[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 208 (Wednesday, December 10, 2025)]
[House]
[Pages H5121-H5122]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              GIVING FULL RECOGNITION TO THE LUMBEE TRIBE

  (Mr. Harris of North Carolina was recognized to address the House for 
5 minutes.)
  Mr. HARRIS of North Carolina. Mr. Speaker, for decades, the Lumbee 
Tribe of North Carolina has sought full recognition, a goal has that 
has eluded them despite their profound contributions to our State and 
Nation.
  With nearly 60,000 members, the Lumbee people form a vital part of my 
district and the fabric of North Carolina.
  One of the first bills I co-led in Congress, the Lumbee Fairness 
Act--now included in the National Defense Authorization Act--is on the 
verge of passage, bringing us closer than ever to delivering justice.
  I am deeply grateful to President Trump for his steadfast support of 
the Lumbee Tribe, from his campaign promises to his actions in Congress 
and collaborating across both Chambers to secure the full recognition 
and benefits the Lumbee rightfully deserve.
  Mr. Speaker, let us vote ``yes'' today and finally end this long 
fight, affirming the recognition they have earned and so richly merit.


                 Illegal Aliens Flock to North Carolina

  Mr. HARRIS of North Carolina. Mr. Speaker, it seems illegal aliens 
have flocked to North Carolina because they know sanctuary politicians 
will protect them and allow them to roam free on American streets. In 
fact, there are reports that over 100,000 illegal aliens are in 
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, alone. Just last week, one of these 
illegals drew national headlines.
  Oscar Solorzano is a twice-deported Honduran, illegal alien with a 
lengthy rap sheet. This past Friday, he stabbed a 24-year-old man in 
the chest on a Charlotte light rail, the very same transit light rail 
where Iryna Zarutska was murdered.
  What was Charlotte's response? The Democrat-run city council rubber-
stamped $3 million to ``enhance the perception'' of public safety for 
the light rail. Did they actually do anything to make it safer? Of 
course not. There are now two victims of the Charlotte Blue Line rail, 
and what they have in common is the Charlotte pro-crime Democrats have 
failed them.
  Iryna Zarutska was killed by a 14-time repeat offender. Kenyon Dobie, 
the Good Samaritan who stood in the gap, was stabbed this past Friday 
with life-threatening injuries by a twice-deported illegal alien.
  There is a crime wave happening in Charlotte with a full laundry list 
of crimes occurring each day. Since Charlotte Democrats won't do 
anything, it is time to intervene. It is time to do what we requested 
of our Governor several weeks ago: Send in the National Guard.

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                   big insurance is swimming in money

  Mr. HARRIS of North Carolina. Mr. Speaker, big insurance is swimming 
in money, swimming in your taxpayer dollars, and swimming in the money 
that is supposed to be helping patients. ObamaCare is a broken system 
that

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has allowed insurance companies to rip off the American taxpayers and 
simply drive up costs.
  If Congress wants to talk healthcare, then let's talk, but we must 
let these COVID-era subsidies expire first. Biden's COVID credits are a 
pandemic policy that has done nothing to lower insurance costs. 
Premiums are rising because ObamaCare has failed to keep its promise of 
making healthcare affordable.
  Not only are Biden's COVID credits failing to keep costs down and 
paid straight to insurance companies, but they will also cost taxpayers 
over $400 billion in the next decade.
  Mr. Speaker, with a country facing $39 trillion in debt, this is, 
again, a reason to let these COVID subsidies expire. However, letting 
Biden-era COVID subsidies expire is just a drop in the bucket when it 
comes to broader reform.
  ObamaCare was recently exposed for rubber-stamping 96 percent of fake 
applications, all paid with our tax dollars going down the drain. When 
taxpayers pay and insurers profit, that is not healthcare. That is a 
hustle. It is time to find a real solution. Let's begin by letting the 
Biden COVID-era subsidies expire.

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