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ENSURING STABILITY IN LEBANON
Max L. Miller (Republican, OH) \u2014 2024-6-26

as tensions boil in the Middle East, I rise today to bring attention in this Chamber to the alarming situation in Lebanon. prgtoken Lebanon is strategically significant to the United States, given its central location in the Middle East and its border with Israel. Ensuring stability in Lebanon and neutralizing Hezbollah will bolster regional security, creating a conducive environment for Israel to negotiate peaceful treaties. prgtoken U.N. resolutions already on the books should be enforced, like Resolution 1559 for the disarmament of militias in Lebanon and Resolution 1680 to protect the Lebanese borders and prevent smuggling by Iran's proxies in the Middle East. This need is underscored by a recent incident on May 20 when a Syrian truck loaded with weapons was intercepted in northern Lebanon. prgtoken The people of Lebanon are hurt the most by Hezbollah and the Iranian proxies, and what is happening there is an absolute disgrace. We must empower the people of Lebanon and continue to push for a presidential election that is free and fair of interference from the Iranian regime.
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2025
Andrew Ogles (Republican, TN) \u2014 2024-6-26

serious? I think this is serious. Actions have consequences. Inaction should also have consequences. prgtoken A 12-year-old girl, intending to connect with her 13-year-old boyfriend, instead was intercepted by two drunk illegals. They took her. They raped her. They strangled her. Two hours later, they tried to get money to leave the country. prgtoken I pause because this is serious. We have a Secretary who is not doing his job. prgtoken , this is a modest cut. It is not going to turn out the lights, but it sends a clear message that the Secretary's job is to protect American citizens. It is not diversity. It is not political points. It is to protect America. prgtoken There were 400 individuals just designated as having potential ties to terrorists, but they weren't apprehended because they weren't on the terror watch list. prgtoken Inaction has consequences. This is serious. This cut is meant to send a message: Enough is enough. prgtoken Mr. Chair, I urge adoption of my amendment, and .
BIDEN ADMINISTRATION'S OPEN-BORDER POLICIES ARE DANGEROUS TO AMERICAN WOMEN AND GIRLS
Nicole Malliotakis (Republican, NY) \u2014 2024-6-26

2 weeks ago, a 13-year-old girl was raped in New York City by an illegal immigrant from Ecuador released into our country by Border Patrol thanks to 's open-border policies. prgtoken In Texas, 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray was raped and murdered by two illegal immigrants from Venezuela, again, released into our country at the direction of the administration. prgtoken Laken Riley's killer, a Venezuelan gang member, was granted parole by the administration, then repeatedly arrested and released by sanctuary city New York, the only reason Laken is not alive today. prgtoken Rachel Morin's killer, an illegal immigrant from El Salvador, crossed 's open border, successfully evading CBP custody. prgtoken Kayla Hamilton's killer from El Salvador was allowed to enter by the administration, despite associations with the violent MS-13 gang. prgtoken , I rise today to ask how many more American women and girls will suffer the same fate before President reverses his policies? I also ask: Where are our colleagues on the other side of the aisle that claim to be champions of women?
DEPARTMENT OF STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2025
Nancy Mace (Republican, SC) \u2014 2024-6-26

in 2022, over 100,000 Americans lost their lives due to drug overdoses with nearly 70 percent of those fatal overdoses being due to synthetic opioids like fentanyl. prgtoken The fentanyl trafficked across our southern border has turned every town into a border town. In South Carolina in 2022, we lost 2,296 lives due to drug overdoses with 1,660 of those due to fentanyl. prgtoken With deadly fentanyl taking the lives of so many Americans, I was distressed when reviewing the State-Foreign Operations appropriations bill to find out we were spending more to subsidize migrants and refugees from other countries than we were spending on combating international narcotics trafficking. prgtoken My amendment would simply transfer $500 million from the migration and refugee assistance account to the international narcotics control and law enforcement account. prgtoken This would provide law enforcement with much-needed resources to combat the deadly scourge of fentanyl trafficking. prgtoken Fentanyl is a nationwide problem that requires a truly international approach. The primary source of fentanyl killing American citizens is from China. This fentanyl is brought by international drug cartels, trafficked into the United States through the southern border, and distributed into each and every one of our communities. prgtoken This is a chemical attack on our Nation to weaken our society and kill our young people. It is critical that we bolster funding to combat international narcotics trafficking. prgtoken Further, this additional funding is necessary to combat Mexican drug cartels who are seeing soaring profits under the administration. prgtoken According to a House Budget Committee report, the cartels are bringing in $30 million a day, or nearly $1 billion every month or more from their human and drug trafficking operations. prgtoken The amount of human suffering taking place at the hands of these criminal cartels is heartbreaking. Criminal cartels who control our border force migrants, including women and children, into indentured servitude, sex slavery, drug trafficking, and worse to pay their way into the United States. prgtoken On the path to the border, there are rape trees where cartel members will hang the underwear of women and girls they have raped and abused on their journey to America. prgtoken Studies estimate approximately 60 percent of unaccompanied minors are exploited through child pornography, sex abuse, and drug trafficking by the cartels on their journey to the United States. This cruel reality is enabled by the Federal funds that go to entities that fuel cash payments to migrants. Not only are 's open-border policies enabling this human suffering, taxpayers are funding it. prgtoken It is critical that we put people over politics, citizens over cartels, and pass this amendment to bolster law enforcement and counternarcotics operations to put an end to the cartels' cruelty. prgtoken Mr. Cha
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2025
Mike Kelly (Republican, PA) \u2014 2024-6-26

. Mr. Chair, the gentleman from North Dakota was here talking about what was happening in his State. I suggest for our colleagues to please take a look at the aftermath of what having open borders is doing to our country. prgtoken When we look at the significance of not watching our borders, not guarding our borders, not paying attention to our borders, and totally ignoring the fact that these things really exist as opposed to, No, move on, there is nothing to see here, this legislation provides an increase in funding for the Customs and Border Protection, which will allow them to more effectively do their job. This bill addresses the concerns of the often overlooked northern border. prgtoken A lot of people say: I don't know why you are concerned about the northern border. prgtoken I say: Well, here is a little insight. It is 5,525 miles. It is the longest border between two countries in the world. It is virtually unwatched. That is not the fault of the Customs and Border Protection people. They are overworked, underpaid, and very much underappreciated. prgtoken In fiscal year 2022, U.S. Border Patrol agents had 2,238 encounters at the northern border. In fiscal year 2023, that number more than quadrupled to 10,021 encounters. Through the first 7 months of fiscal year 2024, they have already encountered 9,460 individuals. As the summer months continue, that number will continue to skyrocket. prgtoken If Members can understand that statement, coming in the northern border during winter is not a good idea. The weather itself is the biggest inhibitor of that. However, it is very porous, it is very open, it is very unwatched, and it is very concerning, and should be, to the American people. prgtoken The amazement I have, and this is not about s versus , this is people coming to represent their district in their part of this incredible country. prgtoken This is not a issue. This is not a issue. This is an issue about who is it that enforces these laws that are already on the books. prgtoken When we go home, I hear all the time, you guys better do something about what is happening at the borders. My question always back to them is: Do you know how many laws we have already passed? They say: No, I have no idea. I say: Well, it is the enforcement of the laws that have been passed through the legislature that are going unwatched right now. prgtoken We can continue down this road and say: Move on, there is nothing to see here. There is nothing going on. There is really not a problem at the southern border. There is really not a problem at the northern border. prgtoken In the meantime, the recipients of these illegals are the States that they end up in. When you hear about what our citizens are being denied because of taxpayer dollars being spent on a group--while we welcome the world to come to America, if your first act upon entering America is to break one of our laws, that is not a g
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2025
Richard McCormick (Republican, GA) \u2014 2024-6-26

. Mr. Chair, I will quote the ``protects our national interests.'' That is the justification of removing barriers to illegal invaders; it protects Americans' interests. These are the same people who would do harm to our American citizens through fentanyl overdoses, rapes, murders, crime, and then consuming American resources at a time when we cannot afford it. prgtoken President 's executive order is too little too late. It won't fix the border crisis and would still give tacit legal permission to about 1 million illegal immigrants to enter every year. That is if he didn't tell agents to ignore his own guidance. Further 's latest legal action, amnesty for 500,000 illegal immigrants based on their marital status will encourage more immigrants to break the law and cross the border to do something else. prgtoken This policy of the administration has shown that they aren't seriously attempting to secure the border and to solve this problem. prgtoken In closing, Mr. Chair, my amendment would simply protect the State governments and allow them to secure their borders while the President refuses to do that. prgtoken This is an 80 percent issue among the American public. This is an issue of We the People protecting our house. prgtoken With the policies of this current administration, we, at the very least, must make sure we allow State governments to protect their citizens and protect their borders. prgtoken Mr. Chair, .
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2025
Thomas P. Tiffany (Republican, WI) \u2014 2024-6-26

this is the appropriate forum to bring this before. It is to deny funding for something that is no longer temporary. This has become, we might as well rename it PPS, permanent protective status rather than TPS. prgtoken This is the appropriate venue to deny the funding to allow the President to continue to use this just like every other means, whether it is parole and all other type things, to be able to allow people to illegally come into our country. prgtoken By the way, what country around the world hasn't had a natural disaster? prgtoken Are we going to let people come in from every country in the world when there is a hurricane, a typhoon, or an earthquake, whatever natural disaster happens? prgtoken That is what we are being set up for here. prgtoken When we hear gang violence being talked about, why is there so much gang violence in those countries? prgtoken It is, in part, because we have open borders. I was in Panama 3 years ago. I went to the Darien Gap. I saw what was going on down there when hundreds of thousands of people were coming in through the Darien Gap. It is now tens of thousands of people who are going through the Darien Gap making their way up through Central America, including Honduras. That is, in part, what is destabilizing these countries. prgtoken If we would pass H.R. 2 and we had a President who chose to secure the border, then we would see safer countries, and we would no longer need TPS in countries like Honduras. prgtoken Mr. Chair, .
PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 8774, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2025; PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 8771, DEPARTMENT OF STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND RELATED PROGRAMS...
Austin Scott (Republican, GA) \u2014 2024-6-26

the balance of my time. prgtoken , our recollections of the last couple of years are a little different. I remember Senate , without a single vote, adopting what they call the Inflation Reduction Act, which spurred inflation inside the United States of America. I remember them passing what they refer to as the American Rescue Plan, which spurred inflation inside the United States of America. Those two pieces of legislation spent better than $3 trillion without a single vote. prgtoken I then remember, in December, the Senate passed an omnibus bill. Yes, there were a few s who voted with every to pass that omnibus bill. What the Senate did, with the support of the President of the United States, is when they spent all of that money, they intentionally did not raise the national debt to pay for all the spending that they did, where, in some cases, were prgtoken 100 percent of the votes, and in others, they were probably 97, 98 percent of the votes. That was done for political reasons, to put s in a bad position. prgtoken Then, under McCarthy, the country watched as laughed and said House s are going to destroy the economy by not raising the national debt to pay for all the spending that the did, and McCarthy actually got it done. He actually got it done. I voted for it. I didn't vote for all the spending, but I had to vote for the debt limit increase. Actually, there were some spending reductions in there. prgtoken If you recall, , one of the agreements was that President would no longer pay off student debt. Public funds would no longer be used to pay off student debt. What did the President of the United States do? As soon as the agreement is signed, as soon as the debt limit is raised, he turned around and started doing exactly what he said he wouldn't do. Bipartisanship is very hard when you have a President who doesn't do what he says he is going to do, and he is a member of the other party. prgtoken One last thing before I close. s adopted the continuing resolution to keep the government open. The payback that McCarthy got for adopting that continuing resolution is that every member of the ic Party voted with about six members of the Party to remove him from office. So, let's not pretend like when s do what it takes to keep the government open and to keep the government from going into default that our leadership team doesn't pay a price for it. prgtoken You all have done things that have never been done in the history of the country. You have provided 95 percent of the votes to do things that have never been done in modern times--really, in the history of the country. prgtoken , this week, the House has the ability to advance 3 of the 12 annual appropriations bills. These bills fund programs and policies that put the interests of the A
PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 8774, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2025; PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 8771, DEPARTMENT OF STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND RELATED PROGRAMS...
Mark Alford (Republican, MO) \u2014 2024-6-26

I rise today to emphasize the importance of the appropriations bills before us. prgtoken H.R. 8774, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025, funds a 19.5 percent pay raise for our troops. I was honored to be on the Quality of Life Panel under the direction of General Don Bacon. Look, our troops need this raise. It is long overdue. It ensures combat readiness. It modernizes our military to face future challenges. prgtoken Critically, for my district, which is home to Whiteman Air Force Base, this legislation ensures that we fully fund the B-2 mission, keeping it lethal and ready against China, and the B-21 program that is now being built out in Palmdale, California. It will also support the much-needed modernization of our nuclear triad, . prgtoken H.R. 8752, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2025, is crucial and critical for securing our southern border, enhancing national security, and countering threats from Communist China. It provides substantial funding for Border Patrol agents, border security technology, and physical barriers, all while rejecting wasteful spending and unnecessary programs. prgtoken , there seems to be some confusion on the other side about the s' desire to secure the border. Let me be clear, Mr we made our voices known, the voices of our constituents, that we want a secure border. That is why, more than a year ago, we passed H.R. 2, the Secure Border Act of 2023. prgtoken It has been sitting across the hallway here on Chuck Schumer's desk since May of last year. They have done nothing with it. prgtoken It would restore remain in Mexico. It would end the catch and release program. It would finish the wall. It would keep out the rapists, the killers, the drug dealers, and the people who are terrorizing our very citizens all because of this administration throwing the doors wide open and welcoming people who do not belong in our Nation. prgtoken I am tired of the gaslighting, . I am tired of the lies to the American people, the deception, the obfuscation. Secure the border now. prgtoken These bills are vital for maintaining America's security and advancing our strategic interests. prgtoken , I urge my colleagues to support these appropriations bills.
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2025
Randy Feenstra (Republican, IA) \u2014 2024-6-26

. Mr. Chair, this amendment is not controversial. It is actually a very commonsense amendment. We are seizing drugs from the cartels, and we are using money that is also seized from the cartels to build the wall. prgtoken We need to build the wall to secure our border. We should have the criminals that are endangering our communities help pay for this project. It is very simple. prgtoken Mr. Chair, .
DEPARTMENT OF STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2025
Mario Diaz-Balart (Republican, FL) \u2014 2024-6-26

we use the term ``my friend'' all the time here, but I will tell you that the gentleman from Arizona and I are friends. I have great respect for him, but I do have to claim the time in opposition. prgtoken Congress recently provided $1.6 billion in foreign military financing for Ukraine--not in this bill; that was already done--and other countries impacted by the situation in Ukraine. prgtoken While foreign military financing funds in this bill are not designated for Ukraine--there aren't any--let me tell you why I still respectfully have to stand in opposition. prgtoken I think this sends a pretty bad message during a time of active war. I think it would be a monumental mistake, potentially emboldening our enemies, including Russia, and send a dangerous signal of United States' weakness, something that, unfortunately, this administration does every single day, and a lack of resolve to others around the world, including potentially Communist China and other adversaries. prgtoken I will also note that House s successfully secured language in the fiscal year 2024 State and Foreign Operations bill that brings unprecedented transparency and oversight requirements on all assistance going to Ukraine, which I think is a very important thing to do, and I think all of us agree with that. prgtoken I want to repeat: There are no FMF funds in this bill for Ukraine. The only FMF we have in this bill goes to other key partners, and I mentioned that, like Taiwan. prgtoken I think that a prohibition potentially sends a very bad message. There are no funds, but I think this would send a very bad message. prgtoken I have great respect for somebody who actually is a friend of mine. We are good friends, but I respectfully have to oppose this amendment. prgtoken Mr. Chair, .
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2025
Ann Wagner (Republican, MO) \u2014 2024-6-26

. Madam Chair, I thank the chairman for yielding me time. prgtoken I have an amendment, Madam Chair, in this en bloc. prgtoken I rise today in support of my amendment which would provide a fully offset and fully paid for 67 percent funding increase for investigations of forced child labor. prgtoken , as a direct result of the administration's refusal to properly enforce the law, there is a humanitarian catastrophe underway at our southern border. Since President took office, 10 million illegal migrants have flooded our borders, including 8 million encountered by Border Patrol, 1.7 million got-aways, and some 500,000 unaccompanied children. prgtoken By law, the administration is required to ensure these unaccompanied minors are protected from human trafficking. Instead, the administration has been essentially giving these children away with zero regard for their safety. prgtoken It has been exposed that the administration completely lost track of some 85,000 children, ignored countless warnings that these children were being trafficked, and fired employees for speaking out. prgtoken There are even instances where the administration gave these children to adults without simply checking or vetting if the adult had even abused children or had a relationship with them in the past. prgtoken , this level of neglect and callousness is unspeakable, and we must ensure the Department of Homeland Security has the resources necessary to investigate each and every case. prgtoken , I urge my colleagues to support my amendment and the entire en bloc.