[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 16]
[House]
[Page 22749]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




          ISSUE IS WHETHER ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS CAN GET BENEFITS

  (Mr. McHENRY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. McHENRY. Mr. Speaker, the issue before us is whether or not 
illegal immigrants can get government benefits, and the Democrat 
majority in this House has shown that they are willing to cheat in 
order to win a vote. Cheat in order to win a vote. And----
  Mrs. TAUSCHER. Mr. Speaker, I would like the gentleman's words taken 
down, please.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will suspend.
  The Clerk will report the words.

                              {time}  0945

  Mr. McHENRY. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to withdraw my 
words.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from North Carolina?
  There was no objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from North Carolina may 
proceed.
  Mr. McHENRY. Mr. Speaker, my point is that the actions of the 
Democrat majority on the House floor last night besmirches the 
character of this House, and it's because they support giving benefits 
to illegal aliens in this country, and it's about the issue of illegal 
immigration and whether or not illegals in this country can receive 
government benefits. They're willing to protect some of their freshmen 
vulnerable Democrats and make them toe the line.
  But Mr. Speaker, when they lost the vote on the House floor, the 
Speaker came down and voted in this well in order to tie that vote, and 
when that wasn't good enough and when a vote switched and they lost, 
they lost that vote, they're willing to gavel it down in order to 
protect themselves from a tough vote demanding that illegals do not 
receive government benefits.
  So, Mr. Speaker, was it a cover-up? Was it a sham? Absolutely. And 
some, some believe the actions were cheating the facts.

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