I wish to stress what General Petraeus said in terms of what an American victory would look like and then ask a question of those who would support an immediate withdrawal. In his own letter to the troops, General Petraeus said that what…

I will make this statement, that the Constitution grants Congress the power to do three things with regard to war: One of them is to declare it, and that is clear; the second one is to raise an Army and a Navy and, by implication, an Air…

But the foundation of the Davis-Bacon wage scale went back to a Federal building contract that was awarded on low bid in New York City. And there was a contractor that brought in labor from Alabama, and it was African American labor from…

I may be the only Member of Congress, I know of no others, who has earned Davis-Bacon wages and paid Davis-Bacon wages, and I have lived underneath that for over 30 years, 28 years writing paychecks, over 14 consecutive months meeting…

I said earlier there were five reasons to vote against this bill. I just sat down and wrote a list. Now there are seven. Some of them have been added to it since it passed the committee. We are facing a tax increase, a huge tax increase…

I'd say also there is a bill following this. If this doesn't do the job, I have a bill ready to introduce that grants them a new trial, a de novo review, and it removes the jurisdiction to the Northern District of Texas. We're going to…

This amendment simply says none of the funds shall be used to hire people who are not legal and eligible to work within the United States. That's it.

as I reflect on what the Labor Relations Act of 1935 means, it says specifically in the act that there will be no discrimination with regard to hire or tenure of employment or any term or condition of employment by membership in any labor…

This amendment follows through on the theme of the previous amendment, only it addresses that no homeownership assistance will be applicable to those who aren't legal to work or lawfully present in the United States. Again, it is a simple…

I, for myself, we have the law on the books, and this law is a neutral law. It's not one that promotes union labor, and it's not one that promotes nonunion labor. It's one that promotes the freedom and the discretion of the employee to…

I rise as one, again, who has worked on union shop and merit shop jobs, both as an employer and as an employee. As an employer, having been a union shop, I have paid union scale and also, of course, prevailing wage, Davis-Bacon wage scale…

I would start out with the title of this, the Responsible Redeployment from Iraq Act. Positively Orwellian to name a resolution the Redeployment From Iraq Act. I have gone back and revisited George Orwell, and I can tell you this says, the…

But there is plenty of evidence out here and plenty of support out here that the polar bear population is not threatened. There is a healthy population of 25,000 worldwide, I think. And contrary to the gentleman's remarks about it being in…

the amendment that I offer here today is an amendment that reaches out and directs $100 million to the National Parks Service for the purpose of putting up barriers on our border. This comes from one of my multiple trips down to the region…

I raise the issue today of Storm Lake, Iowa. It happens to be one of the southerly most glacial lakes in the country, and it's the shallowest one that we have. It has been under a process of removal of that silt for water quality and for…

I would say that we may not have the same view on how to proceed in Iraq, but it is my intention to foreclose any permanent bases in Iraq and allow those that are under agreement now and perhaps temporary ones that might be negotiated to…

I take us to this path where we are, and I haven't heard the response to the issue of the constitutional constraints that we all have. I have traveled foreign and I have sat in there in diplomatic discussions and debates and I have heard…

this amendment that I bring to the floor of the House under limitation on bases in Iraq is an amendment that addresses the subject matter that we have debated on the floor at least twice before that I recall. And I believe there is a…

My amendment is a fairly simple amendment. It goes into the section and limits the funds for travel by the Speaker of the House of Representatives to countries that are state sponsors of terrorism. And it simply says none of the funds may…

I hope I have made my point that ICE is in a position to enforce. They are hands-on with the employers in the work site, and that is where the utilization of Basic Pilot takes place. I believe it is incumbent upon this Congress to…

I want to clarify what this amendment does. It does really two things. One is it directs the $1 billion already in the bill to go to the 854 miles of the most critical areas of the border that were identified in the Secure Fence Act. The…

moving forward in my last minute in conclusion, I just want to emphasize that ICE is out there in the field and they are dealing with employers on a daily basis face-to-face. USCIS is a stationary operation and they operate out of their…

I would take it to this, that one thing that has happened with these sanctuary policies is the cities have gotten together... Federal law has got to prevail.

my amendment strikes $5 million and puts it back in. It is directed to encourage the promotion of the Basic Pilot Program. We have had a number of hearings on this in the subject matter that has come before the Immigration Subcommittee of…

I believe that since we have ICE working all across this country, working with many of the employers, that the knowledge base and the promotion of Basic Pilot would be something that would be mobile and portable and flexible. Since it is…