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By undermining federal immigration law, sanctuary cities have needlessly risked the safety of American citizens. The problem was compounded by the former Obama administration's tacit endorsement of these so-called sanctuary policies and its lack of enforcement of the nation's immigration laws. Those who violate our laws must be held accountable, or this problem will only continue to grow. This week the House approved several pieces of legislation to help law enforcement tackle illegal immigration.
H.R. 3003, the No Sanctuary for Criminals Act, holds back federal assistance to states and localities that are found to be in noncompliance with enforcement of national immigration law. It also ensures unlawful immigrants convicted of drunk driving or arrested for other dangerous crimes are detained during their removal proceedings.
H.R. 3004, or Kate’s Law, establishes fines and prison sentences for deported felons who re-enter the country after they have been removed by authorities. The bill is named after Kate Steinle, who was murdered in San Francisco by an unlawful immigrant who had previously been deported five times and was convicted of multiple felonies.
Restoring Balance to Federal Labor Laws
On Thursday the House Committee on Education and the Workforce approved several legislative proposals that will help restore fairness and balance to federal labor policies by reforming the National Labor Relations Act, which was signed into law more than 80 years ago to protect the rights of workers and employers. Congress wanted to ensure workers had the freedom to choose whether or not to join a union. Congress also recognized the need for a level playing field between employers and union leaders. That’s why a neutral arbiter — the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) — was created to maintain appropriate balance.
However, faced with dwindling union membership, liberals in Washington have spent years trying to tilt the playing field in favor of Big Labor. Unable to move their partisan agenda through Congress, they turned to the NLRB, where they found a willing partner. Over the years, the board has abandoned its role as an impartial referee and launched a concerted effort to boost organized labor. Decision after decision by the board sought to rewrite long-standing policies to pander to powerful special interests. Unfortunately, the rights of workers — and even Native Americans — were trampled on in the process. The bills passed by the committee this week, including the Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2017, the Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act, and the Employee Privacy Protection Act, defend those rights and ensure the law makes it crystal clear that they must be protected.
Scrapping Flawed Water Rule
In 2014, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued a rule that would have significantly broadened the federal government’s power to regulate waters and adjacent lands under the Clean Water Act. The rule would have given the federal government jurisdiction over puddles, roadside ditches, irrigation ditches and storm and wastewater systems. This week the Trump administration announced plans to rescind this rule, known as the “Waters of the United States” rule.
Federal agencies frequently place burdensome regulations on the American public, and the “Waters of the United States” rule was no exception. It would have threatened the livelihood of North Carolina’s farmers and saddled local governments with exorbitant compliance costs. This common sense decision by the Trump administration is welcome news.
Carolinians in the Capitol
This month I met with a variety of individuals from North Carolina, including Alexander Central High School Dakota Charles, Appalachian State University Chancellor Sheri Everts, Congressional Art Competition winner Jessika Norman, Congressional Award Gold Medal Hill Douglas, Debt Sucks! A College Student’s Guide To Winning With Money So They Can Live Their Dreams! author Ja'Net Adams, Hoops4Him executive director Jamie Jessup, U.S. Presidential Scholar Charlotte Thomas and Drs. Howard Blumstein and John Sanders from Wake Forest Baptist Health. I also met with North Carolinians representing the Afterschool Alliance, IFB Solutions, Lupus Foundation of America, North Carolina 4-H, North Carolina Home Builders Association and North Carolina Music Educators Association.
What’s Coming Up?
Next week the House will hold a district work week. As we celebrate our nation’s Independence Day, let us remember that we are able to do so because brave men and women still stand ready to give their last full measure of devotion to the cause of freedom.
Sincerely,
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