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RELATING TO THE CONSIDERATION OF HOUSE REPORT 117-284 AND AN ACCOMPANYING RESOLUTION
Yvette Herrell (Republican, NM) \u2014 2022-4-6

I rise to oppose the previous question so that we can immediately consider my bill, H.R. 471, the PAUSE Act, which prevents the introduction of new COVID cases, as well as other infectious diseases, from our land and sea borders with Canada and Mexico. prgtoken This was the very first bill I introduced when I came to Congress, and recent events have proved it to be the most important ever. prgtoken Just this week, The New York Times warned readers to prepare for a new wave of COVID. We also can prepare for a new wave of migrants, about 18,000 a day, when they take title 42 away. prgtoken The administration has consistently advocated mandates, masking, lockdowns, and other extreme measures on our American citizens. Yet, they ignore the single biggest danger for the new wave of COVID to ravage America: unvetted, untested illegal aliens who are allowed to flood our southern border, unhindered. prgtoken The border crisis has exploded after 1 year under this President. His administration demonizes the men and women of Border Patrol and ICE, refuses to enforce immigration law or enhance border security, and allows hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants to disappear into the mainland without vetting. prgtoken There were 165,000 encounters at our southern border in February, and we are on track to hit 2 million in fiscal year 2022. prgtoken Despite this clear and present danger to the people of the United States and the integrity of our borders, the administration still seeks to throw away the few tools available to fix the situation, like remain in Mexico and title 42. prgtoken Title 42 has been an effective containment and mitigation strategy, resulting in the reduced introduction of COVID-19 into the U.S. from outside our borders, by making it easier to turn away illegal aliens traveling from or through countries with continuing COVID cases. prgtoken My PAUSE Act would keep title 42 in place until: All State and Federal mandates, requirements, and limitations related to COVID end; all public health emergencies for COVID are over; and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reduces the traveler health risk level for Canada and Mexico to level 1, which they are currently level 3. prgtoken Eliminating title 42 at this point is reckless and harmful to our national security and our communities. It will lead to more illegal immigration, more drugs, and more hardship on everyday Americans. prgtoken I urge my colleagues to support the PAUSE Act, preserve title 42, and stand up to protect both the health and borders of the American people.
RELATING TO THE CONSIDERATION OF HOUSE REPORT 117-284 AND AN ACCOMPANYING RESOLUTION
Dan Bishop (Republican, NC) \u2014 2022-4-6

behold the nonpartisan nature of the January 6th Committee. It puzzles me why it would have been so different had the allegedly bipartisan commission been approved. prgtoken In fact, in the January 6th Committee's markup on the contempt resolutions, the grand inquisitor said, in opening: ``I can say confidently that the many involved in the run-up to January 6, an oath, a statement of fidelity to our democracy, was nothing more to them than meaningless words. I fear what happens if those people are again given the reins of power.'' This sums up the purpose of the January 6 inquisition in a way that is both cogent and terrifying. prgtoken What the January 6th Committee lacks in bona fide legislative purpose, not patina of legislative purpose but bona fide legislative purpose, it makes up for in pure political vendetta. This investigation isn't about truth or democracy; it is a pure political power play. prgtoken The immediate target is President , but the ultimate target is those people--namely, the millions of Americans--who voted for President . prgtoken Why is there no dissent from this objective on this committee? Well, because the only Members nominally representative of the minority, chosen by the majority over the objection of the minority, share the political objectives of the grand inquisitor. prgtoken Accordingly, Liz said during the January 6th Committee markup of these contempt resolutions: ``Our committee will continue to litigate to obtain the testimony we need.'' What need? To inform what legislative purpose does the committee need to obtain the RNC's contributor data and information, to discover who opened its emails and clicked through to donation pages? prgtoken On the other hand, it could serve her purpose to demonize her political opponents, especially those who donate to President .
RELATING TO THE CONSIDERATION OF HOUSE REPORT 117-284 AND AN ACCOMPANYING RESOLUTION
Guy Reschenthaler (Republican, PA) \u2014 2022-4-6

such time as I may consume. prgtoken Ben Shapiro says the ``facts don't care about your feelings,'' and they don't. And I will say this: The case law doesn't care about what your political position is. prgtoken So if you want to talk about more case law, how about v. Thompson, 2022, Justice Kavanaugh ruled: ``A former President must be able to successfully invoke the Presidential communications privilege for communications that occurred during his Presidency, even if the current President does not support the privilege claim.'' prgtoken I have got more and more case law that I could produce. But let's just go back to the fact that this select committee is a partisan political hit job. If this really had a legitimate legislative function, then let me ask you this: Where are the subpoenas for the former House Sergeant at Arms and the former head of the D.C. National Guard? We haven't seen those subpoenas. prgtoken What about questions and subpoenas that are designed to elicit information about why this Capitol was left unprepared and how to prevent it from happening again? That would be a legitimate legislative function. prgtoken What we are seeing is this committee masquerading as if it is some kind of grand jury, which is wholly inappropriate and a violation of the separation of powers. prgtoken , I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from the great State of Texas (Mr. Roy), to talk more about this.
CRISIS AT THE SOUTHERN BORDER
Ralph Norman (Republican, SC) \u2014 2022-4-6

how unfair is it to the municipalities and the cities that are going to have to pay for the hospital care, for the schooling? How fair is that? prgtoken Well, it is not. It is intentional. It is willful. prgtoken As people ask me all the time, why is he doing this? He is burning the house down before, I assume, the November elections, which the House will turn over, and hopefully, we will elect Freedom Caucus members who have got the steel and the spine to do something about it. prgtoken He sold out not only to the citizens; he sold out to China and those that he is indebted to. We are going to find out more and more about that as we move forward.
Nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson (Executive Session)
Mitch McConnell (Republican, KY) \u2014 2022-4-6

yesterday, I explained how created the current norms around judicial appointments. prgtoken These days, the Senate takes an assertive role. In particular, most Senators do not merely check resumes and basic legal qualifications but also look into judicial philosophy. prgtoken This is a discussion s welcomed because judicial philosophy is not a routine policy disagreement, like debates over spending or tax rates or energy. These are the sorts of normal policy differences that our system of government is built to handle. prgtoken But if judges misunderstand the judicial role, that damages the system itself. prgtoken Our genius Founding Fathers set up three branches of government. Two of them get to make policy. Congress writes and passes laws, Presidents sign or veto them, and they are both accountable through frequent elections. prgtoken The third branch responsibilities are completely and totally different. The courts exist not to rewrite laws but to apply them as written; to protect every American's right to the consistent, impartial rule of law. So the judiciary is insulated and independent. prgtoken s want to uphold the separation of powers the Framers left us. We want judges to honor their limited role in our Republic, stick to the text, rule impartially, and leave policymaking to policymakers. And then we want those judges to have total freedom from political threats and bullying. prgtoken The political left has long held exactly the opposite. They believe the Framers got the judicial role wrong. They want the Supreme Court to be another forum where progressives can pursue policy outcomes and social changes. prgtoken When liberals fail to convince 218 House Members and 60 Senators of a position, they want to cross the street and try to persuade five lawyers instead. They want judges going beyond the text, roaming through policy questions and moral judgements. prgtoken So this is a huge difference. It has consequences for American families on issues from crime to border security, to religious liberty, and to the health of our institutions. prgtoken So the key question for the Senate is this: Where does Judge Jackson come down? Where does her record land along this spectrum? prgtoken Well, before the nominee was announced, President gave a troubling hint. He said whomever he nominated to the Court would have to ``have an expansive view of the Constitution,'' acknowledge rights that our founding documents leave unsaid, and guarantee specific outcomes in certain categories of cases. The President promised he would only nominate a judicial activist for the job. prgtoken So I could only support Judge Jackson if her record and testimony suggested President actually made a mistake; that he had accidentally chosen a nominee who was not the kind of liberal activist that he promised. prgtoken But, unfortunately, Judge Jackson's record and testimony suggests she is exa
PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3807, RESTAURANT REVITALIZATION FUND REPLENISHMENT ACT OF 2021, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Jay Obernolte (Republican, CA) \u2014 2022-4-6

I rise to oppose the previous question so that we can immediately consider the American Energy Independence from Russia Act. prgtoken , last night I held a townhall with over 2,000 of my constituents. prgtoken Do you know what was top of mind to those people? prgtoken It was not the previous question. It was energy prices in America, and particularly, the price of fuel. prgtoken , it was heartbreaking to hear from constituent after constituent after constituent who said that they were unable to afford the energy required to get to work and back just to put food on the table for their families you can imagine how embarrassing and heartbreaking it was for me to have to admit to my constituents that the reason for those high energy prices was the actions of their very own government. prgtoken , since the beginning of the current administration, there has been a concerted effort to constrain the supply of energy produced here in America. What we have is a classic problem of supply and demand. We don't have enough supply, and yet this administration in its very first week issued an executive order completely halting the issuance of new gas and oil exploration permits on Federal lands in this country. It issued an executive order stopping the Keystone XL pipeline that pipeline alone, if it were in operation today, would allow us to import more than enough oil to completely offset our oil imports from Russia. prgtoken The tragic thing about this situation is that the administration is doing this out of the mistaken belief that it will make the planet greener. But nothing could be further from the truth. We produce energy more cleanly here in America than any other country on Earth. prgtoken So when we take actions that require us to import more oil from places like Venezuela, which has a 50 percent higher lifecycle greenhouse gas emission per barrel of oil than oil produced here in America, and when we increase oil imports from places like Russia that still utilize dirty practices like methane flaring--things we haven't done here in years--we are actually increasing global greenhouse gas emissions. prgtoken , if we increase energy production here, not only will we lower prices for our constituents who are suffering, and not only will we increase our national security, but we will also make our planet a cleaner place. prgtoken , I urge immediate consideration of the American Independence from Russia Act.
PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3807, RESTAURANT REVITALIZATION FUND REPLENISHMENT ACT OF 2021, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Mariannette Miller-Meeks (Republican, IA) \u2014 2022-4-6

for yielding me time to speak on this critical issue. prgtoken , I urge all of my colleagues to defeat the previous question so we can take up H.R. 6858, the American Energy Independence from Russia Act. This commonsense legislation introduced by Representatives McMorris Rodgers and Westerman would require President to submit an energy security plan to Congress to evaluate U.S. oil and natural gas imports, identify importing countries that pose an energy security risk to America, and encourage domestic production of oil and natural gas to offset imports from Russia. prgtoken In fact, in contrast to our colleague's statement, Iowa is a leader in renewable energy. Fifty percent of our energy comes from renewable sources. We even pay restaurants for their unused and old cooking oil. We are an energy exporter, and it is all done without a government mandate. All of the oil imported from Russia could be offset by ethanol made from corn in Iowa. prgtoken In order for the U.S. to become energy independent and secure, we must have an all-of-the-above energy policy. We must unleash our natural resources and produce our own clean, efficient energy here at home to ensure low energy prices and promote American jobs in our communities. prgtoken Rather than promoting policies that hamper U.S. energy production and ceding security to adversarial nations like Russia, Iran, and Venezuela, we should promote exploration here at home and unleash our potential. We must ensure that the current ban on Russian energy is sustainable by prioritizing U.S. energy production, including biofuels. prgtoken Just last week, the President released a budget proposal that included $45 billion on new taxes on domestic energy production. This comes on top of other disastrous decisions over the past year and a half such as those that halt the Keystone XL pipeline and the current delay over the 5-year program for offshore energy leasing in the Gulf of Mexico. These policies are not working for hardworking American families and businesses who are dealing with high inflation and skyrocketing gas prices. prgtoken The American Independence from Russia Act would immediately approve the Keystone XL pipeline, remove restrictions on U.S. LNG exports, restart oil and gas leasing on Federal lands and waters, and protect energy and mineral development. These are key steps we can take to promote U.S. energy security, and we must take action now. prgtoken For this reason, I urge all of my colleagues to vote ``no'' on the previous question. Support H.R. 6858 to make America energy independent and secure by voting ``no'' on the previous question.
CRISIS AT THE SOUTHERN BORDER
Andy Biggs (Republican, AZ) \u2014 2022-4-6

. Absolutely, 100 percent. Do you know how we know they have been emboldened? Because it used to be they would have the coyotes take the people up and locate them in the U.S. They don't do that anymore. The coyotes take them up, they put them on the border and say, ``We don't have to go in with you. Go in. Go in with your cell phone.'' Oh, by the way, administration says now they are going to give away a cell phone to every illegal alien crossing the border. prgtoken But they will just come across. I have seen it; you have all seen it. They are walking across, they are FaceTiming their friends back home: ``Yeah, I made it in.'' They are dressed nice; they are dressed clean. The cartels are emboldened not just at the southern border any longer. prgtoken This is spilling over into the country, and we are seeing violence along the border because of it, and you are seeing cartel members ship all over. If there are drugs being distributed anywhere in the United States, you have got cartels there.
Ukraine (Executive Calendar)
Tommy Tuberville (Republican, AL) \u2014 2022-4-6

Russia's invasion into Ukraine is changing the global order, the likes of which the world has not witnessed since the end of the Cold War. Vladimir Putin launched an unprovoked and brutal war--one that left the United States and our allies shocked and enraged. The global response to Putin's provocation was a mix of sharp words, hastily delivered weapons, and targeted sanctions, but even as we speak, the actions from the administration are still too weak. prgtoken As airwaves were flooded with messages of support and solidarity with Ukraine, one major power was very vocal in their support against Ukraine, and that was China. prgtoken China vocally took Russia's side very quickly. The two countries share a land border, but they also issued a statement of solidarity on February 4, just 20 days before the invasion. And there is no doubt that China is looking at the Western response to the war unfolding in Ukraine, and it plans to consume its neighbor, Taiwan, in the same fashion. prgtoken Yesterday, an article in the New York Times detailed the lengths China is going to in order to convince its people that their support for Russia is righteous and their hatred of the West is justified. The article goes on to outline China's pro-Putin propaganda, stating: Chinese universities have organized classes to give students a ``correct understanding'' of the war, often highlighting Russia's grievances with the West. Party newspapers have run a series of commentaries blaming the United States of America for the conflict. prgtoken China's political posturing should be taken very, very seriously. The CCP is building the foundation for its future actions. Since 1949, the Chinese Communist Party has been eyeing Taiwan and patiently waiting. They have not attacked because the United States and other free nations have strengthened the tiny island. That is the essence of deterrence. We want Xi Jinping to look out his window each morning and think: Not today. prgtoken Our President's response to Russia's invading Ukraine has not inspired confidence in the Pacific. Joseph Wu, Taiwan's Foreign Minister, recently stated: When we watch the events in Ukraine evolving . . . we are also watching very carefully what China may do [to us] in Taiwan. prgtoken Alarmingly, the White House is indifferent to the warming relations between China and Russia. When asked about a recent call between President and President Xi, regarding the war in Ukraine, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said, in part: China has to make a decision for themselves about where they want to stand. prgtoken In July, President 's climate czar, John Kerry, said that he is ``genuine friends with China'' and continued to praise President Xi. prgtoken Let's get this straight. Russia and China both stand against the United States. Neither country is our friend--period. Both seek to
RELATING TO THE CONSIDERATION OF HOUSE REPORT 117-284 AND AN ACCOMPANYING RESOLUTION
John Katko (Republican, NY) \u2014 2022-4-6

I rise today in opposition to the previous question and in support of H.R. 471, the Protecting Americans from Unnecessary Spread upon Entry from COVID-19 Act, the PAUSE Act. prgtoken This week, I joined Leader McCarthy and several of my colleagues at a meeting with the National Border Patrol Council, representatives of 18,000 members of the Border Patrol, to discuss the crisis at the southern border. prgtoken Just as we predicted, the number of daily border encounters has been trending dramatically upward since prgtoken President took office in 2021. The administration has created an untenable situation from which it may take several years, at a minimum, to recover. prgtoken The irresponsible decision to roll back Title 42, the Public Health and Welfare authority; the halting of border wall construction; the lack of support for frontline law enforcement personnel; the undermining of the Migrant Protection Protocols; and the total absence of a long-term border security plan of any sort have only made matters worse. prgtoken The U.S. Customs and Border Protection is now seeing over 7,000 encounters daily, and the Department of Homeland Security is said to be bracing for a significant mass influx of nearly 18,000 migrants daily when title 42 ends. That is absolutely an untenable situation. prgtoken As the U.S. finally gets a handle on managing the spread of new variants and moves steadily toward a post-pandemic recovery, now is not the time to end the use of title 42 and jeopardize all that progress, especially as numerous countries continue to struggle with the rapid spread of COVID-19 and strengthening variants. prgtoken The very purpose of title 42 is to prevent the introduction of dangerous communicable diseases into American communities. We should be doubling down on protecting our communities and economy from these threats, not weakening them. prgtoken Our border security and immigration system cannot handle any more pull factors, as the administration has proven unwilling to secure our southern border. As we are witnessing, the administration continues to strip every tool for managing the border crisis away from frontline law enforcement.
NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK AND NATIONAL LIBRARY OUTREACH DAY
Glenn Thompson (Republican, PA) \u2014 2022-4-6

. Madam , I rise today to celebrate National Library Week and National Library Outreach Day. This week is dedicated to promoting the importance of our local libraries. prgtoken Our libraries serve as a place to connect. Some use the library as a place to connect to the internet. Others may use it as a place to connect with new ideas or classes. Most importantly, our libraries connect our communities. prgtoken Today's focus, National Library Outreach Day, otherwise known as National Bookmobile Day, highlights the important outreach activities conducted by our local libraries. prgtoken Bookmobiles and other outreach events hosted by our libraries connect individuals who otherwise might not be able to access a local library. From events at elementary schools to senior living centers, these services are essential to our community. prgtoken Madam , I encourage you all to make a visit to your local library this week and thank the librarians for the work that they do.
FOOD SHORTAGE
John W. Rose (Republican, TN) \u2014 2022-4-6

the President of the United States of America, the most prosperous country in the world, has warned the American people that a food shortage is a real possibility in our near future. prgtoken Much like our national energy shortage, this potential crisis has been made much more likely by President 's out-of-control spending and his unwillingness to tap into American resources, ingenuity, and its people. prgtoken Since January of 2021, the prices of many of the key inputs used to produce our Nation's food supply have substantially increased. Ammonia is up 203 percent; liquid nitrogen is up 162 percent; and farm diesel, used in almost every piece of farm equipment, is up a whopping 95 percent. prgtoken Spending more money won't fix this; in fact, it has made it worse by causing the prices of everything to go up. prgtoken If a food shortage does come to the United States, the sole person to blame will be President , who has wasted no time spending our country into a crisis.