Recognition between the parties. All time shall be equally allotted between the parties and in no event shall debate continue beyond 11 50 a. M. Each member other than the majority and minority leaders and minority whip shall be limited to five minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from illinois, mr. Gutierrez, for five minutes. Mr. Gutierrez id like to be from alabama today, but im not. The ave asked me to take button off. The button off. That only makes a point. It might not be a button on, its 122, people with daca lose their protection from deportation. They lose their government issued identification that allowed them to stay in this country and work legally. Daca is the deferred action for childhood arrivals program, and the president ended in which will completely expire in march. Lets be clear, people dont have until march. People are already losing their daca coverage on a daily basis. So when reporters and collisions say that congress has until march to enact the dream
A senator mr. President. The presiding officer the senator from washington. Mrs. Murray i ask unanimous consent the quorum call be lifted. The presiding officer without objection. Mrs. Murray i ask unanimous consent to speak as if in morning business. The presiding officer without objection. Mrs. Murray thank you, mr. President. Mr. President , i come to the floor today to talk about an issue that is critical to patients and families in my home state of washington and across the country. Today parents are wondering if they will be able to get the health care that their kids need, and communities are wondering if theyll be able to provide it. Thats unacceptable. Congress has to swiftly and fully restore the Childrens Health insurance program, or chip, and funding for other Services Families need, Like Community Health Centers, which have been waiting now more than 100 days for a longterm solution. And they should do so without making deep cuts to successful prevention programs in the ce
Terrifying uncertainty. Immigrant communities have long held economic and social the cultural historian in my home state of new mexico and for that matter for the entire nation. That is certainly true for dreamers. Undocumented immigrants who arrived in the United States as children and our vital members of communities across new mexico mexico. Over the years i have had the privilege of meeting many of new mexicos estimated 7000 dreamers dreamers. I have met with w students who were brought here and now striving to become. Your zen scientists, teachers and even serve in our military. These young people are childrens classmates. They are our nextdoor neighbors neighbors, they are our colleagues, they are family members and many are truly rising stars. In fact i would argue that these dreamers are the future of a great america. Every day these young people add to the strength of our economy, to the vitality of our country. More than 97 of stock a recipient are in school or in the workfor
Eliminate critical pieces of evidence. The prosecution is trying to include it. When its all done and said, i hope theres enough to be able to make this conviction. The evidence is that his dna was on bullet casings. That has been brought out and for me thats enough to know that he was involved. He right there was referring to the fourth defendant, a man arrested just last month, and police say they do have his dna on some shell casings. Found at the scene, about that person, the witness, who was in witness protection, she took the stand today and she testified about what she overheard inside a room in a trailer the night before the killing. And she initially spoke with the police and then several months later came forward and spoke with them again telling her story. The police value that testimony so much a hotel and then into an apartment to protect her. Today, the defense poke add lot of holes or tried to poke a lot of holes in her testimony trying to get her to admit that she had l
Morning business. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Heinrich madam president , i rise today to stand up for the hundreds of thousands of young immigrants known as dreamers whose lives President Trump has thrown into terrifying uncertainty. Immigrant communities have long helped write the economic and social, the cultural story of my home state of new mexico. And for that matter, of the entire nation. That is certainly true for dreamers. Until documented immigrants who arrived in the United States as children and are vital members of communities across new mexi mexico. Over the years ive had the privilege of meeting many of new mexicos estimated 7,000 dreamers. Ive met with students who grew up here and are now striving to become doctors and scientists, teachers, even serve in our military. These young people are our childrens classmates. They are our nextdoor neighbors. They are our colleagues. They are family members. And many are truly rising stars. In fact, i would argue