We have a gentleman that came to us 7 years ago through a program where I was reimbursed for the wages that I paid the gentleman that came along with another three workers that I acquired at that time through that program.

He is making over $100,000 in our company. He doesn't have not even half of an associate degree.

Mr. Chairman, 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 division E (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the…

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to bring up H.R. 3440, the DREAM Act, to protect Julia, who joined Teach For America and is a middle school teacher in San Antonio, Texas, my hometown. The SPEAKER pro tempore. As previously announced…

Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 640, line 24, insert after the dollar amount the following: ``(increased by $5,000,000)…

Mr. Chairman, 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 Texas will be postponed. Amendment No. 74 Offered by Ms. Roybal-Allard The…

Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 643, line 11, insert after the first dollar amount the following: ``(increased by…

Mr. Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chair, in its report accompanying this bill, the Appropriations Committee states that: ``ICE is currently evaluating the use of body- worn cameras for potential use in its field…

Mr. Chairman, 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 Texas will be postponed. The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider…

Mr. Chairman, this is about treating people as humanely as possible. When profit is the main thing that drives the decisions on detention, incarceration, the conditions in which people are detained, then we are doing a severe injustice to…

Mr. Chairman, studies have shown repeatedly that these private detention centers are of a lower quality than publicly owned facilities. There is something very perverse about an industry in the private detention and private prison industry…