ms. lofgren: mr. speaker, i would yield now to our friend and colleague from santa barbara, congresswoman capps, 2 1/2 minutes. mrs. capps: i thank our dean of the california delegation for yielding me time and, mr. speaker, it is with such great pride, also mixed with a heavy heart at our pending loss, as we gagget err here this evening -- gather here this evening to honor two of the giants of the house of representatives. and their friends -- they're friends, friendses to me, friends to us all, henry miller, henry -- george miller and henry waxman. henry and george are two of america's greatest public servants. each serving their california constituents and serving the nation for almost 40 years. but it's not just their longevity that makes them so notable. they have been incredibly effective. they've used each of their days here in this institution to improve the lives of all americans. they've taught us who served with them. by their example to do the same. they've made their footprint their inpri

ms. lofgren: mr. speaker, before saying anything else, let me ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the subject of this special order, our honoring our etiring members, congressman henry waxman and congressman george miller. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. lofgren: i am the chair of the california democratic delegation and we are losing from our membership two spectacular members who have served with tremendous distinction for 40 years each, representative miller and representative waxman werele final two remaining member -- were the final two remaining members of the house selected as part of the historic watergate class of 1974. both were instrumental in passing the affordable care act of 2010, which is the culmination of a nearly surgery-long struggle to guarantee that -- century-long struggle to guarantee that every american have access to quality and affordable health are. rep

ms. lofgren: mr. speaker, i'm honored now to yield one minute to the democratic leader, nancy elosi. ms. pelosi: thank you to the leader of our california democratic delegation, zoe lofgren, thank you for bringing us together for a very bittersweet circumstance. that is to say how proud we are to honor the leadership of two great giants of the congress, henry waxman and george miller, how sad we are that they are leaving us. i come to the floor, mr. speaker today to join in celebrating two of the most accomplished members of this great body. when i say most accomplished, i'm not just speaking in the context of the present congress. i'm talking about two of the most accomplished members of this great body of all time. a pair of californians with 80 years between them, 80 years of service in the house, retiring with an unparalleled record, certainly an unsurpassed record of legislative achievements to their name, congressman henry waxman and congressman george miller. i'm proud to do that as a california

ms. lofgren: mr. speaker, the legal authority for the president's immigration actions derives in part from his constitutional duty to take care that the laws be faithfully executed. in heckler v. cheney, the supreme court explained this duty does not require the president to act against every technical violation of the law. the court said, quote, an agency's decision not to prosecute or enforce, whether through civil or criminal process, is a decision generally committed to the agency's absolute discretion. two years ago, the supreme court in arizona vs. the united states, struck down most of arizona's sb-1070 law. the court said then the broad discretion exercised by federal immigration officials extends to -- and here's a quote -- whether it makes sense to pursue removal at all. the arizona courts said discretion in the enforcement of immigration law embraces immediate human concerns and can turn on factors including whether the alien has children born in the united states, long ties to the communit

ms. lofgren: mr. speaker, the legal authority for the president's immigration actions derives in part from his constitutional duty to take care that the laws be faithfully executed. in heckler v. cheney, the supreme court explained this duty does not require the president to act against every technical violation of the law. the court said, quote, an agency's decision not to prosecute or enforce, whether through civil or criminal process, is a decision generally committed to the agency's absolute discretion. two years ago, the supreme court in arizona vs. the united states, struck down most of arizona's sb-1070 law. the court said then the broad discretion exercised by federal immigration officials extends to -- and here's a quote -- whether it makes sense to pursue removal at all. the arizona courts said discretion in the enforcement of immigration law embraces immediate human concerns and can turn on factors including whether the alien has children born in the united states, long ties to the communit

ms. lofgren, along with several of our house colleagues.ur amendment blocks government bureaucrats from performing backdoor warrantless searches through the private -- of the private email content and telephone calls of u.s. citizens. the amendment also prohibits the n.s.a. and c.i.a. from requiring technology companies to place back doors in their products. our amendment passed the house by an overwhelming bipartisan and veto-proof majority, 293-123. now, some that didn't vote for the amendment said the appropriate place was in the ndaa, not in an appropriations act. i tend to agree with them. i'd like to see that in the -- we could only only put it in the ndaa. recent talk, if you will, this amendment will be stripped from the omnibus. if that is the case, i think it does belong in the ndaa this year, because this is the bill that authorizes these programs that we've heard so much about. you know, americans were horrified to learn that the government was spying on them without even bothering to get a warrant. and the overwhelming number o

ms. lofgren: mr. speaker, i in my opening remarks did note the uncanny similarity between the action that president reagan and the first president bush took and the action that president obama has now taken. i would hope -- i don't know. i use the official record as a source of information instead of chat in articles and i submitted for the record the memorandum, the internal decision memorandum in the i.n.s. dated february 8, 1990, indicating that 1.5 million, 40% of the undocumented population in controvention to the orders of congress were going to be given deferred action. the commissioner of the i.n.s. under oath testified that 40% of the undocumented population were going to be in contradiction to the congress' explicit decision were going to be given deferred action. i also have the draft processing plan that says millions of people would be given in controvention to the act of congress deferred action. they even had the amount of money that they were going to make off the estimated filing fee.

ms. lofgren: mr. speaker, we are through with an hour, we could have fill maryland hours, but we say good-bye to these two colleagues' 80 years of experience and expertise -- good-bye to these two colleagues. 80 years of experience and expertise will be leaving

ms. lofgren: mr. speaker, we are through with an hour, we could have fill maryland hours, but we say good-bye to these two colleagues' 80 years of experience and expertise -- good-bye to these two colleagues. 80 years of experience and expertise will be leaving this congress. top of the charts the year they were elected was a song coming up edward snowden talks about government surveillance at a cato institute conference. then the chair of the house intelligence committee mike rogers and former former attorney general alberto gonzalez. in the senate tonight members are debating a $1.1 trillion spending bill designed to avert a government shutdown. a live look here on the senate floor. today house republicans earlier passed a stop-gap measure to keep the government open until at least wednesday if need be. senator barbara mick ullstromky who chairs the appropriations committee speaking now about the spending bill, the $1.1 trillion measure, on the senate floor while leaders are negotiating behind the s