John Rice Carter

Nobody crosses the Texas border from Mexico without the assistance of the cartel.

And what I am driving at, of course, in the instance Mr. Fattah mentioned were the 3 million folks that were granted amnesty under President Reagan, that was a congressional decision, statute, following the statute that Congress has…

Has that not encouraged people to make this kind of decision for their children? This is atrocious.

All of which, if they were American citizens, would go before our Child Protective Services and probably be taken away from their parents rather than turned over to a criminal organization.

You have refused to prosecute immigration cases. Stated as a public policy that you would not go forward on anything but major criminal violations.

There are laws on the books today that would fix immigration reform, but they are not being enforced.

I think we ought to at least acknowledge that there's a clear definition under Federal law, and by the way, Texas has one under State law that says, I think clearly that the act was terrorism.

The term workforce violence has consequences at the DOD. And that's the real issue I have been concerned about since day one.

Once again, we have seen a tragedy at Fort Hood, the great place as we called it back in Texas.

We cannot let the worst of humanity wield a gun in a mad rage against their fellow soldiers.

Our prayers are with the fallen troops, those who were injured, and those who are still in recovery and the families of all those involved.

I'm asking, and have been asking my fellow Texans as well as all Americans to please keep Fort Hood families in their prayers.

The death of three soldiers this week... is a stark reminder of the threat our military members are dealing with.

I thought it was a very interesting bill and I think it could have a very important impact.

I believe that our Congress has one of the toughest jobs in our Nation today.

At this time, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Culberson), my colleague, the chairman of the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee and a hardworking member of our…

At this time, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Michigan, Candice Miller, vice chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security and the chairperson of the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security and a member of the great…

In brief closing, Mr. Speaker, we have a storm coming toward our shores. We need to get this done. I yield back the balance of my time.

I don't believe we ever took a vote to shut down the government. If we did, I certainly missed it. I don't believe anybody ever took a vote recently to sustain the government. But it's an interesting comment, and I thank my friend for…

At this time I yield 2 minutes to my good friend, the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Cassidy), whose State seems to be possibly in the path of this coming storm.

At this time I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Indiana (Mrs. Brooks), the hardworking chair of the authorizing Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness and Response and Communications.

At this time I yield as much time as he may consume to the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Rogers), the chairman of the Appropriations Committee.

We will accept this amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Barletta). The amendment was agreed to.

We accept this amendment, and I yield the balance of my time to my colleague, Mr. Price.

I thank my friend for highlighting this important program. As a fellow border State Member, I am especially aware of the issues we face with illegal immigration and criminal trafficking across our borders, particularly our southern border…