Tougher penalties on undocumented immigrants who reenter the u. S. After being deported. The second bill would penalize socalled century cities that refuse to cooperate with deportation forces. It passed in a mostly partyline vote. Here is part of that debate. For what purpose does the gentleman from virginia, mr. Goodlatte, seek recognition . Mr. Goodlatte mr. Speaker, pursuant to House Resolution 414, i call up h. R. 3003, the no sanctuary for criminals act. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk h. R. 3003, a bill neend the immigration and nationality act to modify provisions relating to assistance by states and political subdivision of states and the enforcement of federal immigration laws, and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to House Resolution 414, the bill is considered as read. The gentleman from virginia, mr. Goodlatte, and the gentleman from michigan, mr. Conyers, each will control 30 minutes. The chair recognizes t
[inaudible] [indiscernible] mr. Sessions mr. Chairman, if i might, friends, i would like to thank richard shelby, my colleague and senators susan colleague Susan Collins for their introduction. It was moving and touching for me. Its hard to believe the three of us have served together in this body for almost 20 years. When i arrived in the senate in 1997, i probably would not have anticipated becoming so close to the colleagues from maine. [indiscernible] mr. Sessions it took a while to understand our accents but once we did, we never had a problem. He has been a steady fast friend and we have been a good team representing the interests of alabama and the United States. I want to thank president elect donald trump for the confidence and trust he has shown in me by nominating me to serve as attorney general of the United States. I feel the weight of an honor traders and i aspire to. If i am confirmed, i will commit to do and to the American People to be worth the of the office and speci
He was bieaten beyond recognition. New at 6 00, the nbc 10 investigators reveal prison changes that were supposed to happen a decade ago. Tonight, weve uncovered new insight into the deadly standoff inside the vaughan correctional center. The head of the Correctional Officers union said floyd was stabbed and beaten to death. The other people held hostage were severely beaten and suffered broken bones. Tonight a former inmate who spent time in the prison tells nbc 10 he got calls from inmates during that standoff. He says the relationship between inmates and officers has gotten very bad and he says he understands their demands. Education, just rights they deserve. This is supposed to be department of corrections. Youre supposed to correct. Youre supposed to rehabilitate. They havent been doing that. Just a couple weeks ago, mccoy was cleared of a murder conviction that kept him locked up for seven years. He says while he understands the inmates frustrations, he is not justifying the mur
There say vote going on. This is the way i handle the meeting. Im going to call on senator durbin because he has another important meeting he has to go to and so i want him to make his statement. Then ill make my statement. And then ill introduce the first panel and then we wont do anything until mrs. Feinstein gets here. So proceed, senator durbin. Mr. Chairman, thank you for doing this, this is out of order and for those that are new, i appreciate the courtesy extended to me by my friend from iowa. I have a Ranking Member of the defense appropriations subcommittee, we have a closed door hearing in a few minutes. But i wanted to be here today because this is the committees first immigration hearing and i made a conscious choice. I did that for several reasons. First, i am the son of an immigrant. My mother came to this country at the age of 2. Im honored to be a first generation american. And if youll come to my capitol hill office, youll see proudly on my crew denzia my mothers natur
Enforcement on our nations Immigration Laws. The chairman recognizes himself for an Opening Statement. It is fitting that todays hearing is called enforcement of our nations Immigration Law. The past eight years experienced the growth of antiImmigration Enforcement policies at every level of government and the vilification of state and local Law Enforcement officers who attempt to enforce our nations duly enacted Immigration Laws. Our Immigration Laws are an expression of our nations sovereignty. Theyre not suggestions. Yet theyve been ignored and the example was set from the top. The Obama Administration abandoned the rule of law under the guise of prosecute toerl expression. The coldblooded mushed of steinly m, terrorist attacks ranging from the World Trade Center to the mass kra at san bernardino, the time is long overdue to ensure that our Immigration Laws are enforced and the rule of law is truly restored. The Obama Administrations policies of catch and release and of rubber stamp