tough but fai negotiations, we've produced a strong bill that prioritizes everyday americans while right-sizing the bureaucracy. make no mistake, mr. chairman, many agencies with important missions face reductions under this legislation. we it's important to reverse the out-of-control growth of the federa
the gentlelady from texas is recognized. ms. granger: i yield to the gentleman from kentucky, the chairman of the commerce, justice, science subcommittee, and dean of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: for what a time? ms. granger: three minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for three minutes. >> i thank the chairlady for mr. speaker, as chairman of the subcommittee on commerce, justice, science and related agencies, i rise in support of the...
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i had served in the texa house and served in the texas sete. it had been an expectation since i was inhe texas house that eventually i would probably run for congress, although i had decided, it had bn such a sentiment that the governor signed me to be chair of redistricting which is the worst job i had in my life. [laughter] that was one of the central things. that ended up being the most difficult job that i've had in alof my political life. but it was somewhat of a fork in conclusion thai would run -- foregone conclusion that i would run and i did. and it became a reality. i had first been encouraged to run after my first term in texas use, but i was just getting comforble being in elected office so i did not want to hear that. ultimately, it came to my running 30 years ago for this seat. >> when you came to congress, you immediately came into -- onto the house science committee . was that also a foregone conclusion that you would serve on this how science committee that you now have been the chair of for the pascouple of years? >> well, not
i had served in the texa house and served in the texas sete. it had been an expectation since i was inhe texas house that eventually i would probably run for congress, although i had decided, it had bn such a sentiment that the governor signed me to be chair of redistricting which is the worst job i had in my life. [laughter] that was one of the central things. that ended up being the most difficult job that i've had in alof my political life. but it was somewhat of a fork in conclusion thai...
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. ♪ >> joining us now from austin, texas is our guest, he is with the texas public policy foundation and serves as their chief national initiatives officer. and here to talk about issues of immigration and border security, thank you for your time. guest: thank you for having me. and what approach does it take with integration related matters? guest: the texas public policy foundation is america's largest right of center state based policy think tank. we have about 100 employees mostly in texas but people all over the country including in washington, d.c. do a lot of rea lot of papers. we testify before the texas legislatur the congress in washington, d.c. and insofar as immigration we are concerned about border security. we think it is a national security threat and threat and health of texasness. the bord is not under control. host: how is it primarily funded? guest: we are funded through private contributions. our■$ bylaws prohibit any government funding which is unusual. a lot of think tanks take government funds but we have literally thousands and thousands of people mostly in
. ♪ >> joining us now from austin, texas is our guest, he is with the texas public policy foundation and serves as their chief national initiatives officer. and here to talk about issues of immigration and border security, thank you for your time. guest: thank you for having me. and what approach does it take with integration related matters? guest: the texas public policy foundation is america's largest right of center state based policy think tank. we have about 100 employees mostly...
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-mexico border at eagle pass, texas. he criticized the biden administration's policy and referred to the border situation as a disaster of the president's own design. he was joined at the border by over 60 other house republicans. the news conference is about half an hour. firehouse figure mike johnson on border security. thank you for my colleagues joining me on the epicenter of the crisis at the border in eagle pass, texas. it's been quite a day. i will tell you a little bit about what we have learned. first, we have a great cross-section of the house. weave 64 house republicans here in eagle pass representing 26 states, one u.s. territory. you have eveone from california to maryland, from michigan to florida. we speaker have seen that on vivid display today. today we were able to meet with local residents, sheriffs, and the texas dps. we toward the cvp processing facility in eagle pass. that has been an eye-opener. one thing is absolutely clear. america is at a breaking point with record levels of illegal love -- immi
-mexico border at eagle pass, texas. he criticized the biden administration's policy and referred to the border situation as a disaster of the president's own design. he was joined at the border by over 60 other house republicans. the news conference is about half an hour. firehouse figure mike johnson on border security. thank you for my colleagues joining me on the epicenter of the crisis at the border in eagle pass, texas. it's been quite a day. i will tell you a little bit about what we...
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roy of texas. the chair: pursuant to the house resolution 1137, the gentleman from texas, mr. roy, and member opposed each will control five minutes. the the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas. mr. roy: the amendment i put together requires the f.b.i. to report to congress on a quarterly basis rather than annual basis for the queries conducted. we simply want more information and want the ability to look at this and understand whether the f.b.i. is actually conducting these the proper way. we think quarterly is nor efficient and effective. we said it doesn't kick in for a year. the f.b.i. was complaining it was too burdensome and couldn't get it done. they have a $200 million new headquarters but couldn't figure out how to get this done. we gave them a year, quarterly reporting. it also grants the chairs and ranking member on the chairs of judiciary and intel on the house and senate the ability to go to the fisk. the chairman will say they oppose this. i know this because they put out their propaganda last night saying to quote this amendment would result in a unprecede
roy of texas. the chair: pursuant to the house resolution 1137, the gentleman from texas, mr. roy, and member opposed each will control five minutes. the the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas. mr. roy: the amendment i put together requires the f.b.i. to report to congress on a quarterly basis rather than annual basis for the queries conducted. we simply want more information and want the ability to look at this and understand whether the f.b.i. is actually conducting these the proper...
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the gentleman from texas. mr. roy: i would yield one minute to the gentleman from ss the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is now recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. roy, thank you, mr. speaker. i think that this bill objective understanding of the reality of the situation that we're in. we're at $34 trillion in debt. mr. burlison: it is the highest debt to g.d.p. that we've experienced in the history of the united states of america. higher than we experienced after world war ii. and we just left a war. today we're at the same level of debt to g.d.p. and yet we're po. this situation is the greatest threat to national security that there is. an to add more debt onto this nation is only risking us even further. look, our border is the threat to national security and yet we're doing very little to actually fix it in this bill. no matter how much we talk about some of the at the end of the d, you know, i hear expressions like this. up here, the swamp says, people say, somebody's got to govern.■g within tha
the gentleman from texas. mr. roy: i would yield one minute to the gentleman from ss the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is now recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. roy, thank you, mr. speaker. i think that this bill objective understanding of the reality of the situation that we're in. we're at $34 trillion in debt. mr. burlison: it is the highest debt to g.d.p. that we've experienced in the history of the united states of america. higher than we experienced after world war...
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the gentlelady from texas. mr. granger: i reserve the speaker pro tempore: t he gentlelady from texas reserves. the gentleman from california. mr. takano: i yield myself as much time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: t he gentleman is recognized. mr. takano: mr. speaker, i need touchup a light on an ugly truth buried deep in section 413 of this bill. what is this section all about? when a veteran alir benefits the earned, they're screened to make sure they're confident to use those benefits and n advantage of. if a veteran is determined to be medically incompetent they're appointed a fidu to the criminal background checks system known as the nix list. medical incompetent tensey is based on schizophrenia and dementia and serious health conditions. and there are very serious reasons why people with those conditions should not be able to purchase a firearm. it's also the case that firearms are used 68% of veterans' deaths by suicide. suicide is a serious problem among veterans and since the honor to be on the
the gentlelady from texas. mr. granger: i reserve the speaker pro tempore: t he gentlelady from texas reserves. the gentleman from california. mr. takano: i yield myself as much time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: t he gentleman is recognized. mr. takano: mr. speaker, i need touchup a light on an ugly truth buried deep in section 413 of this bill. what is this section all about? when a veteran alir benefits the earned, they're screened to make sure they're confident to use those...
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the gentleman from texas is recognized. the gentleman from texas reserves. the gentleman from missouri is recognized. mr. smith: i yield 30 seconds to the gentlelady from new york, ms. tenney. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. tenney: thank you, mr. speaker. as a small business owner for a long time inup state new york, i join my colleagues in supporting h.r. 7024, the tax relief for american families and workers about. this kmp rehencive package -- this comprehensive package was inthaipped critical feedback from everyday americans across this nation through field hearings conducted by the ways and means committee. h.r. 7024 will have a meaningful impact in my constituents in new york's 24th district from hardworking manufacturers, multigeneration family farm, this package will have wide-ranging benefits for so many americans. i yield. mr. smith: reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from texas. mr. roy: reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from missouri is recognized. mr. smith: i recogni
the gentleman from texas is recognized. the gentleman from texas reserves. the gentleman from missouri is recognized. mr. smith: i yield 30 seconds to the gentlelady from new york, ms. tenney. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. tenney: thank you, mr. speaker. as a small business owner for a long time inup state new york, i join my colleagues in supporting h.r. 7024, the tax relief for american families and workers about. this kmp rehencive package -- this comprehensive...
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the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. mccaul: thank you, mr. speaker. let me just say first, with respect to the first president, i had the honor to vote for ronald reagan. in 1982 it was concluded that israel was violating u.s. and international laws by their use of cluster ammunitions. in this case, the biden administration actually concluded in a national security memo that israel was not violating u.s. and international laws. yet the president still announced his plans to withhold all defensive weapons to israel. very different situation. and i wanted to rectify and clarify the record on that. with that, i yield five minutes to the author of this bill, the gentleman from california, mr. calvert, the chairman of the defense appropriations subcommittee. the speaker pro tempore: jacht california is recognized. mr. calvert: -- the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. calvert: mr. speaker, i rise today in support of this act. this bill reverses president biden's misguided attempts to withhold vital security assista
the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. mccaul: thank you, mr. speaker. let me just say first, with respect to the first president, i had the honor to vote for ronald reagan. in 1982 it was concluded that israel was violating u.s. and international laws by their use of cluster ammunitions. in this case, the biden administration actually concluded in a national security memo that israel was not violating u.s. and international laws. yet the president still announced his plans to withhold all...
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the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. moran: i yield to the gentleman from texas, mr. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized for two minutes. mr. williams: i denounce president biden's open border policies thaton, i repeat our country through our southern border. i wonder how many of my liberal friends across the aisle have actually even bng> the border. let us be clear, this is a crisis of biden's making. he has not been to the border. nor has vice president harris been to the border. they've been to a parking lot in el paso, texas, and that's as good as they can do. so for three years biden has ignored■z calls to the american people to secure the border and protect american lives. this administration's failed policies have allowed over eight million illegal immigrants to cross into country, forcing my home state of texas to take matters into their own hands, only to be attacked by biden's out of reach be sued forro texans. it's time for president biden and his administration are held accountable for the lack of action at our southern border
the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. moran: i yield to the gentleman from texas, mr. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized for two minutes. mr. williams: i denounce president biden's open border policies thaton, i repeat our country through our southern border. i wonder how many of my liberal friends across the aisle have actually even bng> the border. let us be clear, this is a crisis of biden's making. he has not been to the border. nor has vice president...
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the gentleman from texas reserves. the gentleman from texas reserves. the gentleman from massachusetts is recognized. mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, i'm % the distinguished gentlewoman from new mexico, a valued member of the rules committee, ms. leger fernandez. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from new mexico is recognized for three minutes. ms. leger fernandez: mr. speaker, today after months of delay that caused the loss of ukrainian military advantage, that cost children's lives and access to food and aid, that allowed china to threaten the indo-pacific congress will finally vote. congress is finally going to vote to fund the fight against the tyranny of russia, iran, and china. to fight for democracy and peace. why did it take us this long? yesterday in rules the republican chair of the foreign affairs committee noted that every republican president since the soviet union era has stood on the right side of history and stood up to russia. presidents have eisenhower to reagan, bush, senior and jr., they new that russia's desire to reassert its em
the gentleman from texas reserves. the gentleman from texas reserves. the gentleman from massachusetts is recognized. mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, i'm % the distinguished gentlewoman from new mexico, a valued member of the rules committee, ms. leger fernandez. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from new mexico is recognized for three minutes. ms. leger fernandez: mr. speaker, today after months of delay that caused the loss of ukrainian military advantage, that cost children's lives and...
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the gentleman from texas. mr. williams: i reserve. ms. velazquez: i yield as much time as he may consume, mr. mcgarvey. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from kentucky is recognized. >> i rise in support of h.r. 3511, service disabled veterans veteran opportunities in small business act. i'm grateful that the bill is on the floor today. i will echo my remarks of congressman lalota and owe a debt of gratitude to the men and women who are willing to fight for us and injured in their service and it's up to us to support our veterans coming out of the military as much as we support them going in especially support them going in especially especially those who return with the wounds of service. both visible and invisible. so many veterans come home looking for ways to continue serving their communities, including by starting small businesses. and the small business administration does a great job of connecting veteran entrepreneurs to critical resources they need to start businesses. but the federal government mus
the gentleman from texas. mr. williams: i reserve. ms. velazquez: i yield as much time as he may consume, mr. mcgarvey. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from kentucky is recognized. >> i rise in support of h.r. 3511, service disabled veterans veteran opportunities in small business act. i'm grateful that the bill is on the floor today. i will echo my remarks of congressman lalota and owe a debt of gratitude to the men and women who are willing to fight for us and injured in their...