the late great jimmy stewart's character, jefferson smith, ed come to washington full of national pride and wonder and yet in a short time, he has been framed and scandalized by the forces of washington corruption. he is about to be banished from the u.s. senate. it's in a pivotal scene, he stands with his suitcase in hand, literally sobbing in the shadow of the statue of abraham lincoln. he is implored to resist the forces of corruption. she says the following -- your friend, mr. lincoln, had his enemies. so did every other man who try to lift his thoughts up off the ground. odds against them did not stop them. they were fools that way. all the good that ever came into the world came from. faith like that. they're not all tailored in washington. that kind just throw big shadows. you do not have faith in any other living man. you had faith in something other than that. you had decent, everyday, common rightness and the country can use that. you said mr. lincoln was sitting up there waiting for someone to come along. you're right. he was waiting for men to see his job and sailing to and

no doubt madison, jefferson and other framers understood that allowing a concentration of power of one branch was a recipe of crayos and instability. so if congress does not act and fails to hold a president accountable for executing the laws as written, how can we expect citizens to have any respect of the law as passed by this chamber? therefore, i urge my colleagues to support this bill, to restore and preserve the del can't constitutional balance among the three branches of our frl system and take an important step of restoring the confidence of the public in our government. i yield back. the chair: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. conyers: mr. speaker, it's the asure to grant the gentlelady from california, ms. love -- to grant the gentlelady from california, ms. lofgren, who is the ranking member of the immigration subcommittee on judiciary, three minutes. the chair: the gentlelady from california is recognized for three minutes. ms. lofgren: mr. speaker, in the committee report from the -- that accompanies these bills, on page 13 and 14, there are three items that the major