[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 161 (Thursday, December 15, 2005)]
[House]
[Page H11659]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          IRAQ AND IMMIGRATION

  (Mrs. BLACKBURN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. BLACKBURN. Madam Speaker, the world is watching democracy in 
action today. I applaud our Iraqi allies and thank our men and women in 
uniform for making this historic election possible. We are reshaping a 
region responsible for creating terrorism that murdered nearly 3,000 
Americans on September 11. Today's election is a step in the right 
direction.
  Madam Speaker, I also want to commend Chairman Sensenbrenner for 
leading the House in the effort to get a hold on our illegal 
immigration problem. In both the 108th and 109th Congresses, I 
introduced the Federal Contractors Security Act to tackle the problem 
we have seen, a documented and publicized problem, of illegal entrants 
working for Federal contractors at critical infrastructure sites.
  I am pleased the Judiciary Committee inserted many of the provisions 
of my bill into H.R. 4437 to implement the worker verification system. 
Chairman Sensenbrenner listened to our concerns and his bill will do so 
much to address the problem of illegal entry into this great Nation.

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