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Bob Goodlatte
@bobgoodlatte· Republican · VA· Jun 21, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, first of all, this bill has been mischaracterized and was just again. This bill makes provisions for when the immigration service prosecutes somebody at the border. It…

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Bob Goodlatte
@bobgoodlatte· Republican · VA· Jun 21, 2018

Madam Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Idaho (Mr. Labrador), the chairman of the Immigration and Border Security Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee.

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Bob Goodlatte
@bobgoodlatte· Republican · VA· Jun 21, 2018

Madam Speaker, may I inquire how much time is remaining on each side. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Virginia has 8 minutes remaining. The gentleman from New York has 11 minutes remaining.

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Bob Goodlatte
@bobgoodlatte· Republican · VA· Jun 21, 2018

Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume to respond to some of the false charges that we are hearing here. First of all, with regard to E-Verify, unfortunately, there is a misconception that it is our intention to implement…

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Bob Goodlatte
@bobgoodlatte· Republican · VA· Jun 21, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I introduced H.R. 4760, along with Michael McCaul, Martha McSally, and Raul Labrador, to provide an equitable and permanent legal status for unlawful aliens who grew up…

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Bob Goodlatte
@bobgoodlatte· Republican · VA· Jun 21, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on H.R. 4760. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the…

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Bob Goodlatte
@bobgoodlatte· Republican · VA· Jun 21, 2018

Mr. Speaker, pursuant to House Resolution 954, I call up the bill (H.R. 4760) to amend the immigration laws and the homeland security laws, and for other purposes, and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the title of the…

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Bob Goodlatte
@bobgoodlatte· Republican · VA· Jun 21, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Texas for yielding me this time and for his hard work on this issue as well. Mr. Speaker, this is a very good bill. It is not something that was cooked up overnight. This bill was introduced 6 months…

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Bob Goodlatte
@bobgoodlatte· Republican · VA· Jun 21, 2018

If the gentlemen will yield, I don't control the floor schedule so I can't answer the question as to the timing of when the gentleman's opportunity to offer a motion to recommit, which the rules provide for, will be afforded to him. I…

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Raúl Labrador
@rallabrador· Republican · ID· Jun 21, 2018

Madam Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 4760, the Securing America's Future Act. This bill provides the tools needed to enforce our immigration laws, secure our borders, and begin the process of reforming our legal immigration…

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Markwayne Mullin
@markwaynemullin· Republican · OK· Jun 21, 2018

But Congress does have a role when it starts crossing states' lines.

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Markwayne Mullin
@markwaynemullin· Republican · OK· Jun 21, 2018

I am not for overregulating. I am just asking the question, does Congress have a role to play in it or not?

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Peter Welch
@peterwelch· Democratic · VT· Jun 21, 2018

Mr. Speaker, is this institution broken or has our leadership fled the field? This rule will deprive the House of having a debate on the Dreamers. Eighty-two percent of the American people think these innocent kids who came here should be…

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Frank Lucas
@franklucas· Republican · OK· Jun 21, 2018

I promised your constituents I will provide the most intense oversight of your life for the rest of your career in that role.

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Nancy Pelosi
@nancypelosi· Democratic · CA· Jun 21, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman for yielding and for her leadership on America. I had the privilege of traveling with her, under the leadership of our colleagues Juan Vargas and Susan Davis, to their districts earlier this week to see…

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John Sarbanes
@johnsarbanes· Democratic · MD· Jun 21, 2018

I think you are hearing broad agreement on that point today.

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John Sarbanes
@johnsarbanes· Democratic · MD· Jun 21, 2018

I would really encourage this committee to look at the GREENER Fuels Act that Congressman Welch has introduced.

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Jimmy Panetta
@jimmypanetta· Democratic · CA· Jun 21, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I cannot support H.R. 4760, and I cannot support this rule, obviously, for a number of reasons that we heard here today, but I would like to highlight two. This bill does not provide the DACA fix that our Dreamers deserve…

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