Sheila Jackson Lee: “I thank the gentleman for claiming the time, but I do want the Record to reflect that this is a Jackson Lee amendment.…”

“I thank the gentleman for claiming the time, but I do want the Record to reflect that this is a Jackson Lee amendment. However the Record can correct it, I desire for it to do so. This amendment is in keeping with Justice Scalia, who was an aggressively vocal supporter of the Chevron deference during his career. It is an indication of just how broad and mainstream the support is for maintaining such deference, and that is deference to the agencies and their reviews and their expertise. With the de novo scenario that this bill provides for, in spite of its alleged exemptions of national security issues, there is a vast level of responsibility of the Homeland Security Department. Frankly, all of its work comes under the context of regular order for protecting the American people--from immigration issues, to policing issues, to Secret Service--and many of these should not be tampered with by a de novo review of the regulatory scheme that they will be putting forward. I ask my colleagues to support the Jackson Lee amendment to secure the Nation.”