[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 191 (Monday, November 1, 2021)]
[House]
[Pages H6037-H6038]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     PAYOUTS TO ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from 
North Carolina (Ms. Foxx) for 5 minutes.
  Ms. FOXX. Madam Speaker, the American people are wondering: What is 
the Biden administration thinking?
  Last week, The Wall Street Journal reported that the Department of 
Justice is negotiating a settlement that would give $450,000 per person 
to illegal immigrants. For a parent and child, the payout increases to 
$900,000.
  To put this in context, if a servicemember is killed in action, their 
next of kin receives an insurance payment of $400,000. What this means 
is that the Biden administration will pay illegal immigrants more than 
the families of America's fallen heroes.
  That fact alone is repulsive. These people broke the law by illegally 
entering our country, and now they are about to receive a payout from 
the government.
  That is the kind of welfare mentality that is corrupting this country 
and will do nothing but encourage more illegals to try to enter our 
country.
  Shame on President Biden and his administration.


             Recognizing Military Family Appreciation Month

  Ms. FOXX. Madam Speaker, behind every man and woman in uniform are 
family members who exhibit great resilience while their loved ones 
serve this great country.

  No matter their backgrounds or where life's journey has taken them, 
these families are all connected by service and their collective love 
for America.

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  Madam Speaker, November is Military Family Appreciation Month, a 
solemn time when we recognize the innumerable military families from 
all corners of America.
  We recognize their support for their loved ones in uniform and the 
sacrifices that they continue to make every day.
  I salute particularly those from the Fifth District of North Carolina 
and thank them for their service.
  The simple truth is that every American owes them and their loved 
ones both at home and abroad a profound debt of gratitude.
  May we never forget that.


                      Where is the Accountability

  Ms. FOXX. Madam Speaker, if I laid over 1,500 pages of text in front 
of you right now, would you be able to tell me quickly what is on every 
single page? If the answer is no, that is not surprising.
  Yet, that is exactly what happened last week when the majority 
decided to drop the text of the massive socialist tax and spending 
package at a moment's notice.
  Does this sound familiar? It is what happened when House Democrats 
passed ObamaCare, and nobody had the time to read its text either, 
although Republicans made an earnest effort to read every page. It is 
the same irresponsible tactic of passing a bill to find out what is 
lurking beneath its pages.
  Madam Speaker, this process is making a mockery of the people's 
House, and it is downright shameful. It is time to stop it.

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