20,uant to clause 8 of rule the Unfinished Business is the vote on the motion of the california, ms. Lofgren, to suspend the rules resolution, the h. R. 756, as amended. On which the yeas and nays are ordered. The clerk will report the title. The clerk House Resolution 756, resolution implementing the the mendations adopted by select committee on the modernization of congress. The speaker pro tempore the uestion is will the house suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a 15minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] the speaker pro tempore on this vote, the yeas are 394, the nays are 13. 2 3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the resolution is agreed to the speaker pro tempore on this vote, the yeas are 395, the nays are 13, 2 3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended and resolution is agreed to and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the Unfinished Business is the question on agreeing to the speakers approval of the journal, on which yeas and nays are ordered. The question is on agreeing to the speakers approval of the journal. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a fiveminute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] the speaker pro tempore on this vote, the yeas are 212, its nays are 185, with two answering present. The journal stands approved. The speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. The speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. The speaker pro tempore the ouse will be in order. The chair will entertain requests for oneminute speeches. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas seek recognition . I request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection. The gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. He house will be in order. The gentlewoman is recognized. This month marks the 10year anniversary of the Affordable Care act, which expanded Health Care Coverage to millions of americans including those with preexisting conditions. However, the a. C. A. Has also been undermined in the last decade with the latest attempt originating from my home state of tech as. Texas which has refused to expand medicaid even though the state has the highest uninsured rate in the nation and the Trump Administration, they argue that e entire law should be dismantled. With the Supreme Court announcing they will hear the case, thousands are living with the threat of health care being taken away. If the Supreme Court invalidates the a. C. A. , 20 million americans will lose their coverage. At a time when we are confronting a Public Health emergency because of coronavirus, we should be looking to bolster Health Care Coverage and protect health care providers, not tear it away from communities around the nation who need it the most. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek ecognition . Request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection the gentleman is recognized for one minute. With saudi arabia and russia going through absurd measures to drive the United States out of the energy market,s that prime opportunity to ensure we have demand for American Energy made right here at home. That is why im saddened to see pennsylvanias governor publicly oppose legislation that would incentivize the potential creation of two new petrochemical facilities in pennsylvania. The United States generally and pennsylvania in familiars in particular has benefited from Homegrown Energy pruck. The Natural Gas Industry in pennsylvania has invested in local communities, improved educational opportunities, lowered energy costs and boosted our National Security through energy independence. But we cannot allow foreign countries, especially those who do not share our value, drive us out of the energy market. By supporting energy and fertilizer manufacturing tax credit and bringing jobs, investment and local demand for local gas, pennsylvania could invest in your countrys future an our National Security by ensuring a local market for local energy resources. Thank you, madam speaker and i yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from m. D. Seek recognition . From maryland seek recognition . To address the house for qun minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Thank you, madam speaker. Up with year ago almost today, this house of representatives passed h. R. 1, the for the people act, a transformative anticorruption and clean elections bill. That would give people their voice back in their own democracy, it would fix gerrymandering, it would fix vote, it would fix ethics, it would protect the ballot box and push back against foreign interference and foreign information coming into our campaigns. Mr. Sarbanes and it would lift up the voices of average americans competing with big money here in washington. It would change the status quo so every american would feel their voice count heres and their opinion matters and thats how we make policy. Unfortunately, mitch mcconnell, the majority leader in the United States senate, has refused to bring h. R. 1 to the floor of the United States senate. One whole year of folding his arms at the gates of our democracy and saying to the American People, you shall not pass. Were not going to be deterred. Were not going to be diverted and were not going to be defeated. Were going to keep pressing on to pass h. R. 1 for the people an restore the voices of the American People. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia seek recognition . I ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Madam speaker, rye is today to remember the life of mrs. Dor think burns who passed away on sunday, february 16, at the age of 84. Throughout her life she was heavily goffed in involved in georgia government, advocating for candidate she is thought were best for our state. Mr. Carter she was the first vice chair of the state republican party. She supported many including senators isaac kohn and cover del and president S Ronald Reagan and george h. W. Bush. Additional any additionally she served as delegate to president ial conventions and as an elector. Her dedication didnt stop at politics. In gainesville, georgia, she taught the speech and hearing impaired how to read braille. She founded a k12 school, lakeview academy, which thrives today. She is leaving the state much better than she found it and will be deeply missed. Her family and friends are in my thoughts and prayers in this most difficult time. Thank you, madam speaker, and i yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition . Address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Madam speaker, i want to congratulate again some exceptional young people from my district. Mr. Payne the cheerleaders from west orange high school. Known as the mountaineer they fought their way to the 2020 yu universal Cheerleading AssociationNational Cheerleading championships in oral, florida. They survived a tough regional in pennsylvania to get there. In orlando they faced the Best High SchoolCheerleading Squad in the country. During their first u. C. A. Competition they won their semifinal for the league varsity nontumbling division and earned a trip to the finals. Before they left, said to them i hope that they would bring home the trophy to west orange. And thats exactly what they did. The mountaineers earned a trophy for finishing eighth out of 32 squads and im extremely proud of them. They may not have earned the top trophy but theyre champions to me and their entire 10th district of new jersey. With that i yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition . I ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Thank you, madam speaker. Today i rise to congratulate my friend, colleague and fellow Brandon High School alum, congressman mark meadows, on his appointment to be the next white house chief of staff. Like myself, congressman meadows grew up in florida and also like myself spent time in Florida State university and also is an alum of the youth of south florida. As a long time representative from North Carolina, he has boldly served his state and country with pride and honor. Theres no doubt his constituents have been fortunate to have him as their voice in congress. Mr. Spano his legacy will be one of relentlessly fighting for the American People and the american dream. While working to pass and strengthen condition servetive policies. His compassion, humor and patriotism will be missed on the house floor, however, im confident hell continue to display the same character and fight for the same values of the white house and always provide the president his best counsel. Congratulations on your new position. I know youll continue to make our nation proud. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition . I ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentlewoman from michigan is recognized for one minute. I rise today in support of the support for veterans in effective apprenticeships act. Im proud to be coleading this bipartisan bill with representative clark and i want to thank gary peters from the great state of michigan for his leadership in driving this legislation through the senate. When we make the decision to send men and women to fight for our country we make that decision to support them for the rest of their lives that means veterans should have every opportunity to enroll in an apprenticeship that connects them with goodplaying jobs. Ms. Slotkin this bill expands the benefits veterans can access with g. I. Benefits. It can cover housing and Living Expenses when going through the apprenticeships. This bill comes straight from concerned raised by veterans in this district, and i want to thank in particular rick donovan who brought this to our attention. Last month i visit Lansing Community college with senator peters which has some amazing apprenticeship programs. This bill has already passed the senate with bipartisan support. Its a great example of what can happen when we Work Together on issues that across chambers and across party matter to both of us. I urge my colleagues to vote many support of this bill and send it to the president s desk. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition . I ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Thank you, madam speaker. I would like to honor the 10th annual womens build event held by the salem county habitat for humanity. The event and the building took place in penns grove in south jersey. Mr. Van drew the three homes built in penns grove will be dedicated march 30 of this year. Across the country and around the world about 6,000 women will unite in more than 235 communities to build and improve 540 homes. The women build event also raises awareness about housing issues facing women and facing their families. Thank you to all the volunteers who helped at the event. You are changing lives for the better. And making our community thrive. Thank you for what you do. I would specifically like to recognize stephanie williams. Stephanie has put her tools to great use to help families in her community. It inspires me to see such great work happening in our own backyard and thank you for all your dedicated service, your kind heart, and your hard work in changing the lives of those who are very much in need. Madam speaker, i yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition . I ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. Thank you, madam speaker. Today is National Women and girls hivaids National Awareness day. In the United States, 235,000 women and girls are living with h. I. V. And they make up one in four new diagnoses, with hispanic and africanamerican women disproportionately impacted. Although nationwide, new h. I. V. Cases are decline, in miamidade county, theyre sadly on the rise. Marking today is so important for my district. Ms. Muesar ms. Mucarselpowell this disease has no cure. Awareness is key to reducing transmission. Knowing your status is crucial but the reality is one in nine women with h. I. V. Are unaware they have it. Thats why testing and preventive medication like prep need to be accessible and affordable. We must also be aware that some women live with h. I. V. Postpone care because of fears of rejection by loved ones or violence from a partner. Its on us to do our part to spread awareness, reduce stigma and support women and girls living with h. I. V. And aids. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition . I ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Thank you. I rise today to recognize jillian laraby from Durham High School for winning the giant slalom race in the interscholastic ski and snowboard federal champions. Mr. Lamalfa jillian lived on her familys farm while also training to go to the ski program. And drove to lake tahoe on the weekends to pursue her dream of skiing. Her high school didnt have a Snowboard Team so she petitioned to bring a team to her school. Earlier the board took the request for the 2020 season. She was a lone competitor to make the championship in their inaugural year. She finished her first run in 1 13 and narrowed that time by clocking a run of 1 09. 6 which finished a full second faster than the second place leader in the giant slalom. As a result of her outstanding performance she was named to the allstate team, the only member from the butte county area. From hard work and persistence comes Great Success for her and her school. Congratulations, jillian. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas seek recognition . Without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. Thank you. Ms. Jackson lee ive always said that the role of the federal government is an umbrella on a rainy or stormy day. The nation now faces a storm of coronavirus and we should be the umbrella and be prepared and not panic. It is imperative that one, we provide widespread information on just the basics of how americans can care for themselves. Ive organized a Bipartisan Task force for the coronavirus that includes emergency doctor with experience, dr. Ruiz and our colleague congressman fitzpatrick from pennsylvania dr. Ruiz from california. We want to emphasize an opportunity for members to talk of these issues within their Congressional District and try to ensure the American People are well taken care of. Unfortunately the administration got a very slow start. In a hearing we just had, one state had the ability to test only 472 people, another state had the ability to test only 350. Obviously we need to be able to ramp up the number of test kits to help the American People and we need the equipment to protect our medical professionals. Madam speaker, i end by saying, as hospitals face a crisis, clinics face a crisis, the American People must look to the federal government to do their job correctly, i yield back. The speaker pro tempore are there any further requests for oneminute speeches . The chair lays before the house the following personal requests. The clerk leave of absence requested for mr. Lewis of georgia for march 3, 4, 5, 9, and 10. The speaker pro tempore without objection the request is granted. Under the speakers announced policy of january 3, 2019, the gentleman from North Carolina, mr. Budd, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the inority leader. Mr. Budd i would like to ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks to include extraneous materials on the topic of this special order. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Budd im joined by my colleagues to discuss how sanctuary city policies threaten the safety of american citizens. I commend the Trump Administration for its crackdown on sanctuary cities and applaud a recent decision allowing the department of justice to withhold funding from sanctuary cities. Back in june, immigration and Customs Enforcement released a list of criminal aliens that were allowed back in to sanctuary cities. A citizen of hondor asand he was arrested four times in washington state. Once notified of his arrest, i. C. E. Asked the local authorities to imprison him for an additional 48 hours so they could decide whether or not to begin deportation proceedings. Local authorities ignored the detainer request and released row sar yeoh back into the community. He murdered his cousin and hid the body in a dump steer. 2015, er instance in another illegal immigrant shot nd killed 32yearold kate steinle while walking on pier 14 in San Francisco. Prior to the shooting garcia had been deported firefighter times and was supposed to be deported for a sixth time. He had been transferred to San Franciscos jail to serve a sentence for selling marijuana, but local authorities released him a few days later despite a detainer request from federal Law Enforcement. Situations like these are more common than they should be in our country and many cities ignore federal immigration laws up to the point of leaving dangerous criminals in their communities. Refusing to honor detainer requests and frustrating local Law Enforcement has dire consequences. Not only does it make our nation less safe, it leaves no room for the victims of these offenders. I introduced the justice for victims of sanctuary cities act. Ong with representatives this legislation would allow anyone who is a victim of murder, rape or any felony to file a lawsuit and bring civil action against the state or the sanctuary city if that city failed to honor a lawful immigration detainer request from the department of homeland security. Any individual who is injured or harmed by an illegal immigrant who benefited from sanctuary city policy will be able to sue the sanctuary city or state. My bill requires sanctuary waive a criminals immunity after a condition of receiving certain federal grants. The jurisdiction will not be able for grant planning and Administrative Expenses and grants for training, research and technical assistance. President trump endorsed our bill during his 2020 state of the union address. Time for congress to force sanctuary cities to comply with federal Law Enforcement. Its finally time to give victims a legal pathway to justice. During my trip to the southern border last year, i witnessed the humanitarian and security crisis up close and personal. I saw the status on areas of our border and places defended by thin barbed wire fences and they allow anyone to break into our country and dangerous members of drug cartels. I will continue to support policies that crack down on sanctuary cities across the United States. And i would like to introduce my dear friend from south carolina, someone who has been a staunch advocate. I yield three minutes to norman. An ralph i rise in strong support of this. High time that the United States congress address the dangers of sanctuary city policies. We are suffering or could suffer from a pandemic that we are facing and to have open borders and let anybody in doesnt make sense now or in the future. Mr. Norman i commend representative budd in holding sanctuary cities to the law. Sanctuary cities kill. By offering safe havens to the most violent criminals residing in this county, sanctuary cities put lives at risk. Only a few months ago, an illegal alien killed a 67yearold vietnam war marine inside a sanctuary county in pennsylvania. Jackson risked his life to defend a country that now refuses to protect his life. Montgomery county are an insult to patriots like jackson. My district has no sanctuary cities. In south carolina, a few miles from where i live, an innocent and lawabiding citizen was killed by an illegal alien. Without the cooperation of sanctuary cities, more families will lose their loved ones because criminals are allowed to roam our nage. We need this legislation. This bill would offer a measure of justice to the victims of those Violent Crimes by allowing victims and their families to ue the cities that house these illegal aliens. No one should louis his or her life because the government refuses to act against criminal immigrants. The choice is ours do we want to be the kind of country that protects the victims of crime or perpetrators of crime . I know where i stand. Its time to fight against this thing that is plaguing our country. I yield the balance of my time. Mr. Budd i appreciate your insights. I would like to introduce my friend and colleague who led the effort with me to introduce the justice for victims of sanctuary cities act. Is tired of hearing stories about sanctuary cities. I thank hill for spearheading the effort against sanctuary policies and i yield three inutes to Bradley Byrne of North Carolina. Mr. Byrne we began this experiment called the United States of america they did so with the memories of a repressive monarchy and while ensuring that rights and liberties and protecting the powers of individual states. To protect this system of federalism, certain powers were required to be vested with the federal government. And our constitution, our founders gave or enumerated in their language specific powers to our federal government necessary to provide for a common defense, established the rules for nat liesing new citizens and ensure the integrity of our international borders. Controlling immigration into our country is essential. The integrity of our system requires cooperation between the federal and other governments. Sadly, a growing Movement Across many cities and jurisdictions has undermined our Constitutional Order and rule of law which protects us. The result of these dangerous and misguided policies are socalled sanctuary cities. They do not cooperate and undermine federal Law Enforcement from apprehending criminal aliens. The irony is that sanctuary cities become more unsafe to lawabiding americans those my colleagues and i have sworn a duty to protect. These reckless policies are a danger. When dangerous criminals are allowed quarter in one location, its only a matter of time they move to another location to continue their criminal activity. Sadly, Many American citizens have been victimized, even murdered. Congressman budd and i introduced the victims for sanctuary cities. And they can sue in a Violent Crime committed by an illegal immigrant. Jurisdictions refuse to be sued, they will lose on federal grant money. It will give american victims the right to sue these cities and hold them accountable. This will disincentivize sanctuary policies that fuel ilLegal Immigration and harm the safety and security of americans. I have been to our southern border and spoke to i. C. E. Agents. The crisis is real. We have thousands of miles of border and coastline. Border security cannot stop at the border. Those who manage to sneak in, those with criminal histories, cannot be given a free pass once they make it across. Sanctuary cities must be held accountable. I thank my colleagues for joining me to speak out on this problem and call on this act. And i yield back. Mr. Budd thank you for your friendship and leadership. I would like to introduce my colleague from North Carolina, congressman dan bishop and thank him on the immigration detainer enforcement act which makes it easier for Law Enforcement to comply with lawful requests from the department of homeland security. I thank him for his steadfast leadership. I yield four minutes to congressman dan bishop. Mr. Bishop i thank my friend and fellow North Carolinaian. From San Francisco to my district, cities across the country are declaring themselves sanctuary cities. The term sounds peaceful, but the results are exactly the opposite. For example, North Carolina sheriffs in a few usual and counties released over 500 illegal aliens last year who were convicted or accused of serious crimes including domestic violence, indecency with a child, even rape and murder. Rather than hand over these vicious criminals, sanctuary cities and counties released them into your community to prey on you and your family. What is the purpose of this policy . Clearly, it is not Public Safety. Nor is it for the protection of immigrant communities. Indeed, they are the most victimized by these predators. Rather, it is meant to serve a National Liberal agenda that prizes open borders over community safety. Across the nation, we were horrified to learn last year about a 92yearold brutally raped and murdered at the hands of an individual who should never have been released, whom i. C. E. Asked to hold. So the increasing breakdown in the relationship between federal and local authorities isnt just theoretically dangerous. Further, sanctuary policies put dedicated Law Enforcement officers at risk. When criminals are released despite an i. C. E. Detainer, i. C. E. Has the statutory responsibility to collect. Rather than have a secure transfer, i. C. E. Must go into the community to track down the individual for an uncontrolled arrest. Ironicically if the situation turns violent, the very local police who arrested the alien the first time will back up i. C. E. To hold these jurisdictions to account, i was proud to sign onto the justice for victims of sanctuary cities act which would allow victims of crimes committed by individuals released under sanctuary city policy or their survivors to sue sanctuary jurs. In the new york city case, the womans family would be able to sue the local government for allowing the release of her killer who should have been safely in i. C. E. Custody. Often cities and towns claim immunity from being sued like this denying victims rights. The bill would allow communities to maintain that practice but not at the expense of american taxpayers. I have heard across the aisle that sanctuary cities release individuals that pose no community harm. If you believe that, you should have no issue with this bill because those who are released wont endanger the community and no one would be enabled to sue. I, however, believe, we must take this threat seriously and impossible concrete costs to communities who refuse to follow the law. Im proud to support this bill introduced by congressman budd and urge my colleagues to do the same. I yield back. R. Budd at this time, mr. Budd i would like to yield to mr. Babin. R. Babin thank you, mr. Budd. Madam speaker, i rise today in support of the justice for victims of sanctuary cities act introduced by my good friend in North Carolina, representative ted budd. Since we are supposed to be a nation of laws, this is a bill that really should not have even needed to have been written. But sadly, because of the recklessness and lunacy of sanctuary cities, states and jurisdictions run by rogue local officials, we have to fight tooth and nail just to enforce our laws and to put the safety of our citizens first. The democrats baselessly like to shout that the president is not above the law. And yet they praise sanctuary jurisdictions for doing exactly what they claim to fight against. Apparently being in direct opposition of the rule of law is ok, as long as youre doing it under the name of sanctuary. Earlier this year, we witnessed a vile attack on a 92yearold woman named maria fuertes, who was sexually assaulted and left to die on the sidewalk of new york. This womans life was taken by a 21yearold illegal criminal alien who i. C. E. Had issued a detainer for months earlier. An individual who had already been arrested for assaulting his father and criminal possession of a weapon. This is who new york chose to protect under its sanctuary policy rather than maria fuertes. The worst part is that this tragedy could have been prevented. Its quite simple. If Governor Cuomo had allowed this monster to be deported, he wouldnt have been able to do this to mrs. Fuertes. Frighteningly, this is not an isolated incident. This is happening every single day across america and nobody is being held accountable for it. These policies not only pose a great risk to the safety and well being of americans, but also to the sovereignty of our great nation. Do my colleagues on the left not care that the drug cartels control those who illegally cross our borders and that they are abusing our laws for profit . Do they not care that these same cartels are allowing women and children to be violated and abuses on their and abused on their journey up to the United States . Do they not care that thousands of americans have been assaulted, injured, raped, or worse, killed, by illegal aliens bull by all by preventable crimes. Facts are stubborn things, as president reagan used to say. Unfortunately, washington democrats dont seem to care about the facts. Theyre happy to trade them for political advantage for a motion in violation of our nations laws. I stand with President Trump and my colleagues here today in the effort to end these criminal hotbeds. At eend of the day this isnt about statistics, its about people. Its time we stood up for the American People who have suffered at the hands of those who shouldnt even be here in the first place. Thank you and i yield back. Mr. Budd thank you, babin. Tative and dr. Now i yield to rick allen, i appreciate his steadfast leadership on highlighting the dangers sanctuary cities pose to cities across america. Mr. Allen thank youing congressman ted budd for calling this special order and introducing the justice for victims of sanctuary cities act. One of my Top Priorities is to secure our border and restore the rule of law in our immigration system. We are one of the most blessed nations on the face of the earth and we have one of the best Legal Immigration systems and the most generous Legal Immigration system out there. Well allow more than a Million People to come through the system legally each year. On top of that, we have almost a mall students here on student visas, studying in our colleges and universities. We are a nation of laws and just as every american citizen is held accountable under the lawer if crimes they commit, so should every alien who comes across that border illegally. That is why im proud to be a cosponsor of the justice for victims of sanctuary cities act. This bill holds illegal aliens in sanctuary cities accountable for the heinous crimes they commit on american soil. Specifically this bill allows victims to sue the sanctuary city where the crime took place. It is alarming we shield illegal aliens from the consequences of violating federal law in an american yet an american citizen who commits a crime is held accountable under the law. This must end. We must give the victims of these horrific crimes the justice they deserve. To further end the harmful practices of sanctuary cities, im also a proud cosponsor of ending sanctuary cities act. This bill prohibits federal Grant Funding to any city or county that violates federal immigration law. I am proud to support two critical bills that take steps toward preventing future violent and unprovoked crimes by Illegal Immigrants. I also want to thank President Trump for his leadership in fighting against the cruelty of sanctuary cities by stating his support for the justice for victims of sanctuary cities act during his state of the union address. His should not be a partisan issue. No one is above the law. I stand with my colleagues and President Trump, we must fix our broken immigration system, continue building the wall and strengthening our immigration lawers in safety and security of the American People. I will continue fighting against sanctuary cities and their abuse of our great nation. With that, i yield back. The speaker pro tempore thank you, mr. Allen. At this time id like to yield some time to my friend and colleague from texas, congressman roger williams, great capitalist and great baseball coach. Mr. Williams thank you, appreciate that from the gentleman from North Carolina for yielding me this time. The greatest commitment i make to my constituents in texas 25th district is to keep them safe and their families safe. Unfortunately some state and local governments are choosing to put politics over Public Safety by passing sanctuary immigration laws that prevent local Law Enforcement from cooperating with immigration officers. Sanctuary laws not only release dangerous criminalbacks into our streets but are a slap in the face to the millions of immigrants who went through the Legal Process to enter the United States and comply with our laws. I believe that individuals who enter our country illegally should never be afforded the same privileges as lawabiding texans. I support President Trumps decisive and necessary actions to with hold federal grants from sanctuary jurisdictions, to proactively make immigration officers jobs more challenge big refusing to follow the law. Congress must take additional action to follow in the footsteps of the Trump Administration. For that reason today i am proud to speak in support of the justice for victims of sanctuary cities act. This important bill holds state and local governments accountable. If they choose to put the public at risk by not following immigration laws. It allows for victims to sue sanctuary jurisdictions if a crime was committed by an individual who is released back into the public instead of being turned over to federal Immigration Enforcement officers. A report by the Texas Department of Public Safety found that 214,000 illegal aliens were charged with over 340,000 crimes between 2011 to february 2020. Many were serious offenses that put the public at risk. They were over 600 homicides, 37,000 assaults and 3,400 weapons charges just to name a few. The jims the victims of these crimes deserve an avenue to fight back against sanctuary policies. This bill will force state and local governments to choose whether to change their dangerous policies and get in line with federal immigration laws or risk being sued when theres a serious crime committed by an illegal immigrant. The justice for victims of sanctuary cities act is the first step to holding rogue state and local governments accountable for exploiting our broken immigration system. I urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to put the safety of their constituents first by supporting our efforts to get this bill across the across the finish line. In god we trust. I yield back. Mr. Budd thank you, mr. Williams. At this time id like to yield some time to my colleague from kansas, congressman steve watkins. I appreciate his support on this bill. The tkins i thank gentleman from North Carolina, thank you for your leadership, mr. Budd. I rise today in support of the justice for victims of sanctuary cities act. In june of last year, i. C. E. Released a list of criminals, criminal illegal aliens, that were not allowed back into their sanctuary communities by local officials. One was deported four times before being arrested. I ask how common is it for a criminal illegal alien released by the sanctuary jurisdiction to go on and commit further crimes . 40 to 80 . This is so wrong. We are a people of laws. This is unacceptable. In my own district, the community of lawrence, kansas, is considering adopting a sanctuary city policy. Quite simply, these policies put our communities at risk. The justice for victims of sanctuary cities act would help victims of murder and rape and all other sorts of felonies, i stand with those victims, i stand with the president , i stand with my colleagues, and i stand for all lawabiding citizens. I stand for justice. Thank you, i yield. Mr. Budd thank you, mr. Watkins. At this time id like to yield a few moments to my friend and colleague greg steube for florida. Thank you for your history of being a strong proponent of Immigration Enforcement at the state level, for your time in the florida legislature, and thank you for your time here as well. Mr. Stew bee thank you, mr. Budd and mr. Stew bee thank you, mr. Mr. Steube thank you, mr. Budd and thank you madam speaker. It is appalling to me that we have cities and state december clairing them sanctuary cities. American people are being raped and murdered. Due to the blatant disregard of al law, they are american citizen cans do nothing about it. Two Illegal Immigrants committed a heinous crime. One took a baseball bat to a team killing him, another took a machete and chped off his arms. The local authorities refused to turn over these immigrants for deportation. King county officials defended their policies and complained the problem. Apparently king county would rather protect Illegal Immigrants. They said youre talking about crimes that never should have happened in this country because people who in their first interaction with the Justice System should have been deported. Cities are going to blatantly ignore the law of the land and provide sanctuary to those who commit crimes in our country, those cities should be held financially accountable to the families of films victims of should be stripped of federal funding until they comply with federal law. Ill take a step further it federal offense for elected officials to deny federal law. I encourage my colleagues to support this legislation and i yield back to the gentleman from North Carolina, mr. Budd. Mr. Budd thank you, mr. Steube. I appreciate your insights. I would also like to welcome a great friend of mine, mr. Doug lamalfa, he he is a great friend and hardworking member from california. Mr. Lamalfa appreciate it, thank you, mr. Budd, for working on this issue. Even though youre not from a state that has as much of it as california. I indeed have seen so much happen to my population at home, that many are giving up. For a host of reasons. But this is one right near the top of the list. And leaving our state to go to others that dont have sanctuary cities, sanctuary constituent policies. You know if you go back in time and what really was at the front of this issue which put it on a lot of peoples radar around the country was the kate steinle tragedy that happened in San Francisco. Illegal immigrant was here many times over, having been deported and still had this opportunity. For whatever the circumstances that took the life of kate steinle. Time and time and time again, in my home state, people are fed up. Had a chance to sit down with some members of i. C. E. Here the other day. Theyre just trying to do their job. Trying to uphold the law. Indeed, what some of my colleagues have talked about here this evening is that we have people actually causing the law to be broken that are our elected officials. People that swore an oath to the constitution, to the laws of this country and to my home state. Now, causing one of the worst things, increase of crime, you can see in california. So the exodus from california comes from the root cause of things like not only the high cost of doing business but the crime wave hitting california. Thats rooted in the sanctuary city and ilLegal Immigration and the things that they cause to ake our communities less safe. At this point, the bill mr. Budd bringing, we need to have haven and hold public fills that are causing their own cities, own jurisdictions to defile the law. How are we supposed to teach our kids that the law has value and we have people making it a contest to see how much they can defy the Trump Administration and law itself. I appreciate your effort on this. And i yield back. Mr. Budd i appreciate your thoughts. At this time, i would like to yield a few moments to someone who is focused on securing our border and making sure that West Virginia is a great place to live, work and raise a family. Almost heaven. I yield a few minutes to carol miller of West Virginia. Ms. Miller i thank mr. Budd from North Carolina for his leadership. We still have a crisis on our southern border. And while we have made progress, we need to finish the job. We are continuing to construct our border wall to strengthen our ports of entry and keep drugs and crime out of our community. While President Trump as head of our federal agencies and Congressional Republicans have joined together to draft good legislation and enforce our countrys laws, we sadly have areas in our country that harbor criminals. Under the hypocritical title of sanctuary the cities, many places like San Francisco, los angeles, new york city and others have publicly pledged to serve as a safe haven for the dangerous criminals living in the sad oost of our society. Meaningful Immigration Reform is crucial, but removing dangerous criminals cannot wait. Crime affects every person in this country, every citizen, every visitor, every Single Person whether of legal status or otherwise. Weve seen that anybody can be a victim of crime. When our city leaders refuse to offenders. Nt they have provided sanctuary for law breakers and not law followers. We need justice. While city leaders protect aliens from deportation and frustrate our immigration enforces, its past time to create a pathway to justice for the law abiding members of our community. If they will not protect their citizens, they must pay a price and must be held accountable and responsible for their reckless negligence. We need to allow victims and their families to sue these cities that have blocked our federal agents from enforcing laws and shielded violent criminals from removal. President trump spoke of this in his eloquent and powerful state of the union message. Im proud to coresponse the justice for victims of sanctuary cities act because my americans know this is the right thing for our country. Good governance depends on transparency and accountability for our citizens and cooperation between federal, state and local leaders. Sanctuary cities deny these. I yield back. Mr. Budd i appreciate your support on this. And i want to thank all my colleagues who made it tonight to speak on the dangers that sanctuary cities pose to the communities around us. It strikes me as common sense to pursue legislation that allows victims Legal Recourse against municipalities and that has caused them so much damage. I yield back the balance of my time to the chair. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to clause 12a of rule 1, the President Trump so we just had a great meeting. Tremendous unity in the republican party. And were, working on a lot of different things