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mr. grassley: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from iowa. mr. grassley: i ask that the calling of the quorum be suspended. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. grassley: tomorrow we're going to be voting on a very important bill. we will have the opportunity to vote to proceed to a bill that deals with sanctuary cities and immigration policy, and these are all serious threats to the public safety. we will move to take up the stop sanctuary policies p and protect americans act, a bill that should put an end to sanctuary jurisdictions, give law enforcement important tools that they need to detain criminals and increase penalties for dangerous and repeated offenders of our immigration laws. some of these sanctuary policies are created when the local government unit such as a city or county executive body passes an ordinance prohibiting their offers -- offices from communicating with federal immigration and law enforcement officials. now there's another way. some sanctuary policies come about simply because local law enforcement initiates it
mr. grassley: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from iowa. mr. grassley: i ask that the calling of the quorum be suspended. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. grassley: tomorrow we're going to be voting on a very important bill. we will have the opportunity to vote to proceed to a bill that deals with sanctuary cities and immigration policy, and these are all serious threats to the public safety. we will move to take up the stop sanctuary policies p and protect...
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mr. grassley: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from iowa. mr. grassley: before i speak, i would make a unanimous consent request for floor privileges for this congress for details from the department of justice david palmer and zach turelleberg. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. grassley: today i am pleased to introduce along with a broad bipartisan group of colleagues a truly landmark piece of legislation. it is the result of months of hard work and thoughtful deliberation. it is the largest criminal justice reform bill in a generation. this bill represents a consensus among my colleagues and me. there are elements of the criminal justice system that we can agree -- that we agree can and should be improved. we all agree that statutory mandatory minimum sentences can serve an important role in protecting public safety and bringing justice to crime victims and this bill will preserve the primary mandatory minimums to keep some certainty and uniformity in federal sentences and to encourage criminals to cooperate with law enf
mr. grassley: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from iowa. mr. grassley: before i speak, i would make a unanimous consent request for floor privileges for this congress for details from the department of justice david palmer and zach turelleberg. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. grassley: today i am pleased to introduce along with a broad bipartisan group of colleagues a truly landmark piece of legislation. it is the result of months of hard work and...
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mr. grassley: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from iowa. mr. grassley: could i have one minute to speak to that point? the presiding officer: without objection. mr. grassley: i want to commemorate my friend and colleague for casting his 15,000th vote noticed the senate. senator leahy has been a stalwart member of this body since joining the senate at the age of 34 in 1975. four decades later, senator leahy continues to serve his state and our nation with great passion and conviction. senator leahy has been a good friend as we worked together in leading the senate judiciary committee. so, senator leahy, congratulations on this tremendous milestone. i hope that we can cast many more votes together as we continue to work in a bipartisan way on the committee. i applaud the senator from vermont for his great commitment to service and i wish him many more votes in the future. [applause] mr. sanders: madam president? the presiding officer: the junior senator from vermont. mr. sanders: junior above senior here, pat. i just to want say a few words in con
mr. grassley: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from iowa. mr. grassley: could i have one minute to speak to that point? the presiding officer: without objection. mr. grassley: i want to commemorate my friend and colleague for casting his 15,000th vote noticed the senate. senator leahy has been a stalwart member of this body since joining the senate at the age of 34 in 1975. four decades later, senator leahy continues to serve his state and our nation with great passion and...
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mr. grassley: i ask that the proceedings under the quorum be suspended. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. grassley: i rise to express my strong support for the bill before the senate, s. 54 -- 754, cybersecurity information sharing act, and i want to thank the bill's managers for their leadership in drafting this bill, putting in a lot of hard work on the bill. cybersecurity challenges that threaten us are very real challenges. we receive almost daily reminders of the importance of effective cybersecurity to protect our private data and the safety and security of the entire nation from cyber attacks. these attacks have compromised the personal information of so many americans as well as sensitive national security information, and that national security issue might even be the biggest of the ones that we hope to deal with. the legislation before us will encourage the government and the private sector to work together to address these cybersecurity challenges. this bill helps create a strong legal framework for information sharing that will hel
mr. grassley: i ask that the proceedings under the quorum be suspended. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. grassley: i rise to express my strong support for the bill before the senate, s. 54 -- 754, cybersecurity information sharing act, and i want to thank the bill's managers for their leadership in drafting this bill, putting in a lot of hard work on the bill. cybersecurity challenges that threaten us are very real challenges. we receive almost daily reminders of the importance of...
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senator grassley: thank you. mr. howard? mr. howard: thank you for the hard work to get to this point today with the significant legislation. isolated written testimony. i have three objections that i believe this legislation can produce. i went to describe them briefly. we will see better outcomes for public safety once this is enacted. rationalee more address and we will disparities in incarceration. the area public safety i think it has become quite clear that we are well past the point of diminishing returns in terms of what we get for public safety through incarceration. much of that as a function of the fact that it has long been known that offenders eight out of crime. 20-year-old robert is much less of a risk to public safety by the time he turns 30, 35, or 40. this is true more or less across the board. that for eachs successive year that we keep those risksison, asked her start to decline. we are getting left public safety that we produce through incarceration. it is coming at an increased cost. themsts them more to ke
senator grassley: thank you. mr. howard? mr. howard: thank you for the hard work to get to this point today with the significant legislation. isolated written testimony. i have three objections that i believe this legislation can produce. i went to describe them briefly. we will see better outcomes for public safety once this is enacted. rationalee more address and we will disparities in incarceration. the area public safety i think it has become quite clear that we are well past the point of...
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mr. grassley on the floor. i'm wondering if he will seek recognition or if i should put the senate into a quorum call? the presiding officer: the senator from iowa. mr. grassley: i come to the floor to comment on an extraordinary about-face that we have seen from many of my colleagues across the aisle with respect to the filibuster. and when i say across the aisle, i mean an about-face on the part of democrats who see the filibuster different now than they did over the last four or five years. now, like paul on the road to damascus, they have seen the light and have now embraced the filibuster wholeheartedly, and like many converts, they are very active in their faith. naturally, this has caused frustration for many americans who wonder why we cannot address the pressing issues that we were elected to address, and there's a lot of frustrated members of the senate as well. i'm one of those. but not understanding when we have an opportunity for the senate to function, as james madison said it should function, tha
mr. grassley on the floor. i'm wondering if he will seek recognition or if i should put the senate into a quorum call? the presiding officer: the senator from iowa. mr. grassley: i come to the floor to comment on an extraordinary about-face that we have seen from many of my colleagues across the aisle with respect to the filibuster. and when i say across the aisle, i mean an about-face on the part of democrats who see the filibuster different now than they did over the last four or five years....
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senator grassley: thank you. mr. howard? mr. howard: thank you for the hard work to get to this point today with the significant legislation. isolated written testimony. i have three objections that i believe this legislation can produce. i went to describe them briefly. we will see better outcomes for public safety once this is enacted. rationalee more address and we will disparities in incarceration. the area public safety i think it has become quite clear that we are well past the point of diminishing returns in terms of what we get for public safety through incarceration. much of that as a function of the fact that it has long been known that offenders eight out of crime. 20-year-old robert is much less of a risk to public safety by the time he turns 30, 35, or 40. this is true more or less across the board. that for eachs successive year that we keep those risksison, asked her start to decline. we are getting left public safety that we produce through incarceration. it is coming at an increased cost. themsts them more to ke
senator grassley: thank you. mr. howard? mr. howard: thank you for the hard work to get to this point today with the significant legislation. isolated written testimony. i have three objections that i believe this legislation can produce. i went to describe them briefly. we will see better outcomes for public safety once this is enacted. rationalee more address and we will disparities in incarceration. the area public safety i think it has become quite clear that we are well past the point of...
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mr. grassley: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from iowa. mr. grassley: thank you, mr. president. there's an immigration program that's out of control, not conforming to the reason the program was put into effect in the first place, and it needs to be reformed or needs to be eliminated. so i come to the floor to talk about this immigration program known as eb-5 regional center investment program and the serious concerns that i have about continuing this program without reforms. the program was just extended in the continuing resolution to keep the government funded, but i want to talk about changes that need to be made before and if it is extended again. the eb-5 program was created in 1990. a foreign national under this program can invest $1 million in a new commercial enterprise that creates ten full-time jobs, and then in turn that person receive lawful permanent residence and then if they want to, citizenship. the required investment amount is only $500,000 if the investment is made in what's called a targeted employment area defined to be a rural area or an area wi
mr. grassley: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from iowa. mr. grassley: thank you, mr. president. there's an immigration program that's out of control, not conforming to the reason the program was put into effect in the first place, and it needs to be reformed or needs to be eliminated. so i come to the floor to talk about this immigration program known as eb-5 regional center investment program and the serious concerns that i have about continuing this program without reforms....
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grassley: senator feinstein. thank youinstein: very much, mr. chairman. my exposure to mandatory minimums was a very long time setin california when we paroles for the indeterminate sentence for women connected -- convicted of felonies. what i found at that time was they were very unequal and i suspect it is the same problem today with federal minimums. i have never had a deep regard for mandatory minimum sentences. when the minimum is changed and the six-month triggered, that there be some ability for a united to sign aorney document or otherwise indicate they are in agreement with this. and if they have concerns, they have an opportunity to indicate those concerns. i submitted language to you, it is my understanding as of saturday your chief of staff signed off on it. they were good enough to sit down with me and we went over the bill. that we will be of ato have some sign off prosecutor on the sentence. it is my understanding you are in agreement with this. you sent me a letter dated october 16. is that correct? yes, the proposal use and over certainly
grassley: senator feinstein. thank youinstein: very much, mr. chairman. my exposure to mandatory minimums was a very long time setin california when we paroles for the indeterminate sentence for women connected -- convicted of felonies. what i found at that time was they were very unequal and i suspect it is the same problem today with federal minimums. i have never had a deep regard for mandatory minimum sentences. when the minimum is changed and the six-month triggered, that there be some...
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mr. chairman. >> senator whitehouse. >> thank you, chairman grassley. before i ask a few questions, let me join the colleagues on the panel who have thanked you for your chairmanship of this process. you brought very distinct views of your own but as chairman you facilitated all of us coming together and making this happen and appreciate that very much. i also want to mention -- although he's not here today -- that senator graham played a very significant role working behind the scenes at bringing all of us together based on his experience as a military prosecutor so thanks to both of them and thank you, ms. yates, for the support that you and the department of justice has given to us as we have worked through some very complicated issues. senator feinstein asked a question about making sure that when a referral was made for return to society part of the bill that the assistant united states attorneys and the united states attorneys would not let the ball fall between the cracks and ignore their responsibilities and i just wanted to reassure her we are
mr. chairman. >> senator whitehouse. >> thank you, chairman grassley. before i ask a few questions, let me join the colleagues on the panel who have thanked you for your chairmanship of this process. you brought very distinct views of your own but as chairman you facilitated all of us coming together and making this happen and appreciate that very much. i also want to mention -- although he's not here today -- that senator graham played a very significant role working behind the...
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mr. chairman, thank you, and, again, thanks to senator grassley. in one quick comment, united way has played a major role in staffing and running vita-sites which have made a difference. one last really brief question, and you can pretty much answer yes or no. if we were to take some of these actions that you ask for, i assume you could say with some certainty that improper payments, some would call it fraud, it's clearly not fraud, but improper payments, the rate of them would be reduced. >> yes. what i did when i started knowing this was a problem, i said i want everybody in this agency who knows about this problem and has been working on it to sit down and say why is it we haven't made more progress over the last ten years. it's not for want of trying. we've tried a range of things. i want it to be a blank slate. tell me what we need. and what came out we would need to have the ability to require minimum qualifications. we'd need w-2s earlier. we'd need access to databases that would allow us to double-check what goes on and the final piece whic
mr. chairman, thank you, and, again, thanks to senator grassley. in one quick comment, united way has played a major role in staffing and running vita-sites which have made a difference. one last really brief question, and you can pretty much answer yes or no. if we were to take some of these actions that you ask for, i assume you could say with some certainty that improper payments, some would call it fraud, it's clearly not fraud, but improper payments, the rate of them would be reduced....
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mr. grassley: and for my clerks i'm just about done. -- and for my colleagues, i'm just about done. some on the other side of the aisle are criticizing us for politicizing these recent attacks by criminal ora aliens d releases by sanctuary jurisdictions. we are being accused of attacking immigrants. however, i just want to note that the democrats take into shame in politicizing the recent gun violence and promoting legislation that would not have stopped some of the shootings from newtown, connecticut, to roseburg, oregon. so this is not a partisan issue. this bill protects law-abiding people and improves our public safety. had it been enacted before july 1, individuals like kate steinle may well be with us. i would think we should all be able to agree that people who are in the country illegally and committing crimes should not be released back into the community. there has to be accountability and a commitment to uphold the rule of law. so, for too long we've sat by while sanctuary jurisdictions released dangerous criminals into the community to harm our citizens. so it is finally
mr. grassley: and for my clerks i'm just about done. -- and for my colleagues, i'm just about done. some on the other side of the aisle are criticizing us for politicizing these recent attacks by criminal ora aliens d releases by sanctuary jurisdictions. we are being accused of attacking immigrants. however, i just want to note that the democrats take into shame in politicizing the recent gun violence and promoting legislation that would not have stopped some of the shootings from newtown,...
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mr. cook? >> chairman grassley, members of the committee, i appreciate the opportunity to be here. i'd like to begin, though, by making two clear points. first is in our view the criminal justice system, the federal criminal justice system is not broken. secondly, we have some i think very legitimate concerns about the legislation that's been proposed. as i begin what i'd like to do is point out to you that my perspective is not one from 100,000. my per effect suspective is at street level. i say that because my perspective comes as seven years as a police officer, 29 years as a federal prosecutor. i have experienced up close the death, destruction and heartache that violent criminals and drug traffickers, the individuals who stand to gain from this statute, this proposed legislation -- i have viewed what they would bring to our communities. i've stood next to the casket of a 19-year-old boy while his mother asked me in tears, how it is we could let that poison be sold on the street. i have stood in the neonatal care ward of our local children's hospital and watched as the innocent
mr. cook? >> chairman grassley, members of the committee, i appreciate the opportunity to be here. i'd like to begin, though, by making two clear points. first is in our view the criminal justice system, the federal criminal justice system is not broken. secondly, we have some i think very legitimate concerns about the legislation that's been proposed. as i begin what i'd like to do is point out to you that my perspective is not one from 100,000. my per effect suspective is at street...
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mr. cook. >> chairman grassley, members of the committee, i appreciate the opportunity to be here. i would like to begin, though, by making two clear points. first is, in our view the criminal justice system, the federal criminal justice system, is not broken. secondly, we have some i think very legitimate concerns about the legislation that's been proposed. as i begin, what i would like to do is point out to you that my perspective is not one from a hundred thousand feet. my per aspespe perspective is a level, from seven years as a police officer, 29 years as a federal prosecutor. i have experienced up close the death, destruction, and heartache, the violent criminals and drug traffickers, the individuals who stand to gain from this statute, this proposed legislation. i have viewed what they would bring to our communities. i have stood next to the casket of a 19-year-old boy while his mother asked me in tears how it is we could let that poison be sold on the street. i've stood in the neo-natal care ward of our local children's hospital and watched as the babies, the innocent babie
mr. cook. >> chairman grassley, members of the committee, i appreciate the opportunity to be here. i would like to begin, though, by making two clear points. first is, in our view the criminal justice system, the federal criminal justice system, is not broken. secondly, we have some i think very legitimate concerns about the legislation that's been proposed. as i begin, what i would like to do is point out to you that my perspective is not one from a hundred thousand feet. my per aspespe...
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mr. got a gingrich. >> the highest ranking democrat in the state of iowa. >> senator chuck grassley. >> haven't eaten anything other than fried snickers and can't describe it. it's like going to heaven. >> we need to push back on the rnc. this is a dumb way to do it. at the end of the day brad pitt will bev in our debate. >> it's the first contest. >> a potential clinton-castro ticket. >> who are the nominee is gets will be. >> let's pause, and count its many tears, with the poor. it's a sign of the weary. hart times come again no more. many days you have lingered outside or cabin door. all hard times come again no more. >> governor martin o'malley, welcome back. we're here at the polk county democrat dinner. we're very grateful you're here today. the only candidate that made the choice to be here. why was tonight. >> because of the importance of the polk county democrats and your chair, tom henderson. the service that iowa performs for the whole country is this, at a critical time. when it looks lying big money has taken over our politics and trying to demeanor the outcome of our elections, here in iowa the
mr. got a gingrich. >> the highest ranking democrat in the state of iowa. >> senator chuck grassley. >> haven't eaten anything other than fried snickers and can't describe it. it's like going to heaven. >> we need to push back on the rnc. this is a dumb way to do it. at the end of the day brad pitt will bev in our debate. >> it's the first contest. >> a potential clinton-castro ticket. >> who are the nominee is gets will be. >> let's pause, and...
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grassley, did you have an opening statement? >> i do have a statement i'll put in the record and it may be if time flies i -- >> mr. man -- >> yes. >> are you done, senator grassley? okay. i'll have to leave a little early for something i committed to, but i skrus wanted to put my statement in the record, as well. and i know that senator durbin mentioned the work that we've done to try to get more syrian refugees in to our country. we've been moving at a very slow pace. and coming from a state that is the home of so many refugees, we're so proud of our mung population who fought on our side in the war in vietnam and now they are integrated in our community and thriving. we have very strong liberian and somali populations and it's a major part of our state's fabric of life and i think people have to remember that when we talk about this issue because as senator durbin said, 90 of our fortune informati fortune 500 companies were formed by sim graimmigrants. so i hope we think about that. thank you, mr. chair. >> all right. if the panel would ght hand and oath. do you affirm that the testimony you're about to give befo
grassley, did you have an opening statement? >> i do have a statement i'll put in the record and it may be if time flies i -- >> mr. man -- >> yes. >> are you done, senator grassley? okay. i'll have to leave a little early for something i committed to, but i skrus wanted to put my statement in the record, as well. and i know that senator durbin mentioned the work that we've done to try to get more syrian refugees in to our country. we've been moving at a very slow pace....
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mr. beauprez: thank you, panelists. thank you very much. >> enjoyed it. announcer: the senate judiciary committee meeting. that chair of the committee, chuck grassley, the ranking member, patrick leahy of for mott. -- of vermont.
mr. beauprez: thank you, panelists. thank you very much. >> enjoyed it. announcer: the senate judiciary committee meeting. that chair of the committee, chuck grassley, the ranking member, patrick leahy of for mott. -- of vermont.
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mr. chairman, we can work together on that as we negotiate tax issues and extenders and all in the months ahead. thank you so much. >> senator grassley. >> thank you very much for holding this very important hearing. it's evident from the report that at the very least a dysfunctional culture and poor management led to the mistreatment of groups with conservative philosophy applying for tax exempt status. it's clear to me from the report that political biases and poor management went hand in hand with politically motivated behavior continuing unchecked. the targeting scandal coupled with poor customer service and general mismanagement has shaken what confidence taxpayers had in the irs. to move beyond this, congress and the irs are going to have to work together to make the necessary changes to ensure similar abuses can never happen again. so i think the time is right to once again revisit the issue of taxpayers' rights and irs structural reforms. the bipartisan report has a number of good recommendations, and in addition i want to remind my colleagues that senator thune and i introduced the taxpayers' bill of rights enhancement act t
mr. chairman, we can work together on that as we negotiate tax issues and extenders and all in the months ahead. thank you so much. >> senator grassley. >> thank you very much for holding this very important hearing. it's evident from the report that at the very least a dysfunctional culture and poor management led to the mistreatment of groups with conservative philosophy applying for tax exempt status. it's clear to me from the report that political biases and poor management went...
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grassley? i have arassley: statement i will put into the --ord and maybe a time flies >> mr. chairman?ill have to leave little early for something i committed to but it wanted to put my statement to the record as well and another that senator durbin mentioned the work we've done to try to get more syrian refugees into our country. we've been moving at a slow pace and coming from the state that senator franken and i represent, we are so proud of our mung population. they fought on our side in the war in vietnam and now they are integrated into our community and thriving. we have very strong siberian and somali populations. -- liberian and somali populations. 90 of our fortune 500 companies were formed by immigrants. ourimmigrants -- 30% of nobel laureates were born in other countries. thank you, mr. chairman. senator sessions: if the panel would stand and raise your right hand and take the oath. do you affirm that the testimony you are about to get before this committee will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth civility got? -- so help you god? introducing our witnes
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grassley? >> i do have a statement i want to put in the record. if time flies, mr. chairman, are you done? >> i am going to have to leave a little early for something i committed to. i wanted to put my statement in the record as well. i no he that senator durbin mentioned the work we have done to try to get more syrian refugees into our country. he with have been moving at a very slow pace. coming from a state that senator franken and i represent, which is the home of so many refugees, we are so proud of our mung population, we took in these mung people that fought on our site during the war in vietnam and now they are integrated and thriving. we have very strong liberian and somali populations. it is a major part of our state's fabric of life. people have to remember that when we talk about this issue. 90 of our fortune 500 companies were formed by immigrants, 200 are kids of immigrants. 200 of our nobel laureates were born in other countries. i hope we think about that. >> if the panel would stand, raise your right hand and take the oath. do you affirm that the testimony you are about to
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mr. chairman. >> and i didn't make that clear, but all your longer versions will be included in the record. ms. campbell. >> hi. chairman grassley, ranking member leahy and member of this commit, thank you for giving me the opportunity to speak here today. my name is debi campbell. i was born in long beach, california. i currently live in spotsylvania county, virginia. i experienced the federal criminal justice system in the most personal way. i spent more than 16 years in a federal prison for a nonviolent drug offense. i do not have any excuses for my crime. in the early 1990s my then husband and i began using membemembe methamphetamine. i am sorry to admit i became dictated to the drug and began selling it to others for monetary gain to support my own habit. i was not a drug kingpin and i was not a major manufacturer. i just wanted the extra money in hopes that it would help me keep my family together. a woman that my co-defendant sold drugs to was arrested and agreed to cooperate with prosecutors in exchange for a shorter sentence. i was arrested. i knew i was guilty and i knew i was going to prison. with that said, i want to
mr. chairman. >> and i didn't make that clear, but all your longer versions will be included in the record. ms. campbell. >> hi. chairman grassley, ranking member leahy and member of this commit, thank you for giving me the opportunity to speak here today. my name is debi campbell. i was born in long beach, california. i currently live in spotsylvania county, virginia. i experienced the federal criminal justice system in the most personal way. i spent more than 16 years in a federal...
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mr. president, and first i want to recognize and thank my colleagues for joining in this effort, senator vitter, senator grassley, senator cruz and senator johnson in introducing this very important bill. i can't believe the way it is being mischaracterized, and i'm going to try to address some of those mischaracterizations. but let's be clear, this bill is about keeping our community safe from violent crime. that's what it's about, and it's necessary because of the sanctuary cities that we have across america. now, this is not a manufactured problem. this is a very real problem. there is one father who knows about it all too well. jim steinle is walking arm in arm with his daughter on a pier in san francisco. suddenly a gunman leaps out, opens fire, hits kate. she falls into her father's arms and pleads help me, dad, while she bleeds to death. mr. president, what's so outrageous about this, among other things, is that the shooter never should have been on the pier that day in the first place. he was an illegal immigrant who had been convicted of seven felonies. he had been deported five times. and there he is o
mr. president, and first i want to recognize and thank my colleagues for joining in this effort, senator vitter, senator grassley, senator cruz and senator johnson in introducing this very important bill. i can't believe the way it is being mischaracterized, and i'm going to try to address some of those mischaracterizations. but let's be clear, this bill is about keeping our community safe from violent crime. that's what it's about, and it's necessary because of the sanctuary cities that we...
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senator grassley, did you have an opening statement or -- >> i do have a statement i'm going to put in the record and it may be if time flies i -- >> mrhairman? >> yes. >> okay. i'm going to have to leave a little early for something i committed to, but i just wanted to put my statement in the record as well. and i know that senator durbin mentioned the work that we've done to try to get more syrian refugees into our country. we've been moving at a very slow pace and just coming from a state that senator franken and i represent which is the home of so many refugees, we are so proud of our hmong population. we took in these hmong people who fought on our side in the war in vietnam and now they are integrated in our community and thriving. we have very strong liberian and somali populations and it's a major part of our state's fabric of life and i think people have to remember that when we talk about this issue because as senator durbin has said, 90 of our fortune 500 companies were formed by immigrants. 200 immigrants are kids of immigrants and 30% of our u.s. nobel lauer wrougreates were bo other countries, so i home we consider that
senator grassley, did you have an opening statement or -- >> i do have a statement i'm going to put in the record and it may be if time flies i -- >> mrhairman? >> yes. >> okay. i'm going to have to leave a little early for something i committed to, but i just wanted to put my statement in the record as well. and i know that senator durbin mentioned the work that we've done to try to get more syrian refugees into our country. we've been moving at a very slow pace and...
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mr. grassley: i appreciate bringing up the history of the andre sakharov plaza. a lot of people wonder whether this makes much of a difference, what you're trying to attempt in the case of chinese embassy. i can tell you, it made a big, big difference, and all you have to do is measure opposition as we were considering the one that i introduced several years ago when the state department fights hard, hard, don't embarrass the russians. when the city of washington, d.c., says -- the presiding officer: senator -- mr. grassley: -- fights really hard not to rename a street, then you know you're on the right track when you have those type of people in opposition to you. the presiding officer: the senate has an toured proceed to executive session. under the previous order, the senate will be proceed to executive session to consider the following nominations, which the clerk will report. the clerk: nominations, department of state, julie ferota toy of wyoming to be ambassador of equatorial begin me. dennis b.hincens to be ambassador of new guinea. robert porter jackson
mr. grassley: i appreciate bringing up the history of the andre sakharov plaza. a lot of people wonder whether this makes much of a difference, what you're trying to attempt in the case of chinese embassy. i can tell you, it made a big, big difference, and all you have to do is measure opposition as we were considering the one that i introduced several years ago when the state department fights hard, hard, don't embarrass the russians. when the city of washington, d.c., says -- the presiding...
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mr. grassley: and i suggest the -- no, i don't suggest the absence of a quorum. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from rhode island. mr. whitehouse: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent to speak for up to 20 minutes as if in morning business. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. whitehouse: mr. president, there has been some activity on the senate floor today regarding the president's clean power pl plan, with fossil fuel state representatives coming to decry that plan. i would simply note that on october 22 in the "wall street journal," many of the leaders of america's national security took out an advertisement to say, "republicans and democrats agr agree. u.s. security demands global climate action." we've had generals and admirals, former national security advisors and directors of national intelligence, secretaries of the treasury, secretaries of defense, directors of the central intelligence agency, chairman of the national intelligence council, under secretaries of state, governors, many republicans all saying that this is important,
mr. grassley: and i suggest the -- no, i don't suggest the absence of a quorum. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from rhode island. mr. whitehouse: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent to speak for up to 20 minutes as if in morning business. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. whitehouse: mr. president, there has been some activity on the senate floor today regarding the president's clean power pl plan, with fossil fuel state representatives coming to...