speaker, i ask unanimous con -- mr. lujan: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to bring up h.r. 15, to demand a vote on the bipartisan immigration reform bill that honors our american values. the speaker pro tempore: the unanimous consent request cannot be entertained. the gentleman from colorado. mr. polis: mr. speaker, i yield to the gentleman from california, the chair of the democratic caucus, mr. becerra, for a unanimous consent request. the speaker pro tempore: the chair first asked the gentleman from california, please remove he badge from his lapel. the gentleman from california now may proceed. mr. becerra: i thank the speaker and the gentleman from colorado for yielding time. i ask for unanimous consent to bring up h.r. 15, to demand a vote on the bipartisan immigration reform bill that has been held up for more than 733 days, to honor our american values and so that i can wear this tag later on in the future with great pride. i yield back the balance of my. the speaker pro tempore: the chair understands the gentleman f

mr. lujan: it's with great disappointment that i come to ack oor to undermine the particular wits act, a protection of the grand canyon, zion national park, the cesar chavez national monument and others that have been protected of the antiquities act. this hits close to home for me and for my constituents. last march, president obama designated as the rio grande del norte as a national monument under the antiquities act. the result was years of work and the community coming together to find consensus on a path forward that respects our traditions and respects are our culture. protecting the rio grandedel norte, a strong coalition showed that protecting this land needed to be a top priority. whether it's for recreation, farming or sustaining a way of fe, the rio grandedel norte helps those live off the sussnens it provides. if it not for the antiquities act, this majestic land that drives the local economy would not have received the protections that will ensure its vitality for future generatio

lujan grisham: mr. speaker, march is women's history month and i rise in memory of a trail blazer, georgia lee luck, the first woman to ever represent new mexico in the house of representative the. georgia was electriced in 1946 and served congressional district one, my district. georgia's in our history books as a woman who wasn't afraid of a fight. she grew up on a farm in carlsabad, went to highlands university in las vegas, new mexico. she came to washington to fight for better education and better care for veterans. as a school administrator, she had seen the effects of book shortages and overcrowded classrooms on young students. as a mother of three boys who all fought in the second world war, she knew all too well the challenges faced by those returning from war. georgia served on the veterans affairs committee and worked across the aisle to make sure that veterans received the benefits provided to them in the g.i. bill of rights. she fought for federal aid to education, hot meals for students an

lujan grisham: mr. speaker, this is the final amendment to the bill that will not kill the bill or send it back to committee. if the adopted the bill will immediately procede to final passage as amended. mr. speaker, we have heard passionate arguments in support and in opposition to this bill. we have heard members argue that this bill is needed to prevent the obama administration's overreach on issues such as immigration and health care. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady will suspend. he house will come to order. ms. lujan grisham: conversely, we have heard members note that the republican leadership has refused to pass comprehensive immigration reform, refused to raise the minimum wage, and refused to compromise on a budget until they had shut down the federal government. these members argue that this has forced the president to act within his constitutional authority to faithfully execute the law. that sharp rhetoric and disagreement is a result of the political realities that we find ourselves