Designate the amendment. The clerk amendment number 3 printed in part b of house report 1142 offered by mr. Desantis of florida. The chair pursuant to House Resolution 27, the gentleman from florida, mr. Desantis, and a member opposed, each will control five minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from florida. Mr. Desantis mr. Speaker, i yield two minutes to my colleague from alabama mrs. Roby. Mrs. Roby i thank the gentleman, madam chair. I rise today in support of h. R. 240, the Homeland Security appropriations act, and to offer this amendment alongside my colleague mr. Desantis of florida. If were going to fix a broken Immigration Law, the way to do it is to uphold the rule of law, not undermine it. President obama has offered amnesty to millions of Illegal Immigrants, and that not only undermines the rule of law it threatens american jobs. It is dangerous and irresponsible. I am proud to have worked alongside my colleagues, including mr. Aderholt from alabama, to get this bill to the floor today so that we can responsibly fund the department of Homeland Security but also defund the president s unlawful executive amnesty. Madam chair, you want a great example of why the president , acting ube laterally to unilaterally to circumvent congress, this amendment were offering today demonstrates that. Right now Illegal Immigrants convicted of child abuse sexual offenders and domestic abusers are not a top priority for deportation in this country. This amendment simply makes them a priority for deportation. This is the example as to why the president circumventing congress is not only a bad idea but undermines the law. I ask my colleagues to not only support this very important amendment but also to support the underlying bill that uses the power of the purse Congress Responsibility to defund the unlawful, unconstitutional acts of this president and his executive amnesty. Thank you, i yield back. The chair the gentlelady yields back. For what purpose does the gentlelady rise . To claim time in opposition. The chair the gentlelady is recognized. The gentlelady is recognized for two minutes. Ms. Lofgren this amendment is unlawful and harmful. The memorandum by the department of Homeland Security already makes these crimes these people convicted of these crimes inyou will jeble for deferred action and already ineligible for deferred action and already makes them available for deportation. At best, this amendment is duplicative but it does Something Else. In the demmum, it provides, in whether the offense is a misdemeanor involving Domestic Violence, careful consideration should be given to see whether the alien is a victim of Domestic Violence. If so it is a mitigating factor. This amendment leaves that out. Thats why so many supporters of services of Domestic Violence is opposing this amendment, and that includes the National Task force to end domestic and sexual violence, the u. S. Conference of catholic bishops, leo, the Law Enforcements group. They oppose this because they say it will make victims of Domestic Violence less able to seek help, also willing to call the police and more likely to remain victims of Domestic Violence. Let me make it clear. People who are convicted of aggravated felonies, which includes child molestation, it includes child pornography, rape any crime of violence or they are a top priority for deportation. They are excluded from relief under what the president did. As are significant misdemeanors, which includes convictions of Domestic Violence. So this is really much simpler than it looks. This is trying to correct a problem that does not exist but also creates a problem for Domestic Violence victims in the solution to a nonproblem. And i would yield to the gentleman from texas for a unanimous consent request. Mr. Green madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to place into the record a statement supporting the clean Homeland Security appropriations bill that has bipartisan support and opposing the republican amendments. The chair without objection. Mr. Green thank you. The chair the gentleman from florida is recognized. Mr. Desantis madam speaker, i yield one minute to the chairman of the house judiciary committee, mr. Goodlatte. The chair the gentleman from ohio virginia is recognized. Mr. Goodlatte i thank the gentleman for yielding and for the work of himself and mrs. Roby on this amendment. I urge my colleagues to support the amendment. This amendment simply requires the department of Homeland Security to treat any alien convicted of any offense involving Domestic Violence sexual abuse child molestation or child abuse or exploitation as a top priority for Immigration Enforcement. Unfortunately, the current priorities created by the Obama Administration on november 20, 2014 treats certain aliens convibblingted convicted of Domestic Violence convicted of sexual abuse or convicted of exploitation as a secondary priority. While aliens convicted of a significant misdemeanor, such as Domestic Violence, sexual abuse or exploitation are deemed a secondary priority for removal, they can stay in the United States in controvention of duly inactive law. This amendment corrects the irresponsible policies of the Obama Administration and ensures that criminal aliens convicted of Domestic Violence and sexual abuse are treated as top priority for removal. For these reasons i urge my colleagues to support this amendment. The chair the gentlemans time has expired. The gentlelady from california is recognized. Ms. Lofgren madam chairman i would yield to the leader the democratic leader, nancy pelosi one minute. The chair the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. Ms. Pelosi thank you, madam speaker. I thank the gentlelady for yielding and thank her for her Exceptional Leadership and that of the Ranking Member of the full committee, mr. Conyers, and the work of your staff to bring the facts to the floor on this subject. I rise in opposition to all of these amendments for reasons that i spelled out for half an hour last night. Not to go into them again. But i want to just say how disconcerting it is after weve seen the president act with authority in the law under the law and also according to precedent of every president , democratic and republican, since president eisenhower. Thats why its very disturbing to see the speaker of the house by saying that president obama has cemented his legacy of lawlessness. Legacy of lawlessness. Thats just simply not president reagan lawless was president George Herbert walker bush lawless was president bush lawless . I never heard about any executive action taken by them. I want to speak specifically to the desantis amendment, opposition contained in the letter of the National Conference of catholic bishops. On behalf of the bishops they write to ask that we oppose immigrationrelated amendments in the bill. Specifically, to desantis they say that representative desantis amendment, the bishops say, would prevent the department of Homeland Security from implementing the memoranda several setting immigrant enforcement priorities. While presented as a measure that helps Domestic Violence victims, we fear that it actually would discourage many such victims from reporting abuse. Immigrants face on tackles of reporting crimes that have been perpetrated against them. This amendment would perpetuate this problem. So i urge our colleagues to vote no on all of the amendments call to their attention the letter from the bishops urging a no vote on the amendments and submit it for the record. And, again, say that what is disturbing about this we have a difference of opinion about immigration or this or that, but to describe the president as lawlessness, to use the constitution as the basis for this debate when in fact the courts have upheld the rights of our president s to act take executive action in relationship to protecting immigrants in our country. Every president , democratic and republican from president eisenhower to the president. I urge a no vote on all of the amendments particularly in this case the desantis amendment and submit the bishops letter for the record in opposition to those amendments. I yield back. The chair the gentlewoman yields back. The gentlelady from california reserves. The gentleman from florida is recognized. Mr. Desantis madam speaker, i recognize myself for the remaining time. The president likes to say that he wants to focus all of our resources are on the criminals and yet over the last two years , by d. H. S. s own figures, this administration has released 66,000 individuals who have been criminally convicted in our country and who are illegally in our country. And the number of crimes and the quality of crimes is stunning. Some homicides, some rape, some drug trafficking, and so i think youve seen a record developed over the last several years that has put the Public Safety at risk. And so im per plucksed why someone would oppose this amendment. If someone is convicted of molesting a child, maybe it doesnt qualify under the highest priority. The administration wants to dismiss it as a significant misdemeanor. Why would we have any tolerance for child molesters . If you get convicted of an offense like that, you should be gone. We shouldnt be discussing it. And the fact of the matter is, as a prosecutor you have to make some tough decisions. You may not be able to put a young child victim on the stand. You may have problems with evidence and you may have to do a plea to a lesser charge because of the familys concerns and because what that could do to a victim. That perpetrator is no less dangerous to the community and to our society. So i think the people are going to vote no on this are basically saying we dont want a zero tolerance policy against child molesters and sexual offenders. I dont care what offense it is. You touch a child, youre here illegally, youre gone. I urge people to vote in favor of this amendment and i yield back the balance of my time. The chair the gentleman yields back. The gentlelady from california is recognized. Ms. Lofgren mr. Chair, id yield two minutes to the gentlelady from maryland. The chair the gentlelady from maryland is recognized for two minutes. Ms. Edwards thank you madam chair, and thank you to the gentlelady for yielding the time. Id ask unanimous consent to enter into the record a letter from the National Task force to end sexual and Domestic Violence against women opposing the desantisroby amendment. The chair does the lady request the request will be covered by general leave. Ms. Edwards thank you. And thank you, again. As a founder and former executive director of the National Network to end Domestic Violence, i join the network of every state Domestic Violence coalition and the National Task force to end sexual and Domestic Violence against women in opposing this amendment. This issue is really very simple. Often, too often of cases of Domestic ViolenceLaw Enforcement show up at a home, they cant figure out what happened, both parties are arrested and down the line both plea to misdemeanor Domestic Violence offenses. It happens all the time all around the country. For the victim it may be because she just wants to get it out of the way or get it behind her or get back to her children or shes been threatened with further violence by her abuser or with her immigration status held over her head. Whatever the reason it turns out that in too many of these circumstances no one, not Law Enforcement or prosecutors or judges or even her attorney, if shes fortunate to have one, no one tells her that by pleading to the misdemeanor her immigration status is threatened and she faces deportation. So this is not about fault. It just means that we still have a lot of work to do when it comes to Domestic Violence. Its why we reauthorized the violence against women act in the last congress. And heres the harm. This amendment would prevent immigration authorities from looking beneath the surface in circumstances only of Domestic Violence offenses to make absolutely certain that were not victimizing the victim twice by subjecting her to deportation. I urge my colleagues to vote no on this dangerous amendment that could result in additional violence and undoing what successful congresses, republicans and democrats have done for over 20 years, provide protection for vulnerable immigrant women who are victims of Domestic Violence. And so lets get the facts straight. This is not about shielding perpetrators, its about protecting victims. Our immigration authorities deserve to take a second look when it comes to Domestic Violence. And i urge my colleagues to vote no, to do no harm and vote no on the desantisroby amendment. The chair all time has expired. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from florida mr. Desantis. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. Ms. Lofgren i ask for a recorded vote. The chair pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from florida will be postponed. It is now in order to amendment number 4 printed in part b of house report 1142. For what purpose does the gentleman from arizona seek recognition . I have an amendment at the desk. The chair the clerk will designate the amendment. The clerk amendment number 4 presented in part b of house report number 1142. Offered by mr. Salmon of arizona. The the chair pursuant to House Resolution 27 the gentleman from arizona mr. Salmon, and a member opposed each will control five minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from arizona. Mr. Salmon thank you madam chairman. First id like to yield two minutes to the gentleman from pennsylvania coauthor of this amendment mr. Thompson. The chair the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. Mr. Thompson thank you for yielding. Thank you to the chairman. My colleague from arizona, congressman salmon for your work on this legislation and this amendment. I rise in support of thal monthompson of the salmonthompson amendment. Daca protects a large number of unlawfully resident aliens from deportation. In addition to constitutional concerns and National Security implications madam chair, the action poses a range of unintended consequences. Case in point the president s policy creates a incentive to hire Illegal Immigrants over lawfully present workers. Illegal aliens who are granted deferred action are exempt from being counted under the 2010 Health Care Laws employer mandate. Which requires employers with 50 or more employees to offer Health Insurance or pay a penalty. Essentially the president s create add situation where employers face a penalty for hiring americans over illegal aliens. Madam chairman, the president s current deferred action expansion promotes the hiring of individuals who have broken the law. Over the men and women who have come through legal channels worked hard, and played by the rules. Congressman salmon and i are proud to offer this commonsense amendment. The amendment merely states it is the sense of congress that this administration should not pursue any actions to put the actions of Illegal Immigrants and illegal workers Illegal Immigrants before u. S. Workers. I encourage all my colleagues on both side of the aisle to vote yes on the salmonthompson amendment. Thank you. I yield back. The chair the gentleman yields back. The gentleman from arizona reserves. For what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition . I rise in opposition to the amendment. The chair the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Becerra i yield myself two minutes. The chair the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Becerra madam speaker, the barbaric killing in paris last week of 17 innocent human beings, including two police officers, is a stark reminder of the high price we sometimes pay to exercise our freedoms. Including our freedom of speech. Here in this house we exercise that freedom every day on this floor. But that freedom comes with the responsibility. We are all entitled to our own opinions and we can express them here. But we are not entitled to our own set of facts. This sense of Congress Fails in that responsibility. First, it misappropriates the facts but worse it misrepresents the facts. The Affordable Care act prohibits the precise activity and conduct by employers that this