Speech #1140044564

Speaker. I am pleased to bring this rule forward on behalf of the Rules Committee. The rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3009. the Enforce the Law for Sanctuary Cities Act. The Rules Committee met yesterday evening and heard testimony from both the chairman of the Judiciary Committee. the ranking member of the Subcommittee on Immigration. in addition to several Members interested in this important issue. This rule brought forward by the committee is a closed rule and provides for 1 hour of general debate. equally divided and controlled by the chair and the ranking member of the Judiciary Committee. We are bringing this rule forward today because both the safety of American people and the integrity of our system of laws depends on its passage. No institution. body. or agency has the right to selectively apply the law or selectively enforce the law. The same individuals who claim exemption from our immigration laws demand equality under our criminal laws. Do we really want to live in a country where an agency claims the authority to pass political judgment on you and your circumstance to determine if the law applies to you? This is precisely what the administration is proposing. Not only are their actions contrary to public safety. they fundamentally undermine the most basic concept of law. I believe that sanctuary cities are unacceptable. That is why I was a part of the effort to prohibit them in Georgia and why I am so committed to continuing this fight here in Congress. The tragic and preventible death of Kate Steinle in San Francisco at the hands of an illegal immigrant is the latest example of why we have to address sanctuary cities and enforce the law. Hear me. Mr.