lofgren: i reserve at this point. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from california reserves. the gentleman from virginia is recognized. mr. goodlatte: mr. speaker, we have only one additional speaker and we i think have the right to close. so we would ask the gentlewoman to proceed. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentlewoman from california is recognized. ms. lofgren: mr. speaker, community trust policies result in more efficient policing. when state and local law enforcement agencies promote community trust policies, public safety's increased. the current new york police commissioner and former chief of police in los angeles said, when officers can speak freely with victims and witnesses it goes a long way towards making every american neighborhood much safer. here's a case study. new haven connecticut. according to a 2010 report by the police executive research forum, new haven, connecticut, developed a community trust policy in which new haven police assured imm

sot steinle house committee hearing 19:45 al 20:01 lofgren vo la congresista lofgren dicen que no ha que sugiera que fue correcto, apropiado o legal que el alguacil en san francisco haya dejado en libertad a este individuo que ahora esta acusado de matar a la hija de steinle...... todavia no se sabe cuando el senado tendra en sus manos esta discucion pero por lo pronto organizaciones de apoyo a inmigrantes y activistas temen que todo el avance que se ha logrado en materia migratoria se evapore... ahora la subcomision de inmigracion tambien tuvo una audiencia en la que estuvo presente el papa de la joven asesinada en el muelle 14 y aunque no se refirio a un proyecto especifico dijo que alguna legislacion debe ser discutida, aprobada o modificada, para sacar de nuestras calles de una vez por todas a inmigrantes indocumentados criminales...escu chemos.... sot steinle house committee hearing 35:35 al 35: mr. steinle vo el padre de kathy dicen que en 121 ocasnes en un periodo de 4 anos, inmigrantes indocumentados violentos con un historial criminal fueron acusados de homicidio.. ellos deb

senator lofgren: thank you. chairman goodlatte: the chair thanks the gentlewoman and recognizes the gentleman from virginia. >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr. secretary, it is always good to see you. thank you for being here. at the opening of this hearing the making mentor who i have a gnome is respect complemented the conservative leadership of the house for impacting and even swelling some of the policies of this administration. i assumed he was talking about releasing terrorists or releasing criminals on our street. while i am sure leadership would be flattered, i am sure they would be the first to say we have a lot of work to do. he also mentioned your job needs to be done humanely. you know and we have talked about before we have a huge gang problem in the country. in fact, if we took a members in the united -- gang members in the united states, they would equal the sixth largest army in the world. is it humane to leave individuals who are here illegally and who have been active participants in a criminal st

lofgren: madam speaker, we have an immigration system that's badly broken. there are 11 million undocumented people in this country and contrary to what donald trump may think, the majority of these people are not rapists. they are hardworking people. spouses and parents of u.s. citizens dreamers, entrepreneurs. who want an opportunity to come forward submit to background checks and become fully american. faced with a broken system state and local law enforcement have adopted policies to enhance public safety and maintain community trust because when people are afraid of the police when they are afraid that the police might ask them or their family about their immigration status, they are afraid to report crimes, unlikely to cooperate with investigations, and then criminals thrive and the general public suffers. this bill puts an impossible choice between state and local law enforcement agencies. they can either abandon policies that work or they can lose the federal funds they rely on to police their communities and protect them. dangers posed by this bill

that point i began the effort 0 get a gao study which miss lofgren cooperated on. we got a study that wasn't quite apples to apples because we don't keep records well enough to haste exactly apples to apples. refresh that study again in march of 2011. i continued to bring amendments that cut off funding to sanctuary cities, and never believed there she about a separation between the levels of law enforcement in this country. i grew up in a law enforcement family and i understand the inner relationships part of the testimony we have heard here today. i wrote an op-ed last year, dated august 26th it's in the national review, the aclu versus the rule of law. in it i objected to the i.c.e. detainers decision, what been missing here is that then acting director of i.c.e., dan ragsdale issued a statement a letter to jurisdictions in september 2014 that said i.c.e. detainers are not mandatory as matter of law. and so this is initiated not by i.c.e. reacting to the aclu's threat of lawsuits. that letter from i.c.e., i believe, contributed to this tragedy that we have befor

lofgren. >> thank you for being here and for the work that you do on behalf of our country to keep us safe. it is a tough job, but you have approached your duties with skill and dignity and we very much appreciate that. i want to touch just prefer the -- briefing on the tragedy of the young lady walking with her fodder, obviously an outrageous situation that she was shot and killed. and i think that whenever an innocent citizen loses their life at should cause us to review what are the policies and what can be changed that would make our communities safer? some said we ought to do mandatory sentencing. but my understanding is that mr. sanchez just finished four years in prison for the prosecution. so, it doesn't appear that that is necessarily the answer. one of the questions i wanted to explore was the policy of a transfer from the bureau of prisons to the locality. it's my understanding that there was a 20-year-old four for mr. sanchez but the underlining offense was possession position at possession of a small med marijuana. now, i don't know is a discussion they had it if you had

follow up on electronic communication privacy act conversation here myself and congressman poe and lofgren have sponsored legislation that would create a warrant standard for geolocation information as well as electronic communications. wendy kopp with issues making sure there's a legal framework to protect information so that consumers feel like interest in what's happening with their information and law enforcement is clear on how they would access information, what do you think about expanded that to include geolocation and international issues that we face in terms of access to information? anyone. i guess i will start with mr. reed. >> first of all thank you for your support of the lead actor thank you for your introduction to its infallible thing to figure out how we move forward. i know we're all americans to this, we are in america one of the things to realize for my members are developing the application is just how much opportunities are overseas. with issues that you raise about u.s. government access to that data start harming our sales it hurts jobs in the united states. i thi

i want to pay special tribute to my colleague, congresswoman zoe lofgren who is an expert on these issues. she's been an immigration attorney, she's taught immigration law, she's tchared immigration committee and she's a strong, strong supporter of protecting the american people. we'll see what happens in the debate today they're debating the rule right now so i may have to lee momentarily. the clock is ticking, time is running out on the highway trust fund. this clock is running out on the ex-im bank, it already ran out in terms of money and now it will run out in terms of authority by the end of this month. last week, we sent -- the house sent to the senate a five-month bill to extend the trust fund and to re-authorize the ex-im bank. our thought was and hope was that the senate would send that bill back to us but our bill did not address the ex-im bill. our hope was that the senate would put the ex-im bank on our bill and send it back over to us. insed -- instead they're saying it would have to be on a long-term bill cannot possibly be finished by the 31st of july when the authorizatio

mass love miss lofgren, would you like to make any statements. >> i would just note that we are of one mind when it comes to these private bills. >> without objection i would ask any written statements regarding these bills be made part of the written record. i move the subcommittee request departmental reports for these private bills pursuant for private immigration bills. the question is on the motion, those in favor say aye. the ayes have it, motion is agreed to and the reports are requested we will begin by welcoming everyone to this morning's hearings on sanctuary cities, a threat to public safety. i will recognize myself for an opening statement. i want to thank all of our -- what makes this different is our add theerns the law. this resolves the greatest unifying force. we taken a oath that contains six separate references to the law. this system of law failed kate steinle as it has failed others like her and this is more than an act tse. >> i've been on this committee mr. chairman for almost five years now and i have listened closely to the debate over immigration you don't hea

lofgren from what you wish to make any comments speak with i would just note that you are likely stateof the matter and we are of one mind when it comes to these private bills. >> i thank my friend from california to wet objection any written statement regarding these private bills been a part of the written record. i'm disappointed because department reports 45 bills pursuant to rule five for private immigration bills to the question on the motion to those in favor aye. those no? the ayes have it. the reports are requested. that would be the end of the private bill hearing. [inaudible conversations] >> we will now begin our welcoming to go into this military on sanctuary cities our threat to public safety. i would recognize myself for an opening statement. i want to thank all of our witnesses for being here today and express mr. stinebert, to you my profound sympathy to you and to kate's mother to her father and all of your film and those who cherished her for the tragic loss of your beautiful daughter. the preeminent function of government is to provide for the safety and security of

joyce beatty, rhonda sanities and zoe lofgren. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the chair will now entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> seek unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you mr. speaker. today i'd like to draw attention to the excellent work that the architect of the capitol's been doing in repairing and restoring the dome of our capitol building. mr. lamalfa: i was recently beliefed with an update on the progress they're making about halfway through the project and very impressed so far with the work. starting last june they installed 52 miles worth of scaffolding at 25 layers around the dome it. only touches the dome at three areas, so the weight-bearing structures do not affect and damage the dome. i'm glad to note also that part of the repair devices come from california, in order to repair the cracks that they have in the iron str