Roger Williams

Mr. WILLIAMS

Mr. WILLIAMS. Mr. Speaker, on Roll Call 651 on final passage of S.J. Res. 23, a joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the EPA's CO2 rule for new power plants, I would have voted aye, which is consistent with my position on this legislation.

Mr. WILLIAMS

Mr. WILLIAMS. Mr. Speaker, on Roll Call 650 on final passage of S.J. Res. 24, a joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the EPA's CO2 rule for existing power plants, I would have voted Aye, which is consistent with my position on this legislation.

Mr. WILLIAMS

Mr. WILLIAMS. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall 672 on final passage of H.R. 8, the North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015, I would have voted ``aye,'' which is consistent with my position on this legislation.

Mr. WILLIAMS

Mr. WILLIAMS. Mr. Speaker, on Roll Call 641 on final passage of H.R. 3189, the Fed Oversight Reform and Modernization Act of 2015, I would have voted aye, which is consistent with my position on this legislation.

Mr. WILLIAMS

Mr. WILLIAMS. Mr. Speaker, on Roll Call 643 on final passage of H.R. 4038, the American SAFE Act of 2015, I would have voted aye, which is consistent with my position on this legislation.

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Mr. WILLIAMS. Mr. Chairman, in full disclosure, my name is Williams, as Mr. David Scott had said. I am also an auto dealer, but my colleagues here in the House already know that. It is not something I am ashamed of. In fact, it is something I am very proud of. But Mr. Guinta's bill isn't just about auto dealers. It is about an agency that continues to act not in the best interest of the consumer, but bigger government. Well, Mr. Chairman, I am here this afternoon to give you a little perspective on that. As many small-business owners can tell you, the financial crisis of 2008 was the worst they had ever seen. Millions of Americans and thousands of small-business owners never recovered. In response, Congress passed the Dodd-Frank Act, which, in turn, created the CFPB. The CFPB was given broad jurisdiction over the financial services sector: banks, insurance companies, mortgage lenders, credit card companies, payday lenders. The list goes on and on and on. Dodd-Frank consisted of 2,300 pages of new laws and regulations. Mr. Chairman, I want to take a second and read from one of the sections of Dodd-Frank that has particular importance to us today. Section 1029 says: The Bureau may not exercise any rulemaking, supervisory enforcement or any authority, including any authority to order assessment, over a motor vehicle dealer that is predominantly engaged in the sale and servicing of motor vehicles, the leasing and servicing of motor vehicles, or both. So how did we get here today? In 2013, the CFPB didn't propose a new rule or a new regulation. In fact, they didn't seek comments from industry, consumers, or even Congress. But, instead, they offered guidance. Since releasing this guidance in 2013, the CFPB has acknowledged that they did not analyze or estimate the economic impact it would have on customers. In addition, an independent study commissioned by the American Financial Services Association found several significant flaws in the Bureau's methodology, which led to inaccurate, incomplete, and unreliable conclusions about pricing disparities in the auto finance market. In addition, recent settlements from the CFPB and lenders have highlighted the Bureau's strong-arm tactics and inability to prevent fraudulent claims. At a hearing a few months ago, the Committee on Financial Services heard testimony about the lack of oversight implemented by the CFPB when paying claims to those who were potentially discriminated against. Mr. Chairman, what most don't understand is that auto dealers--I repeat--auto dealers--are driven by competition. We are driven by protecting our reputation, providing service to our customers, and serving our communities. When the CFPB issues fines on auto lenders for alleged discriminatory practices, they don't punish the dealers. They punish the consumer, the very people they are trying to supposedly protect, just as most government involvement does. Mr. Guinta's bill would finally bring transparency and clarification to a process that has had neither. Mr. Chairman, I know Director Cordray and all those at the CFPB think they can control my industry by controlling the lenders we do business with. But let's not lose sight on what the law says. I urge passage of H.R. 1737. Let your conscience be your guide.

Mr. WILLIAMS

Mr. WILLIAMS. Madam Chair, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Kelly), my good friend who is an auto dealer.

Mr. WILLIAMS. Madam Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.

Mr. WILLIAMS. Madam Chair, I am a second-generation auto dealer. I have been in the industry for most of my life. I know it well. As such, my one-word amendment will fix Senate language that puts unintentional new burdens on all rental car establishments. My amendment will clarify the Senate language so it only applies to actual rental car companies, like it is supposed to. The definition in the underlying bill, which the House never passed, is so broad that it sweeps up dealers who offer loaner vehicles or rentals as a convenience for their customers. My amendment leaves the regulations on all rental car companies, which compromise 99 percent of the market, intact. The Senate language is flawed because it simply is not tailored to small business. For example, under the bill, vehicles would be grounded for weeks or months for such minor compliance matters as an airbag warning sticker that might peel off the sun visor or an incorrect phone number printed in the owner's manual. The regulations in this bill are not proportionate. Another problem is that this bill favors multinational rental car companies at the expense of small businesses. This bill will regulate a small-business dealer with a fleet of five loaner vehicles the same way it would regulate a massive rental car company with hundreds of thousands of vehicles in their fleet. The bill even allows large rental car companies additional compliance time, which further disadvantages small businesses. Madam Chair, large businesses have regulatory and legal staffs available on-hand to help with this burden, and they have the capital to pay millions of dollars in regulatory compliance costs. The average small-business owner, however, is his or her own legal and regulatory staff. Without my amendment, this bill would impose new government inspections, additional recordkeeping requirements, and new penalties up to $15 million on small businesses. The Senate bill also gives the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration the authority to add more regulatory burdens as appropriate, and that is too open-ended. Without my amendment, this bill could make it impractical for small- business dealers to provide loaner or rental cars to their customers because it mandates vehicles be grounded for minor compliance matters with a minimal impact on safety, and that is not what Congress' intent is or should be. Madam Chair, in tax law, employment law, and other areas, Congress has recognized the difference between big business and small business. Let's not regulate our Main Street businesses like multinational corporations. Frankly, Main Street is hurting enough as it is. Vote ``yes'' on the Williams amendment. I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. WILLIAMS. Madam Chair, I yield myself the balance of my time. Auto dealers, much like us here in Washington, D.C., have a reputation to uphold. No auto dealer in his right mind would loan a vehicle to his customers that is unsafe to drive or operate. Auto dealers should not have to ground all of their loaner vehicles because of minor issues like a sticker that might peel off the sun visor because something was misspelled in the owner's manual. Auto dealers want to provide great service and be able to loan their customers vehicles so they can go to work, drop their kids off at school, go to the grocery store, and visit the doctor. These small business owners should not be regulated like huge, multinational car rental agencies. I urge Members to support my amendment and protect small businesses. Madam Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.

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Mr. WILLIAMS. Mr. Chairman, I rise today in support of Mr. Babin's amendment to designate 30 miles of existing freeway from Copperas Cove, Texas, to I-35 in Belton as U.S. Interstate 14. As the Texas Department of Transportation has previously acknowledged, the route is important for east-west connectivity and provides an important link to military facilities, metropolitan areas, and Texas' existing and future interstate systems. This highway will connect two of the Nation's largest military bases: Fort Bliss and Fort Hood. U.S. 190, the freeway from the front gate of Fort Hood to I-35 is already at interstate standards. Mr. Chairman, we are seeking Federal statutory designation as a high- priority corridor and future interstate highway in order to save travel time, make this route the heart of a connector for freight, and link Army installations and strategic ports. In God we trust.

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Mr. WILLIAMS. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding. I would also like to thank my colleague, Ms. Moore, for her hard work on this. I appreciate it. H.R. 2643, the State Licensing Efficiency Act, will expand the State's ability to use a federally accepted registry, the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System, to expedite background checks. For many State-licensed financial service providers, the current background check process is inefficient, but this registry has a proven track record of being effective while also reducing regulatory burden. Under the SAFE Act, the current NMLS, developed by State banking commissioners, has been used to oversee the mortgage industry since 2008. To date, the Conference of State Bank Supervisors has channeled over 1.3 million fingerprint checks of mortgage loan originators. Citing an absence in Federal law, the FBI has prevented its use to conduct background checks for other financial services, including money transmitters, debt collectors, pawnbrokers, and check cashers. Whereas a State wishing to conduct a criminal background check through traditional means may wait several weeks and sometimes even months for their response, NMLS communicates directly with the FBI and often receives the same results, as we have heard, in just 24 hours. H.R. 2643 would expand the current system to include those financial service providers who are already licensed by the State and require a Federal background check. The NMLS provides increased collaboration between State banking departments, reduces the risk of bad actors by preventing them from continuing to operate, and improves the safety and soundness of the financial system as a whole. In short, NMLS provides an added level of assurance to community banks that their business customers and vendors are operating legally. Supported by the Conference of State Bank Supervisors, expanding the use of NMLS provides State regulators a secure and efficient means by which to conduct background checks on license applicants. I want to be clear. As we have heard in the past, this bill does not create any requirements for background checks or fingerprints, but greatly increases efficiency and transparency. In addition, by no means does this bill encourage States to require or mandate States to license or register any additional class of financial service providers. This act authorizes only State-licensed loan originators and other State-licensed financial service providers to be processed through NMLS for background checks authorized under the laws of the State. Simply put, by expanding its use, NMLS will save industry and, ultimately, the consumer money. At the end of 2014, there were around 20,386 professionals registered in the NMLS system. Those individuals, as we have heard, required over 105,000 background checks outside the NMLS system. If our bill becomes law, we would reduce that number by 80 percent because we would be using one system instead of 50, saving industry $1.1 million by removing duplicate background checks. Finally, in my home State of Texas, the expansion of NMLS is supported by State Banking Commissioner Charles Cooper, who we talked about tonight. I want to take a moment to thank Commissioner Cooper for his leadership on this issue. In addition, I want to thank my own staff and the staff of CSBS, who have worked tirelessly to support our efforts in pushing this legislation through. Without them and the support of my colleagues on the committee and Chairman Hensarling, none of this would be possible. I thank Chairman Neugebauer, and I thank Ms. Moore. Mr. Speaker, I urge passage of H.R. 2643.

Mr. WILLIAMS

Mr. WILLIAMS. Mr. Speaker, President Obama would have us believe that the American people are incapable of making our own choices, that we are just not smart enough. From health care to education, to now personal retirement accounts, the Obama administration thinks government knows best. Remember when Obamacare architect Jonathan Gruber claimed ``the stupidity of the American voter''? A recent administration ruling by the Department of Labor demonstrated this arrogance again when it said Americans ``seldom have the training or specialized expertise necessary to prudently manage retirement assets on their own.'' This is unbelievable because the government can't even manage the taxpayers' dollars. So their solution to our apparent stupidity is an $80 billion ruling that will increase costs for low- to middle-income investors and limit access to quality investment advice. Some solution this is. Mr. Speaker, there are already measures in place to provide incentives for advisers to act in their client's best interest, measures that are far less costly and far less restrictive. To Jonathan Gruber, President Obama, and members of this administration who think they know better than the average American, let this bipartisan opposition illustrate how wrong they are. Mr. Speaker, I urge passage of the Retail Investor Protection Act. In God we trust.

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Mr. WILLIAMS. Mr. Speaker, as Commander in Chief, the President of the United States is tasked with upholding the safety and security of our Nation; but, yesterday, President Obama vetoed the annual defense bill that ensures the right policies are in place to protect us. The National Defense Authorization Act is actually one of the few pieces of legislation up here that regularly gets voted out of the House and Senate, regardless of who controls the Chamber. This year, the NDAA passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 270-156, and it passed the Senate 70-27. It is one of the few things that gets done like it is supposed to. In fact, the NDAA has been enacted into law every year since its inception in 1961. President Obama vetoed this bill not because he disagreed with its substance, but because he wanted to use it as a bargaining chip to force Congress to increase its spending for his non-defense programs. Mr. Speaker, the Taliban is reentering Afghanistan. Islamic extremists are attempting to conquer Iraq. The U.S. is at odds with Russia over Syria's civil war; and China is expanding beyond its territorial claims in the Pacific. Frankly, the world is in chaos. While he only has one more year in office, there could not be a worse time for President Obama to so selfishly--no--so recklessly--push his agenda at the cost of U.S. national security. In God we trust.

Mr. WILLIAMS

Mr. WILLIAMS. Mr. Speaker, on Roll Call 538 on final passage H. Res. 461, Establishing a Select Investigative Panel of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, I would have voted Aye, which is consistent with my position on this legislation.

Mr. WILLIAMS

Mr. WILLIAMS. Mr. Speaker, on Roll Call 518 on final passage of H.R. 348, Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development Act of 2015, I would have voted Aye, which is consistent with my position on this legislation.

Mr. WILLIAMS

Mr. WILLIAMS. Mr. Speaker, on Roll Call 540 on final passage of H.R. 3192, the Homebuyers Assistance Act, I would have voted ``Aye,'' which is consistent with my position on this legislation.

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Mr. WILLIAMS. Mr. Speaker, the question we must ask ourselves today in light of recent revelations: Why does Congress insist on giving half a billion dollars of the taxpayer money to an organization that has such disregard for human life? Considering the budget constraints currently imposed on our military, why are the American people's hard-earned money being diverted to Planned Parenthood, which reports more than $127 million in excess revenue and more than $1 billion in net assets? When I was back home in Texas during the August recess, I had the pleasure of visiting the Austin Pregnancy Resource Center, a model women's health organization that can and should lead by example. The APRC does a lot to support women's health and provide guidance on accessing women's health services. The APRC's slogan of building the culture of life is one that we should all be able to get behind, but there are many pro-life women's health organizations like APRC that take no Federal dollars. Even so, some of my colleagues prefer to continue to send taxpayer dollars to Planned Parenthood, an organization that takes in money from aborted fetal parts, an organization that alters abortion procedures so they can harvest organs, an organization that, frankly, rips off the Federal Government. Not only are the alleged actions of Planned Parenthood illegal under Federal law, they are morally reprehensible. I am disgusted that an organization that is involved in such repulsive activity would promote itself as a protector of women's health. It is beyond hypocritical. It is deceitful and I believe fraudulent. When I first ran for Congress, I promised that I would vote with my conscience and use God's word as my guide. For this reason, earlier I called for an end to Federal funding for Planned Parenthood. In God we trust.

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Mr. WILLIAMS. Mr. Speaker, I submit the following resolution as a memorial. Resolution Whereas, Many airports, especially those in congested urban areas, are near or over their capacities, and such inadequate infrastructure causes long delays, reduced customer service, negative impacts on the economy, and bottlenecks throughout our entire national air transportation system; and Whereas, Implementation of the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) would help make air travel even safer and more convenient and environmentally friendly by enhancing the efficiency of airports and airspace procedures; and Whereas, The long list of airport improvements encompassed in NextGen includes performance-based navigation flight procedures, improved surface management systems, reduced aircraft exhaust emissions, and technology upgrades that bolster all-weather access to airports; and Whereas, Airport operators must be involved in the development of NextGen capabilities in and around their airports from inception to execution to ensure noise and other environmental factors that affect their communities are appropriately considered; and Whereas, The latest Future Airport Capacity Task study prepared by the FAA indicates that many of the nation's busiest airports, including George Bush International Airport in Houston, will require new runways to meet projected capacity needs in the coming years even with NextGen, and these findings highlight the critical importance of taking all reasonable steps to reduce airport congestion; and Whereas, Airports across the nation are ready to work with the FAA, industry partners, the communities they serve, and the U.S. Congress to implement NextGen in order to equip our air transportation system to meet the demands of the 21st century: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas Legislature hereby express its support for the implementation of the Next Generation Air Transportation System; and, be it further Resolved, That the chief clerk forward official copies of this resolution to the president of the United States, to hold the administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, to the president of the Senate and speaker of the House of Representatives of the United States Congress, and to all the members of the Texas delegation to Congress with the request that this resolution be entered in the Congressional Record as a memorial to the Congress of the United States of America.

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Mr. WILLIAMS. Mr. Speaker, I submit the following resolution as a memorial. Resolution Whereas, The Transportation Security Administration currently excludes concealed handgun licenses (CHL) from its list of valid forms of identification, causing an inconvenience for the agency as well as for many travelers; and Whereas, Acquiring a CHL from the Texas Department of Public Safety is a rigorous procedure that requires applicants to submit to a criminal history background check and provide a valid driver's license or identification card and residential and employment information; these measures ensure that CHL holders are law-abiding citizens whose identities have been verified; and Whereas, A CHL is such a trusted proof of identification that it is accepted for voter registration and many other governmental processes; and Whereas, Permitting the use of CHLs as valid forms of identification would help advance the TSA's mission of safeguarding our national transportation system and protecting the American public: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas Legislature hereby urge the Congress of the United States to instruct the Transportation Security Administration to accept concealed handgun licenses as valid forms of identification; and, be it further Resolved, That the chief clerk of the Texas House of Representatives forward official copies of this resolution to the president of the United States, to the president of the Senate and the speaker of the House of Representatives of the United States Congress, to the administrator of the Transportation Security Administration, and to all members of the Texas delegation to Congress with the reguest that this resolution be entered in the Congressional Record as a memorial to the Congress of the United States of America.

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Mr. WILLIAMS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of Mozelle Adamson. Mozelle was born May 4, 1934 in Temple, TX to Charles and Rosa Kelly. She graduated from Lampasas High School in 1952 where she was a twirler, drum major and queen of the Future Homemakers Association. After high school Mozelle lived in Waco with her sister and attended business school before marrying Dean Adamson January 4, 1957. Together they raised three children: Mike, Pat, and Brenda. They lived in Killeen where Mozelle was a homemaker to the family while Dean worked in the automotive and real estate industries. Mozelle was an active member of her community where she served on the Metroplex Hospital Foundation board for many years and was an avid supporter of the Killeen Jr. Livestock Show, Children's Rehabilitation Center in Belton, the Republican Party, Vive Les Arts, and was a member of the Beta Sigma Phi sorority. Mozelle also attended church with her family at the Youngsport Church of Christ. Family and friends were Mozelle's passion and delight, leaving a lasting impression on all who's lives she touched. A true lady in every sense of the word, Mozelle loved to travel and spend time with her family. Mozelle spent countless weekends with her friends and family at area lakes Buchanan, Belton, and Inks where she enjoyed fishing and boating. Mozelle is preceded in death by her parents, husband, and her brothers, Archie Kelly and Charles Kelly, and sister Katherine Jenkins. Mozelle is survived by her son Mike and wife Cindy Adamson of Killeen, son Pat Adamson of Belton, and daughter Brenda Gonyea and husband Mike of Killeen, ten grandchildren, and one great- granddaughter. Her pallbearers were Kim Kelly, Mark Kelly, Lan Kelly, Chuck Jenkins, Kelly Joe Jenkins, and Butch Kelly. Honorary pallbearers were Gerald Skidmore Jr. and Richard Dean Littlefield.

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Mr. WILLIAMS. Mr. Speaker, I submit the following resolution as a memorial. Resolution Whereas, Illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing is a problem with serious economic, environmental, and security implications; and Whereas, Illegal fishing accounts for economic losses of billions of dollars per year globally, and millions of those lost dollars result from poaching in the Gulf of Mexico; such activity is largely conducted by foreign fleets at the expense of United States fishermen, coastal communities, and the sustainability of global fish stocks; and Whereas, Illegal fishing is of particular consequence in Texas, where the Gulf Coast waters supply seafood for the American public and support the hospitality industry, tourism-related businesses, and the vibrant recreational and commercial fishing industry; not only does illegal fishing result in economic losses to the Texas fishing industry and other coastal businesses, but it also is a threat to the sustainability of our fisheries and to the Texas Gulf Coast ecosystem; and Whereas, The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and the United States Coast Guard are to be commended for their partnership in investigating and apprehending foreign vessels engaged in illegal activity along the Texas-Mexico border; and Whereas, Foreign nationals fishing illegally in U.S. waters compete for local stock, and they disregard state and federal laws on catch limits; when they sell their fish in the United States, they can flood the market with a cheaper product; moreover, they often use banned longline netting that imperils marine mammals and sea turtles; and Whereas, Vessels involved with illegal fishing are also associated with, other crimes, including drug trafficking, human trafficking, and illegal immigration, and the incursion by these foreign fishing vessels into U.S. waters constitutes a violation of our sovereignty: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas Legislature hereby express its commitment to the elimination of illegal fishing, to the long-term conservation of Texas marine resources, and to the protection of the Texas Gulf Coast fishing and coastal communities; and, be it further Resolved, That the Texas House of Representatives hereby respectfully urge the United States Congress to take action to protect our coastal borders and to end illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing in our sovereign waters; and, be it further Resolved, That the chief clerk forward official copies of this resolution to the president of the United States, to the president of the Senate and the speaker of the House of Representatives of the United States Congress, and to all members of the Texas delegation to Congress with the request that this resolution be entered in the Congressional Record as a memorial to the Congress of the United States of America.

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Mr. WILLIAMS. Mr. Speaker, I submit the following resolution as a memorial. Resolution Whereas, A sustainable agricultural system is crucial to the continued production of food, feed, and fiber to meet both domestic and global demand; and Whereas, In the United States, the agriculture and food production industries employ precision farming equipment, crop protection chemistries, genetic engineering or enhancement, agricultural nutrients, and other modern technologies; such advanced practices protect the safety of the public and reduce environmental impact while expanding yields, improving profitability, and ensuring an abundant and affordable food supply; and Whereas, Agricultural pests present significant dangers to the industry and to global supplies of the products they attack; accordingly, the environmental risks of forgoing advances in agricultural technologies that protect crops are severe; excessive regulation may scuttle or discourage the use of agricultural chemicals that could improve human welfare; and Whereas, Crop protection is among the most studied and highly regulated of all industries, at both the state and federal levels; the use of sound science should be the bedrock of our nation's regulatory scheme for the agriculture and food production industries, as these industries are critical to the economic vitality of Texas and the United States: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas Legislature hereby express support for the use of sound science to study and regulate such modern agricultural technologies as crop protection chemistries, genetically engineered or enhanced traits, and nutrients; and, be it further Resolved, That the Texas House of Representatives express opposition to legislative or regulatory action at any level that may result in unnecessary restrictions on the use of modern agricultural technologies; and, be it further Resolved, That the chief clerk forward official copies of this resolution to the president of the United States, to the president of the Senate and the speaker of the House of Representatives of the United States Congress, and to all the members of the Texas delegation to Congress with the request that this resolution be entered in the Congressional Record as a memorial to the Congress of the United States of America.

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Mr. WILLIAMS. Mr. Speaker, as this President comes closer to his final year in office, it is no secret that he only cares about shaping and molding his legacy. When discussing the Iran deal last year, his Deputy National Security Advisor said to reporters: ``This is probably the biggest thing President Obama will do in his second term on foreign policy. This is health care for us.'' Four years earlier, that health care--ObamaCare--was described by our Vice President as a ``big--explicative--``deal,'' but only time will shape this President's legacy. Seventy-five years ago, Winston Churchill proclaimed that Neville Chamberlain had a ``precision of mind and an aptitude for business which raised him far above the ordinary levels of our generation.'' Although this description is far too generous to describe our current President, who has no aptitude for business, Mr. Chamberlain was portrayed in a very different light than he is today. If he could be characterized in one word today, it would be ``appeaser.'' Regardless of his intellect, Mr. Chamberlain's incorrect decision to concede to Adolf Hitler's demands for the purpose of avoiding a conflict in Europe overshadowed anything else he ever accomplished as Prime Minister. Mr. Speaker, the Iran deal, I believe, is President Obama's Chamberlain moment. As the Associated Press reported 2 weeks ago, under this deal, Iran ``will be allowed to use its own inspectors to investigate a site it has been accused of using to develop nuclear arms.'' These reported ``secret deals'' acknowledge what many of us have known to be true and confirm what President Obama and his administration still deny--that this deal is based on trust. This deal is based on trusting the Iranians in that they will not break their promise to build a nuclear bomb. How can we trust Iran's Supreme Leader, who chants ``death to America'' and ``death to Israel''? How can we trust a Supreme Leader who said this week that Israel will not exist in 25 years? As the former Democratic chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee appropriately said, this deal would be ``the equivalent of having an athlete accused of using performance enhancing drugs submit an unsupervised urine sample.'' Any deal with Iran must protect America's interests at home and abroad, and this deal does not. As Israel's Prime Minister warned in his speech before this very Chamber only a few months ago, Iran's regime poses a grave threat not only to Israel, but to the peace of the entire world. The President and his deal supporters have ignored these warnings. This deal will shift the balance of power in the Middle East. This deal goes against the wishes of Israel, our greatest ally in the region. I challenge all of my Democratic colleagues who support this deal to come to the floor and look into the camera--and, quite frankly, look in the mirror--so, when history comes full circle, the American people will know who in this body let our Neville Chamberlain give Iran the bomb. Despite the warnings from those within his own party and leaders of ally nations, this President has made it clear he is not concerned about the safety of Americans. This President and his administration have made it clear they are not concerned about Israel. This President and his administration have made it well known that they are not concerned about the fate of the world. And this President and his administration are only concerned with the legacy they have in the future. For that reason, I ask you, Mr. Speaker, is this President prepared to suffer the same legacy as Neville Chamberlain? I urge President Obama and his administration to simply let their conscience be their guide. In God we trust.

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Mr. WILLIAMS. Mr. Speaker, in the past year, our Nation has witnessed an unspeakable tragedy--a rivalry of law enforcement officers and the communities they work so hard to protect. From riots in Ferguson and Baltimore to, most recently, the individual targeting and murdering of police officers, our Nation is at a crossroads. We find ourselves asking: When will the rule of law and those who enforce that law, once again, be respected? How many more violent protests and threatening chants will those who bravely wear the badge have to put up with? How much more taunting under the guise of a misleading slogan be tolerated before community organizers, prominent African American leaders, and Democrats at the city, State, and national levels say enough is enough? When will we hear in unison: ``It is not okay to kill police officers''? Mr. Speaker, my colleagues and I are here this evening to honor those in uniform who have fallen, but we are also here to call for an end to this violence. We are here to call for the restoration of law and order. We are here to call for the protection of the men and women who put their lives on the line every single day--the ones who chose a profession to help make their neighborhoods safer. These are not just police officers. They are mothers; they are fathers; they are husbands and wives; they are sons and daughters. Mr. Speaker, their lives matter, too, and all lives matter. In God we trust.