Withdrawing the amendment. If there is no further debate, the amendment we are back live at the House Appropriations committee. Theyre working on 2021 spending levels for the defense, commerce, justice and transportation department, as well as the department of housing and urban development. The markup is excited to go into the evening. You are watching live coverage on cspan. Chair lowey for what purpose does the member from california rise . The member of california . Thank you. I havent amendment at the desk have an amendment at the desk. Chair lowey the clerk will read the amendment. I ask unanimous consent to dispense of the reading. Chair lowey without objection, the reading of the amendment is dispensed with. Thank you. This amendment is straightforward. It would block a president from starting a war with iran absent expressed authorization from congress. This amendment consists of language that the house is already adopted as part of h. R. 550 in january of this year. Let me be
Killing scores of people and knocking out power water and communications. Residents are still recovering today. Id also caused multiple offshore oil spills. Active pipelines and platforms where the source of some spills, while a banded ones with no identifiable we wear this earths of others. I attributed identified from space, following a weather event since the government started tracking leaks and spills using satellites almost a decade ago. We shouldnt view this as a oneoff event or a freak accident. There are thousands of oil and gas structures in the gulf, including riggs, platforms wells, power cables and thousands and thousands of miles of pipeline. All posing environmental and safety risks. Some of this infrastructure is active and some is abandoned. But it is all aging in a growing concern for communities and wildlife impacted by spills, and also taxpayers that may be forced to pay for its eventual removal. As Climate Change super charges storms in the gulf, more powerful wind
Killing scores of people and knocking out power water and communications. Residents are still recovering today. Id also caused multiple offshore oil spills. Active pipelines and platforms where the source of some spills, while a banded ones with no identifiable we wear this earths of others. I attributed identified from space, following a weather event since the government started tracking leaks and spills using satellites almost a decade ago. We shouldnt view this as a oneoff event or a freak accident. There are thousands of oil and gas structures in the gulf, including riggs, platforms wells, power cables and thousands and thousands of miles of pipeline. All posing environmental and safety risks. Some of this infrastructure is active and some is abandoned. But it is all aging in a growing concern for communities and wildlife impacted by spills, and also taxpayers that may be forced to pay for its eventual removal. As Climate Change super charges storms in the gulf, more powerful wind
And how immigrants are bedded. Congressman labrador of idaho shares the house judiciary subcommittee on Border Security. This is one hour and a half. Subcommittee on immigration and Border Security will come to order. Without objection, we declare recesses of the committee at any time. We welcome everyone to todays hearing on oversight of the United States Refugee Admissions Program and i now recognize myself for an opening statement. I have long been a supporter of us refugee admission programs and the importance humanitarian is missions it serves. The United States and the peace and democracy under which we live should give hope to those around the world to face persecution by their government. Their home commies can appoint the free of such [inaudible] as a former immigration lawyer i seen the us rap at work firsthand. I have seen those who have been able to avail themselves of it come to this country and five. Just like with many Government Programs that start out with best intenti
These issues i have mentioned lead me to introduce the Refugee Program Integrity Restoration act of 2017. Into place that where it should be in Congress Also the states and localities should have a true state whether theyn can resettle refugees to detect fraud or reduce National Security concerns. I know this past tuesday marked thees end of the suspension of executive order. And i know that department of against screening with refugee applicants with that adjudication m process but that Previous Administration said in response to any security related questions the serb refugees were the mostriue vetted but even after never understood by the administration thought simply because they were the most vetted that it was sufficient but it seems within months of taking over they have identified several areas in which it could be improved and i appreciate the attention to security concerns and the steps taken i look forward to the testimony of the witnesses and i yield back the of balance of