Charles Norwood: “Though I was absent on Wednesday, November 9, 2005, for medical reasons, I wish to have my intended votes recorded in…”

Of course our amendment does not do that. It simply applies to every jurisdiction in the country equally, equal protection under the law. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Deal).

I point out to all Members the reason you must pass this amendment is it is against the law to have a sanctuary city, a sanctuary State. This amendment goes to the heart of the frustrations of the police and deputies. They apprehend the…

It gives me absolute pleasure to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Wilson), my friend and neighbor, who lives right up the road from me in Columbia.

In the gentleman's experience in the justice system, would you conclude that people who are in law enforcement do it for the love of it? They want to enforce the law. And those that are not today are being held back by politicians in some…