[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11459]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                               KATE'S LAW

  (Mr. MARCHANT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. MARCHANT. Madam Speaker, I rise in support of the Establishing 
Mandatory Minimums for Illegal Reentry Act, also known as Kate's Law.
  This bill mandates 5-year minimum prison sentences for illegal 
immigrants who return to the U.S. after being deported. It comes in 
direct response to the murder of Kathryn Steinle in San Francisco by a 
man who had been deported from the United States five times.
  Kate's Law sends a strong message to any person considering illegal 
reentry: Come back, and you will face serious consequences. This bill 
strengthens the rule of law and leaves no room for selective 
enforcement by the administration for any sanctuary city.
  Madam Speaker, my deepest condolences go out to Kate's family and her 
loved ones. We cannot undo this tragedy, but we must work to prevent 
others by securing the border and strictly enforcing the law.

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