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jackson-lee?>> i ask unanimous consent including record a sheet to buy pessimist duration to increase border enforcement and accelerate work authorization and call on congress to act. >> without objections so ordered. >> sowe are not reading the whoe paragraph just a title please. >> i ask unanimous consent including the record archive from u.s. citizenship and immigration services web site showing 30,000 hungarian nationals coming in under present isner to submit at the record amendment 16 providing congress -- >> those are two separate one so without objections so ordered on the first. >> the jackson-lee amendment per -- the use of barb wire should be prohibited in this amendment will highlight -- >> without objection, so ordered. >> just the title please. >> did you accept that? >> i did. i ask unanimous consent. >> so ordered. >> mr. chairman? >> you are recognized. >> i ask unanimous consent to include into the record the 2011 gao testimony homeland security hearing in which the gao testify q
jackson-lee?>> i ask unanimous consent including record a sheet to buy pessimist duration to increase border enforcement and accelerate work authorization and call on congress to act. >> without objections so ordered. >> sowe are not reading the whoe paragraph just a title please. >> i ask unanimous consent including the record archive from u.s. citizenship and immigration services web site showing 30,000 hungarian nationals coming in under present isner to submit at the...
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jackson lee. >> mr. chairman?ntle it is reckless for i like to put in the record -- >> we have rolled all use these -- >> this is to this amendment. >> you are amending your amendment. >> is no. it is to the cement the statement the border patrol secure fence act has had the ability to detect and respond and to interdict penetration into areas deemed speedy the somebody want to yield to ms. sheila jackson lee? mr. meehan does your regular. >> thank you. i you buy time to ms. jackson lee. >> i thank you. i scored ask that i appreciate it very much. thank you. this bears on advocating for the amendment, trenchard so i guess this is part of the debate and i think my colleagues for the courage. we have gone around the about operation control, my friends, which might be the most glaring aspect of article one willful violation of why we keep using this very elusive act that a don't think anyone has been able to comply with. so it is interpreted as this. the secure defense act operation controls as with all unlawful entr
jackson lee. >> mr. chairman?ntle it is reckless for i like to put in the record -- >> we have rolled all use these -- >> this is to this amendment. >> you are amending your amendment. >> is no. it is to the cement the statement the border patrol secure fence act has had the ability to detect and respond and to interdict penetration into areas deemed speedy the somebody want to yield to ms. sheila jackson lee? mr. meehan does your regular. >> thank you. i you...
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last year sheila jackson lee visit beaumont, texas. staff were overworked and underpaid and the staff at hazelton agree. they reported chronic understaff in resulting in massive amounts of mandated overtime as well as reliance on medical staff and counselors to fill in as correctional officers. staff at uspi atlanta and fci experiencing similar staffing issues report that fatigue exhaustion and low morale have reduced staff productivity and led to more sick leave, retirements, resignations and staff leaving to other agencies for better pay. since ranking member jackson lee's visit director peters has deployed various strategies to recruit and retain staff by securing and providing retention incentive bonuses at certain facilities and changing the marketing messaging. i am encouraged by conversation that i had with her just recently where she explained that the bop's turnover rate has decreased by 20%. staffing is at 70% for correctional officers, the agency is at 90% overall staffing and 1098 out of 200 positions for reentry coordinato
last year sheila jackson lee visit beaumont, texas. staff were overworked and underpaid and the staff at hazelton agree. they reported chronic understaff in resulting in massive amounts of mandated overtime as well as reliance on medical staff and counselors to fill in as correctional officers. staff at uspi atlanta and fci experiencing similar staffing issues report that fatigue exhaustion and low morale have reduced staff productivity and led to more sick leave, retirements, resignations and...
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jackson lee is amendment because it is one thatt, i fully support and want to focus on it.ave talked about it very much, which is the complete lawlessness of this impeachment process. this was referred to this committee for impeachment but that does not mean that prior impeachments are irrelevant as precedent. prior impeachments have always allowed for due process to the individual who is being impeached. president trump got it in 2019, and every single individual judge, president or otherwise has gotten heightened due process standards where they were permitted to provide evidence, provide testimony, call witnesses come cross-examine the witnesses. what we had in this impeachment process was one hearing where the republican witnesses were all state attorneys general whoo are suing the biden administration. pretty clear conflict of interest. no impeachment knowledge or expertise. and another hearing where we heard stories, tragic stories from parents of children who have died. and ms. greene says we should sit here and talk about all of the anecdotes of individuals who have
jackson lee is amendment because it is one thatt, i fully support and want to focus on it.ave talked about it very much, which is the complete lawlessness of this impeachment process. this was referred to this committee for impeachment but that does not mean that prior impeachments are irrelevant as precedent. prior impeachments have always allowed for due process to the individual who is being impeached. president trump got it in 2019, and every single individual judge, president or otherwise...
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jackson lee? >> no. >> ms. jackson lee votes no. mr. pain? mr. pain votes no. mr. correa? mr. correa votes no. mr. carter? mr. carter votes no. mr. canada? mr. canada are votes no. mr. magaziner? mr. magaziner votes no. mr. ivy? mr. ivy votes no. mr. garcia votes no. mrs. ramirez? mrs. ramirez votes no. mr. menendez? mr. menendez votes no. ms. clark? ms. clark votes no. missed titus? ms. titus votes no. >> how am i recorded? or how is mr. loadout recorded? >> mr. alonna is not recorded. >> mr. alonna votes aye. >> chairman green votes aye. >> on that vote, there were 18 ayes and 14 nos. >> that motion is agreed to. and i recognize myself is offering an amendment in the nature of the substitute personal >> order. >> what purpose are you recognize? >> mr. chairman, i reached a point of order against amendment in the nature of a substitute. cause 7 of rule 16 states that no motion or proposition on a subject different from that under consideration shall be admitted on the color of amendment. during this committees june 14th 2023 hearing, mr. chairman, you said, quote, but immigra
jackson lee? >> no. >> ms. jackson lee votes no. mr. pain? mr. pain votes no. mr. correa? mr. correa votes no. mr. carter? mr. carter votes no. mr. canada? mr. canada are votes no. mr. magaziner? mr. magaziner votes no. mr. ivy? mr. ivy votes no. mr. garcia votes no. mrs. ramirez? mrs. ramirez votes no. mr. menendez? mr. menendez votes no. ms. clark? ms. clark votes no. missed titus? ms. titus votes no. >> how am i recorded? or how is mr. loadout recorded? >> mr. alonna...
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i now recognize miss sheila jackson lee, the gentle lady from texas on the amendment in the nature of substitute. >> mr. chairman, thank you. i started this morning by describing this impeachment proceedings as revengeful impeachment, simply to get back at a performing member of the public sector who is directed by his boss, the president of the united states, to follow laws and policy. i say this to the american people because we pretend that our work here today and every day we come to this congress having taken an oath, is for the american people. there is no doubt that on this side of the aisle there is a committed and dedicated concern to the idea of sex trafficking, of human traffic, type of drug trafficking, terrorism, there is no doubt that every member that i know on the democratic side of the aisle has been engaged vigorously in fighting against these terroristic acts, each and every one of them is a terroristic act to be trafficked, to be subjected to drug trafficking, all of these require the work together for the american people. today we are being fooled that work is bei
i now recognize miss sheila jackson lee, the gentle lady from texas on the amendment in the nature of substitute. >> mr. chairman, thank you. i started this morning by describing this impeachment proceedings as revengeful impeachment, simply to get back at a performing member of the public sector who is directed by his boss, the president of the united states, to follow laws and policy. i say this to the american people because we pretend that our work here today and every day we come to...
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jackson lee. ms. jackson lee: smoking mirrors has never been the foundation of the constitution. that is all we have today to misrepresent to the american people that we are doing serious work. it comes to mind as to whether or not secretary mayorkas is being charged with articles of impeachment because he is a cuban immigrant who came to the united states with his family as political refugees and spent time fleeing the nazis and came here to do his very best for the american people. and yet, we attempt to charge him with willful violation of the law. operational control of the border means zero persons coming across. this has not been the case as relates to any secretary no matter what administration. and yet, we failed in this process of false smoking mirrors to allow the secretary to be able articulate any charge that might constitute high crimes or misdemeanors. we fail to provide evidence to support the charges. failed to name -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. ms. jac
jackson lee. ms. jackson lee: smoking mirrors has never been the foundation of the constitution. that is all we have today to misrepresent to the american people that we are doing serious work. it comes to mind as to whether or not secretary mayorkas is being charged with articles of impeachment because he is a cuban immigrant who came to the united states with his family as political refugees and spent time fleeing the nazis and came here to do his very best for the american people. and yet,...
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jackson lee: mr. speaker, during my tenure here in the united states congress, sadly i have had the opportunity or the responsibility in expressing sympathy to fallen soldiers. i served in this body during the iraq war. during the afghan war and as well boss anyian,al banyan and many other times when our soldiers have fallen in battle. i rise to honor sergeant william rivers, specialist briana moffitt and kennedy sanders who have given their those who are putting the uniform unselfishly and we give sympathy to their families and we demand that honor be placed upon them and as well to acknowledge that they stood for us and their nation and we now stand for them in their passing, their families and certainly all of those who loved them in their community. i join in a minute of silence again, for this great body of men and women who lost their lives in the line of duty. mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields. under the speaker's announced policy of january 9, 2023, the
jackson lee: mr. speaker, during my tenure here in the united states congress, sadly i have had the opportunity or the responsibility in expressing sympathy to fallen soldiers. i served in this body during the iraq war. during the afghan war and as well boss anyian,al banyan and many other times when our soldiers have fallen in battle. i rise to honor sergeant william rivers, specialist briana moffitt and kennedy sanders who have given their those who are putting the uniform unselfishly and we...
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jackson lee, for two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from texas vehicles for two minutes. ms. jackson lee: 331 million americans. thank you, chairwoman granger and ranking member delauro. those americans are depending on us to save their lives. if we do not vote today, we will cause the loss of life. if we don't vote on the supplemental that was sent over a year ago to deal with the southern border and lives have been lost. but as a texan, i won't accept your challenge i want people to die, absolutely not. and the constitutional right of the power of the purse is one that i have used recklessly. they've used it responsibly and the budget numbers, whether it's nancy pelosi and the negotiators are responsible for helping the 331 million americans. in my state, your state, you will not pay 172,000 active duty soldiers when we don't pass this today. the small business administration will stop handling $2 billion in loans. there will be no re-entry programs for those who are trying to get their life st
jackson lee, for two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from texas vehicles for two minutes. ms. jackson lee: 331 million americans. thank you, chairwoman granger and ranking member delauro. those americans are depending on us to save their lives. if we do not vote today, we will cause the loss of life. if we don't vote on the supplemental that was sent over a year ago to deal with the southern border and lives have been lost. but as a texan, i won't accept your challenge i want...
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that's just -- >> yeah, congresswoman sheila jackson-lee of texas, we will leave it there. thank you for being with us this sunday. >> thank you for having me. >>> coming up, we finally know which u.s. city will host the 2026 fifa world cup final. the official tournament schedule next. i'm daniel lurie and i've spent my career fighting poverty, helping people right here in san francisco. i'm also a father raising two kids in the city. deeply concerned that city hall is allowing crime and lawlessness to spread. now we can do something about it by voting yes on prop e. a common sense solution that ensures we use community safety cameras to catch repeat offenders and hold them accountable. vote yes on e. . >>> a record 48 teams will compete in 100 matches across the u.s., mexico and canada in the 2026 world cup. is it coming to a city near you? cnn world sport anchor don riddell is with us now. big news for mexico and big news for the united states. what are all the great cities that will host world cups? >> we knew the cities and venues. we didn't know which games they would
that's just -- >> yeah, congresswoman sheila jackson-lee of texas, we will leave it there. thank you for being with us this sunday. >> thank you for having me. >>> coming up, we finally know which u.s. city will host the 2026 fifa world cup final. the official tournament schedule next. i'm daniel lurie and i've spent my career fighting poverty, helping people right here in san francisco. i'm also a father raising two kids in the city. deeply concerned that city hall is...
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jackson-lee votes no. mr. pain? mr. pain votes now. mr. swallow? mr. correa? mr. korea votes no. carter votes now. no. mr. goldman? mr. goldman votes no. mrs. ramirez? >> no. >> mrs. ramirez votes no. ms. clark? ms. clark votes no. ms. titus? ms. titus votes no. >> now, how am i recorded? >> the chair votes aye. >> chairman green votes aye. please tally the role. >>■! on that vote, mr. chairman there were 18 ayes and 14 nos. >> i now recognize myself. >> mr. chairman? i asked for unanimous consent to include in the record the text of rule 1, article 16, that members must reduced to writing any motion. >> cell without objection so ordered. >> i now recognize -- >> i now recognize myself for the purpose of -- for what purpose? >> of rule 16, i raised the question of consideration. >> the committee will suspend. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> the gentleman, what is your question relating to? >> in terms of having the -- i raised the question of consideration. will the committee consider the -- >> to which measure? >> h. res. 863. >>
jackson-lee votes no. mr. pain? mr. pain votes now. mr. swallow? mr. correa? mr. korea votes no. carter votes now. no. mr. goldman? mr. goldman votes no. mrs. ramirez? >> no. >> mrs. ramirez votes no. ms. clark? ms. clark votes no. ms. titus? ms. titus votes no. >> now, how am i recorded? >> the chair votes aye. >> chairman green votes aye. please tally the role. >>■! on that vote, mr. chairman there were 18 ayes and 14 nos. >> i now recognize myself....
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jackson lee is not recorded. >> ms. jackson lee votes no. >> how is the chair recorded?re were 18 ayes and 15 15 noes. >> the amendment is not germane. are there any other amendments in the nature of a substitute? >> mr. garcia? >> the gentleman has an amendment at the desk. the clerk will distribute the amendment. >> i reserve a point of order. >> [inaudible conversations] [roll call] the clerk will report the amendment. >> amendment to the amendment of the nature of a substitute to each was age 63 offered by mr. robert garcia of california number 101. page two, line to strike quote in his and follow through page 20, line 11 and insert the following. >> without objection the reading is dispensed with. the gentleman is recognized for five minutes on the amendment. >> i would like to have a objection to waiving. i would like to read. house republicans impeachment inquiry has been a political crusade to help them politically aid in the fund raising and harm president joe biden. it's not been a series of impeachment investigations for treason, bribery or other high crimes a
jackson lee is not recorded. >> ms. jackson lee votes no. >> how is the chair recorded?re were 18 ayes and 15 15 noes. >> the amendment is not germane. are there any other amendments in the nature of a substitute? >> mr. garcia? >> the gentleman has an amendment at the desk. the clerk will distribute the amendment. >> i reserve a point of order. >> [inaudible conversations] [roll call] the clerk will report the amendment. >> amendment to the...
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jackson lee, for five minutes. ms. jackson lee: i thank the speaker. let me be very clear, we cannot shut this government down. four pages, five pages, 20 pages of a stopgap measure. the government cannot shut down. the rules of this house require, and senate, require the congress to do its work. as the president said, we have the pursestrings to be able to ensure that the government remains opened. that law enforcement is paid. that our medicare and medicaid are provided for our families and our seniors. that we are able to ensure that the young families of young soldiers, men and women of the united states military, who put on the uniform unselfishly, are paid. those on the frontlines. as we have seen any number of incidences that have caused a loss of life of the men and women in uniform, in many of our flight incidences that occurred, tragically we have lost many lives over this last year. including those who are in combat. are you telling me that we are not going to put pen to paper? speaker johnson a, and work with those who will work with you, w
jackson lee, for five minutes. ms. jackson lee: i thank the speaker. let me be very clear, we cannot shut this government down. four pages, five pages, 20 pages of a stopgap measure. the government cannot shut down. the rules of this house require, and senate, require the congress to do its work. as the president said, we have the pursestrings to be able to ensure that the government remains opened. that law enforcement is paid. that our medicare and medicaid are provided for our families and...
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jackson lee. ms. comes to mind as to whether or not secretary mayorkas is being charged with articles of impeachment because he is a cuban immigrant who came to the united states with his family as political refugees and spent time fleeing the nazis and came here to do his very best for the american people. and yet, we attempt to charge him with willful violation of the law. operational control of the border means zero persons coming across. this has not been the case as relates to any secretary no matter what administration. and yet, we failed in this process of false smoking mirrors to allow the secretary to be able articulate any charge that might constitute high crimes or misdemeanors. we fail to provide evidence to support the charges. failed to name -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. ms. jackson lee: failed to name the proper target for impeachment in a policy dispute or anything against secretary mayorkas. we cannot in any way to suggest that he violated the law or t
jackson lee. ms. comes to mind as to whether or not secretary mayorkas is being charged with articles of impeachment because he is a cuban immigrant who came to the united states with his family as political refugees and spent time fleeing the nazis and came here to do his very best for the american people. and yet, we attempt to charge him with willful violation of the law. operational control of the border means zero persons coming across. this has not been the case as relates to any...
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jackson lee: to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms. jackson lee: the american people might wonder what happened here today. first of all, the southern border deal never got anywhere. all of the logistics and cloak and dagger and what would be in it failed to get the attention of the speaker of this house or any of the republican members. and yet all of a sudden a dumb founded legislative initiative that was to advocate for the needs of the people in the mideast wound up on the floor of the house. you wonder what we did today. it wound up on the floor of the house with no conscience, no thought, no commitment, and that is why i was not able to vote for it. i was willing to join an amended initiative to ensure that all of the people that are in need in the mideast would be taken care of, that we would have the funding for israel, that we would have the funding for the palestinians and aid needed in gaza and the ability to deal with the crisis of
jackson lee: to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms. jackson lee: the american people might wonder what happened here today. first of all, the southern border deal never got anywhere. all of the logistics and cloak and dagger and what would be in it failed to get the attention of the speaker of this house or any of the republican members. and yet all of a sudden a dumb founded legislative initiative that...
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jackson lee: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms. jackson lee: this is american history black history month and we find that much of the history of texas is intertwined with african-american history. a slave woman was called the yellow rose of texas. and we realize that it was president lincoln who insisted to send general granger to texas to show the western states that slavery was over after they rebuffed and refused to free the slaves west of the mississippi, general granger came on june 19, 1865 to declare that the slaves be made free and that the states like texas stop defying the federal law. it is interesting out of that, we have been able to establish the first federal holiday in 38 years, and that is juneteenth which equals freedom, and now across the nation there will be states, 506 them, celebrating juneteenth on june 19, 1865. we have outstanding pastors that i honor today, dr. william a. lawson and we were williams and reverend
jackson lee: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms. jackson lee: this is american history black history month and we find that much of the history of texas is intertwined with african-american history. a slave woman was called the yellow rose of texas. and we realize that it was president lincoln who insisted to send general granger to texas to show the western states that slavery...
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there >> well, first of all, there's a legal appeal we met with congresswoman sheila jackson lee yesterday. she is pushing federal intervention from the department of education in the us justice department apartment in a federal crown act legislation. so we are working at the federal level. we have also going to continue to support the darryl family with a federal lawsuit that is pending. so we there are multiple avenues that we will be able to pursue justice, but the longer short of it is barbie carcillo is on the wrong side of history. >> they >> are a relic of the jim crow pass and they want to, students to have to conform to fit in at their school. but we won't allow that to be acceptable and we will continue to pursue every legal and legislative means to get justice for students like darryl, texas state representative ron reynolds thank you so much for your time. still ahead. black female judicial candidates in houston say their opponents are using a new texas law to try to disqualify them. and they say that their race have a lot to do with it. to the candidates are here. next >> the
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jackson lee: i request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. let me pay tribute to the congressional black caucus and managers tonight for honoring black history month which i look forward to participating in the month of february to honor the great excellence of african-americans. at this time, i want to call upon speaker johnson to do his work. there is a $60 billion bill that will help us fund the desperate people in ukraine, gaza and taiwan and help the palestinian families and it was voted early hours this morning. let the house do its job, do its will. let us vote. 300 of us will vote to push this legislation forward. tonight we did a foolish thing and that is to pass an impeachment of a very qualified and very important secretary. do your job, do not be impacted by this false attempt to diminish you. help us as we work toward to making the border safe and that's the way we do it by doing our job and passing also the funding bill that has been put forward. i ask my colleagues, let's do our job. i yield back. the speaker pro tempo
jackson lee: i request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. let me pay tribute to the congressional black caucus and managers tonight for honoring black history month which i look forward to participating in the month of february to honor the great excellence of african-americans. at this time, i want to call upon speaker johnson to do his work. there is a $60 billion bill that will help us fund the desperate people in ukraine, gaza and taiwan...
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jackson lee: mr. speaker, i rise to salute black history month. the month of february is the time we spend on issues and icons and heroes and sheroes that have contributed to the history of america and to the african-american community. through this month i want to talk about great heroes and sheroes but at the same time i want to raise issues very important to us. so the first is to acknowledge the george floyd justice and policing act, an enormously important fix for the justice system that all of america rallied around thousands and thousands, maybe millions marched, because we came together as a nation to be able to address the fairness in that system. that means that we were against the chokehold being a part of the system of law enforcement, a no knock, not being a part of law enforcement, providing more funding to ensure there was training and professional development to our law enforcement community, and to instruct our communities as well to be better. at the same time, we have a stop human trafficking bill in school zones because human t
jackson lee: mr. speaker, i rise to salute black history month. the month of february is the time we spend on issues and icons and heroes and sheroes that have contributed to the history of america and to the african-american community. through this month i want to talk about great heroes and sheroes but at the same time i want to raise issues very important to us. so the first is to acknowledge the george floyd justice and policing act, an enormously important fix for the justice system that...
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. >> yes server can i ask you know's consent to search the record a statement from jackson lee her amendment number h63? >> without objection. boxes or any what else seeking to testify hr 485 house resolution 863? seeing and none discloses the hearing portion. the chair will be in receipt of a motion from the gentleman from texas. >> thank you, mr. chairman of the committee grant hrs 863 impeaching mayorkas secretary of homeland security for high crimes and misdemeanors. the rule provides upon adoption of the resolution shall be in order without intervention of any point of order to consider hrs 863. the rule provides amendment and the nature of a substitute recommended by homeland security will be considered at his adopted provides two hours of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee of homeland security or their respective designees. the rule provides upon adoption hrs 995 is adopted and further no other resolution incidental to impeachment relating shall be privileged during the remainder of the one heard 18 congress. the rul
. >> yes server can i ask you know's consent to search the record a statement from jackson lee her amendment number h63? >> without objection. boxes or any what else seeking to testify hr 485 house resolution 863? seeing and none discloses the hearing portion. the chair will be in receipt of a motion from the gentleman from texas. >> thank you, mr. chairman of the committee grant hrs 863 impeaching mayorkas secretary of homeland security for high crimes and misdemeanors. the...
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jackson lee and her amendment. mr. cole: without objection. anyone else seeking to testify? seeing none, this closes the hearing portion. the chair will be in receipt of a motion from the gentleman from texas, dr. burgess. mr. burgess: thank you, mr. chairman. i move the committee grant h.res. 863, impeaching alejandro mayorkas, secretary of homeland security, for high crimes and misdemeanors, a closed rule. it provides that upon adoption of the resolution, it shall be in order without intervention of any point of order to consider h.res. 863. the rule provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the committee on homeland security now printed in the resolution shall be considered as adopted. the rule provides two hours of general debate, equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee of homeland security or their respective designees. the rule provides upon adoption, h.res. 995 is hereby adopted and further, no other resolution incidental to impeachment relating to h.res. 863 shall be privileged during the
jackson lee and her amendment. mr. cole: without objection. anyone else seeking to testify? seeing none, this closes the hearing portion. the chair will be in receipt of a motion from the gentleman from texas, dr. burgess. mr. burgess: thank you, mr. chairman. i move the committee grant h.res. 863, impeaching alejandro mayorkas, secretary of homeland security, for high crimes and misdemeanors, a closed rule. it provides that upon adoption of the resolution, it shall be in order without...
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jackson lee: i ask unanimous consent to address the house and revise and extend my remarks.pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms. jackson lee: after a long fight and as a senior member of the budget committee, we have gotten to a point where we can say to the american people, we care about you and we care about your families and, most of all, your children. the first step yesterday of taking a leap to be able to establish for this nation a permanent child tax cut relief is unbelievable in terms of the lives of america's children. please be reminded that this is for our children. i cannot remember or cannot forget the i felt when i opened up the registration for the child tax relief during the pandemic and the biden administration gave that opportunity, and see the mothers coming in with two and three children, one in a stroller, seeking to be able to get the relief that was needed. this permanent tax relief must be passed. and, again, i will continue this fight into the senate to ensure that in the middle of fing season, this legisl
jackson lee: i ask unanimous consent to address the house and revise and extend my remarks.pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms. jackson lee: after a long fight and as a senior member of the budget committee, we have gotten to a point where we can say to the american people, we care about you and we care about your families and, most of all, your children. the first step yesterday of taking a leap to be able to establish for this nation a permanent...
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jackson lee: i thank the speaker very much. this is black history month and is a moment to recount the journey of african-americans in america. i rise today to speak about h.r. 40, the commission to study slavery and develop proposals introduced by john conyers near i had 40 years ago. i was privileged and he gave me the honor of carrying this legislation. for many in this body, one would wonder why do we need to retrace the history of slavery? it ises and a larry mizeing and powerful history, a amazing history of unselfishness but the dividing of families and the blocking of learning to read, the violence of the whole condition of slavery. again, it is a time in america's history that we must review and understand. as a member of the united states congress, i've introduced this legislation and look forward to its passage by executive order. at the same time, i want my colleagues to join me to walk the emancipation trail which i've introduced and it has passed in this house, and that is a trail that slaves took in 1865 after ge
jackson lee: i thank the speaker very much. this is black history month and is a moment to recount the journey of african-americans in america. i rise today to speak about h.r. 40, the commission to study slavery and develop proposals introduced by john conyers near i had 40 years ago. i was privileged and he gave me the honor of carrying this legislation. for many in this body, one would wonder why do we need to retrace the history of slavery? it ises and a larry mizeing and powerful history,...
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jackson lee to go two minutes over. but today it is an issue in the midst of a very important hearing. >> anyone can raise a point of order. >> you are absolutely correct. i'm not blocking anyone from doing that. but i think i have the right to reserve that therese point of order. >> that is an excellent point. can we move on? thank you. >> mr. carter, the ranking member of the subcommittee, the gentleman from louisiana is recognized. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you to the witnesses for joining us today. i'm heartbroken by the innocent lives that have been lost, the civilians being targeted by hateful terrorist groups like hamas. this is outrageous and inevitably leads to tragic consequences. condemning these atrocities and protecting innocent lives at all costs is pivotal. our discussion on worldwide threats is important for the american people so we can further address such issues void of bipartisanship. we all must do better. director wray, our nation's hbcu's produce some of the brightest who enter our ever-gr
jackson lee to go two minutes over. but today it is an issue in the midst of a very important hearing. >> anyone can raise a point of order. >> you are absolutely correct. i'm not blocking anyone from doing that. but i think i have the right to reserve that therese point of order. >> that is an excellent point. can we move on? thank you. >> mr. carter, the ranking member of the subcommittee, the gentleman from louisiana is recognized. >> thank you, mr. chairman....
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sheila jackson lee. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. good to be looking at you from this location. [laughter] >> [inaudible] [laughter] >> i was eyeing it, but i dare not. good to have you back. and you will, as you sit, you are looking to your right, and there are my good friends, but you're looking to doom and gloom. as you look over in this direction, you're going to look to a degree of excitement. first straightforward question i want to ask is, is the economy of of the united states the strongest in the world? >> yes. the u.s. had strong growth last year. we project continued growth this year, and our growth is better than much of the rest of the world. >> so i'm going to put on the record that we were in enormous panic about the inflation. we now can say that we do have falling inflation. would you say that is correct? >> that's right. and we expect inflation to continue to fall. >> what is amazing to me is the level of job creation. i do want to have you, since i'd like to be an honest broker in this, i think the job creation is
sheila jackson lee. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. good to be looking at you from this location. [laughter] >> [inaudible] [laughter] >> i was eyeing it, but i dare not. good to have you back. and you will, as you sit, you are looking to your right, and there are my good friends, but you're looking to doom and gloom. as you look over in this direction, you're going to look to a degree of excitement. first straightforward question i want to ask is, is the economy of of...
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jackson lee: having just stood on the grounds of the united states capital -- capitol why we haven't been able to pass the aid to israel, taiwan, the southern border they left out, but gaza, and i rise today to associate and agree we must have humanitarian aid for the palestinians, for the children, for gaza, and we must have it now. there is no room to leave out these precious souls and to continue to leave them without homes, without food, without clothing, without refuge. it is clear that i stand today for aid to our palestinians for humanitarian relief and the children. i finish by saying it's important the president gave t.p.s. to those palestinians who cannot return home. let us bring humanitarian relief to these human beings and to these children. i know we can do this together as a congress. let's do it now. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields. under the announced policy of january 9,2023, the chair recognizes the gentleman from arizona, mr. biggs, for 30 minutes. mr. biggs: thank you. you know, over the last several years, we've received a seemingly
jackson lee: having just stood on the grounds of the united states capital -- capitol why we haven't been able to pass the aid to israel, taiwan, the southern border they left out, but gaza, and i rise today to associate and agree we must have humanitarian aid for the palestinians, for the children, for gaza, and we must have it now. there is no room to leave out these precious souls and to continue to leave them without homes, without food, without clothing, without refuge. it is clear that i...