Peter Roskam: “I think Mr. Crowley made a great point, and that is there is a great temptation when the Federal Government comes after…”

“I think Mr. Crowley made a great point, and that is there is a great temptation when the Federal Government comes after you--I would imagine, a great temptation--to cower to the intimidation. The government has a lot of power, and the government in this case figuratively reached out and grabbed these families by the throat and choked them and used power that was not correct to use against them, and it was unjust. It would have been an easy thing for these families to just sit back and take it and so forth, but they didn't do that. I think the fact that they didn't do that, Mr. Speaker, and they are willing to stand up and fight is a good foreshadowing of things to come. In other words, they told their story; Members of Congress heard their story, and we have been able to move and seek justice, not only changing underlying policies within the executive branch, but also changing an underlying statute. The other body has introduced this, and I am hopeful that it will be considered in an expeditious manner. I want to thank the gentleman from New York (Mr. Crowley) for his support and advocacy. I urge passage of the bill. I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Roskam) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 5523, as amended. The question was taken. The SPEAKER pro tempore.…”