mr. mcclintock. mr. mcclintock: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and insert extraneous material on s.5. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. mcclintock: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. mcclintock: mr. speaker, s.5 bears the name of laken riley, murdered by one of the eight million illegal aliens that joe biden and his democratic supporters deliberately allowed into our country over these last four years. in laken's case, the murderer was paroled into this country through a shocking abuse of that power. he was repeatedly arrested for theft and other crimes in sanctuary jurisdictions and each time released back on to our streets. just months before he murdered laken, he was arrested for theft. but i.c.e. couldn't take him into custody because of the biden-harris administration's policies that shielded such monsters from arrest and deportation. this measure f

mr. mcclintock: thank you, mr. speaker. i'm now pleased to yield three minutes to the gentleman from wisconsin, mr. van orden. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. mr. van orden: thank you. this bill is going to go a long way to reverse the lawlessness of the biden administration. i'd like to tell you a story for a moment. a criminal illegal alien entered the country with known gang tattoos and was allowed through biden's porous border. he made his way to the state of wisconsin where he had warrants issued in dane county for strangulation, suffocation, false imprisonment, battery and disorderly conduct. he was not detained and deported as he should have been because dane county is a sanctuary county. he then made his way to minneapolis, minnesota, where he was arrested for simple property crimes. he was not detained and deported as he should have been as a criminal illegal alien because minneapolis is a sanctuary city. then he made his way to a small 5,6 -- a small town of 5,600 people, my hometown, whe

mr. mcclintock. mr. mcclintock: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and to insert extraneous material on h.r. 29. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. mcclintock: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. mcclintock: mr. speaker, the brutal murder of laken riley was fore-ordained. the day that joe biden took office. and reversed the successful trump policies that had finally secured our borders. since that day, just four years ago, more than 7.8 million illegal aliens have been deliberately allowed into our country. the population the size of the state of washington, our 13th largest state. very little is done to vet these millions of illegal migrants. we don't know how many terrorists and violent criminals are among them. and worse, the democrats don't seem to care. we know that the number of terrorists we're apprehending has skyrocketed and that violent inte

mr. mcclintock: thank you, mr. speaker. aid remind the gentleman that current law already requires every illegal immigrant to be detained. that law is simply not being enforced. this bill says if that illegal alien who is supposed to be this custody anyway is arrested for other crimes, they really have to be taken off the streets. if this bill had been law, laken riley would be alive today. i'm pleased to yield three minutes to the gentleman from new jersey, mr. van drew. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. van drew: thank you. before i started, again these are not prepared notes, but i wanted to address a few of the things that the ranking member, congressman raskin, mentioned. it seems to me that from what i hear on the other side is everything but really dealing with and focusing on what this bill says and what it does. he wanted to talk about inflation, which by the way was created on that other side. food prices and energy and -- all of it. want to talk gun violence. i'm willing to debate gun viol

mr. mcclintock: without objection. mr. biggs: it is almost silly to say that the senate plan, which would have allowed 7500 people a day into the country before the president had to take any executive action at all, would have been a panacea to biden's failed policies. and it is unique and perhaps we're fortunate that an individual as the ranking member of the entire committee is able to condemn pardons, presidential pardons, as the only person that i know of on this dias who has actually received a presidential pardon for his actions. the case, which basically addressed birth right citizenship, was given because somebody was a permanent legal resident, not illegal aliens who have a child in this country. when this gets to the supreme court, they're going to rule that way. and i'll be right. unlike mr. bier who made his prediction on president trump's policies when the supreme court upheld his policies. to say that the country's border was in a shambles when president trump was there is ludicrous. apparently, not look at a

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mr. mcclintock, for five minutes. mr. mcclintock: mr. speaker, i've been very fortunate, as have the people of my congressional district in the gold country of california, to have had guiding my office and shaping my decisions for many years now a truly exceptional individual, rocky deal. he's going to retire at the end of this month to take on a long list of pent-up retirement and family projects and i will miss his assistance and his advice greatly. his 15 years of service leading my congressional office was actually the second chapter of his service to our country. his first chapter was 28 years of distinguished service in the united states navy. in those nearly three decades, he rose to the rank of captain and for 2 1/2 years commanded what ronald reagan called america's flagship, the aircraft carrier u.s.s. constellation. this culminated an eventful career in the navy and naval aviation, including command of the u.s.s. kalamazoo and command of the legendary jolly rogers squadron of f-14 tomorrowcats off the -- tomcats off the u.s.s.

mr. mcclintock. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. mcclintock: mr.three moms came before the judiciary committee last fall. they had one thing in common. their daughters had been brutally assaulted and murdered by illegal aliens who had been allowed into this country by the democratic administration and had not been removed even after committing other offenses as well. the statistics tell us how broad this threat has become. but behind the statistics are grieving families, shattered lives, and entirely preventable atrocities, not one of these murderers would have been here except for the democrats' deliberate policies. the democrats often talk about the war on women, but they couldn't care less about allowing a flood of sexual offenders, domestic violence offenders, and child abusers into our communities and allowing them to stay inde indefinitely free from any fear of deportation protected by the democrat sanctuary laws. when these monsters commit these ghastly acts, and their grief stricken moms come here for help, the democrats put on their best l

mr. mcclintock. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. mcclintock: mr. speaker, the unprovoked and barbaric attack on israeli civilians on october 7 presented israel with a fundamental moral obligation to annihilate the forces that it unleashed -- that had unleashed such depravity. ironically the united nations was conceived in the aftermath of the holocaust. precisely to stand behind the civilized nations of the world when the forces of evil threaten. tragically, it has become grotesquely perverted, understaffed, actively -- understaff -- unrwa staff actively participated in october 7 and the i.c.c. has become a kangaroo court, waging war against israel's leaders. the i.c.c. has thus made a mockery of every hope and dream that gave birth to the united nations and has declared by its own obscene acts to be itself a threat to world peace, international order and the rule of law. i wholeheart lid support this bill -- wholeheartedly support this bill, sanctioning anyone who gives it aid and comfort in pursuing its twisted agenda. i yield back

mr. mcclintock: mr. speaker, the brutal murder of laken riley was fore-ordained. the day that joe biden took office. and reversed the successful trump policies that had finally secured our borders. since that day, just four years ago, more than 7.8 million illegal aliens have been deliberately allowed into our country. the population the size of the state of washington, our 13th largest state. >> very little is done to vet millions of illegal migrants. we don't know how many terrorists and violent criminals are among them and worse, the democrats don't seem to care. we know the number of terrorists we're apprehending has skyrocketed and violent international crime cartels and violent foreign gangs are now operating freely in the communities often protected from deportation and detention by the democrat laws. one of the criminals have now been convicted of the murder and how many such monsters of the democrats have been let into our country? we do not know but we're slowly, pain fleshings and tragically finding out victim by victim. in this case, the murder was pat

mr. mcclintock. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. mcclintock: over the last 10 years we lost fully one quarter of our federal forests to catastrophic fire. an untended forest is no different than an untended garden. it will grow until it chokes itself to death and succumb to disease, drought, and ultimately catastrophic fire, this is how nature gardens. .. this is how mother nature does things. excess timber will come out of the forest in one of two ways. either we carry it out or nature will burn it out. we created the forest service, to to our own gardening. every year foresters would mark off surplus timber and auction it off to logging companies who paid us to remove it. for a century, we enjoyed healthy, fire-resistant and resilient forests. but then we passed bureaucratic law that was made the active management of our forests all but impossible a simple forest management plan now takance average of 5.3 years to complete and it costs millions of dollars, more than the value of the timber to be harvest. since these laws were passe

mr. mcclintock. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. mcclintock: mr. speaker, three moms came before the judiciary committee last fall. they had one thing in common. their daughters had been brutally assaulted and murdered by illegal aliens who had been allowed into this country by the democratic administration and had not been removed even after committing other offenses as well. the statistics tell us how broad this threat has become. but behind the statistics are grieving families, shattered lives, and entirely preventable atrocities, not one of these murderers would have been here except for the democrats' deliberate policies. the democrats often talk about the war on women, but they couldn't care less about allowing a flood of sexual offenders, domestic violence offenders, and child abusers into our communities and allowing them to stay inde indefinitely free from any fear of deportation protected by the democrat sanctuary laws. when these monsters commit these ghastly acts, and their grief stricken moms come here for help, the democrats put on th

mr. >> good morning chairman mcclintock and distinguished members of the subcommittee thank you for therivilege of appearing to discuss the needs for danger century jurisdiction and improvement immigration enforcement and recommit the policies and protect american citizens. over the past for use a version of immigration enforcement has a devastating consequent is for communities sanctuary policies, the abuse of prosecutorial discretion and overwhelmed court dockets have a system with criminal aliens and jeopardizes public safety i want to for size one key point today week border and immigration enforcement policies have allowed and vetted in dangerous criminal illegal aliens to enter into life within our borders leaving americans at risk such as a case involving a venezuelan criminal alien who crossed illegally in el paso, texas and was released into the u.s. in 2023 he was charged with raping a 14-year-old girl while he was living in his employer's basement colorado he had been arrested previously for possessing tools for forgery and counterfeiting and large-screen but released without

mr. bier. >> charlie mcclintock, ranking member lofgren distinguish them as of the subcommittee. thank you for the opportunity to testify. for nearly half a century the cato institute has produced original research showing that eight freer, more orderly, more lawful immigration system benefits americans. unfortunately, from generate 20172 general 2021 the u.s. immigration system underwent an assault entity like any in modern history. president trump abused his authority to cut legal immigration from abroad by nearly 80%. refugees by 92%. he shut down asylum even for legal crossers. he stopped enforcing the law. removed requirements for publicc safety threats in the interior. as a result he released twice as many convicted criminals as president biden. he forced u.s. attorneys to prioritize misdemeanor family separation prosecutions of parents over sex offenders paid by the time president biden took office, the u.s. immigration system was in shambles. immigration courts, consult ports of entry, all shuttered even detention centers what have capacity. many border patrol agents were

mr. president, we are going to be together next week. in the interim, many of us are involved with governor mcclintock who has been an expert on this for years. we will be putting conditions on the money to do two things -- require it be done timely and affordable and secondly, that we protect those that will come afterwards. as we speak there are 6000 acres burning in my district on the mexican border. there will be more fires until we include in any disaster relief items that will prevent or mitigate it from happening again. you will see us proposing both of those. pres. trump: like water -- the purdy of common sense. we are the party of common sense , in all fairness. we like water to put out fires. it is quite efficient. >> mr. president, my district is a bit east of here. you were talking about the need to better manage our forests and wild lins from happening again and you're so right about that. last year, a couple months ago in october they put out the line fire in my district that was over twice as big as the palisades fire. they put it out less than a mile from my house in an area where we had done vending and they stopped the fire