[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 17 (Wednesday, February 1, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E125]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                OPPOSING THE PRESIDENT'S EXECUTIVE ORDER

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                            HON. ADAM SMITH

                             of washington

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 1, 2017

  Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Speaker, I stand in strong opposition to 
the President's unjust and un-American executive order that blindly 
bars individuals from entering our country. This action, and the 
situation that resulted from it, has hurt an enormous number of 
families, including several in Washington state. In fact, a constituent 
of the district I represent, a man who risked his life and the lives of 
his family by selflessly volunteering as an interpreter in support of 
U.S. forces in Iraq, was affected by this travel ban.
  I demand the Statue of Liberty Values Act--the SOLVE Act--be voted on 
and passed by the House. This legislation would rescind and defund this 
ill-considered and harmful executive order that hurts refugees and many 
others who are arbitrarily denied the ability to travel to the United 
States. By sowing confusion in a thinly veiled attempt to ban an entire 
religion from entering our country, the President has clearly shown his 
inability or unwillingness to govern in an reasoned and inclusive 
manner.

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