Steve King

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I appreciate this hearing, and I appreciate the witnesses.

It did not trouble me and it does not trouble me if I see a residential home sitting in the middle of an asphalt parking lot at a shopping mall out of respect to the Fifth Amendment and the property rights.

That's an appalling thing to me, and this Congress rose up and rejected that decision.

I believe that it struck three words out of the Fifth Amendment, 'for public use.'

I thank the chairman. We expect the President to abide by the provisions in it. We will follow through on our part of this bargain, if not. And this Congress has an opportunity to veto. So what a wonderful thing it is to go into a trade…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Iowa will be postponed. Amendment Offered by Mr. Luetkemeyer

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. ___. None of the funds made available by this…

May I inquire as to the time remaining, please? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Iowa has 45 seconds remaining.

May I inquire as to how much time I have remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Iowa has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. _. None of the funds made available by this Act…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I would just make the point that this Congress passed an amnesty act in 1986, and Ronald Reagan signed that. It was an act of Congress that brought amnesty in 1986. I think it was a mistake, but I…

I would just reiterate that the President of the United States has signed a document. It is a November 20 document that says that he is going to impose executive amnesty. This House disagrees. Many in the Senate also disagree. They have…

Reclaiming my time, and thanking the gentleman from Pennsylvania for his insight, Mr. Chairman, I would state that the Constitution is very clear. It was very clear to the President of the United States for 10 years while he taught it, and…

I would have to go back and look at the record in the Senate to give you an accurate count. I can tell you that it is an accurate count for the House. It may not be a full three times in the Senate.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. ___. None of the funds made…

But if we don't agree with them, then you are going to fund all of the groups on campus through your fees and your money.

Indeed, I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just, that His justice cannot sleep forever.

It is so entirely unfair and truly un-American.

I think that if there is evidence that someone was being paid to engage in violent protests and engage in violence, then that is a serious problem.

If you were presented with information that indicated that there was a funder or funders who had hired protesters... would that be worthy of an investigation?

Is it then lawful or unlawful for one to pay protesters and encourage them to become violent?

Was Baltimore a time there should have been more of a warrior mentality when they were facing rock-throwing mobs?

I would point out that I have in my hand an article from Investor Business Daily, and it is dated, by the way, the 6th of May, but is titled, 'Obama praised Baltimore police he is now investigating.'

I would like us to take a good look at that token and find a better way to respect and honor the rights of the crime victims in a more objective approach.

If the taxpayers that were funding then at $18,000 a year to incarcerate criminals actually had to pay the full amount of the damage due to crime, they would then incarcerate criminals--more of them and longer because it would be a better…