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Jared Polis
@jaredpolis· Democratic · CO· Jun 21, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I include in the Record an article entitled ``Pentagon Asked to Make Room for 20,000 Migrant Children on Military Bases.'' [June 21, 2018] Pentagon Asked To Make Room for 20,000 Migrant Children on Military Bases (By Dan…

Congressional Record · 2018-06-21
Jared Polis
@jaredpolis· Democratic · CO· Jun 21, 2018

Mr. Speaker, the Trump administration is now looking to house up to 20,000 children taken away from their parents at military bases. They are looking to take 10 times as many children away from their parents as they already have. It is…

Congressional Record · 2018-06-21
Jared Polis
@jaredpolis· Democratic · CO· Jun 21, 2018

Mr. Speaker, isn't that amazing? Republicans can't even find elected Representatives willing to come down here on the floor and defend taking kids away from their parents. They are out of speakers because Republicans are embarrassed. They…

Congressional Record · 2018-06-21
Jared Polis
@jaredpolis· Democratic · CO· Jun 21, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, I want to go to the definition of the word compromise, because I think that there needs to be education regarding what these words mean that are being tossed around. A…

Congressional Record · 2018-06-21
Jared Polis
@jaredpolis· Democratic · CO· Jun 21, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. To my friend Mr. Diaz-Balart and Mr. Newhouse and so many others, we stand ready to work with you, but instead, you chose to work with Steve King, Louie Gohmert, Stephen Miller. Come…

Congressional Record · 2018-06-21
Jared Polis
@jaredpolis· Democratic · CO· Jun 21, 2018

Mr. Speaker, ``Immigrant children,'' quoting from this article, ``are being routinely and forcibly given a range of psychotropic drugs at U.S. government-funded youth shelters.'' Taking multiple psychotropic drugs can seriously injure…

Congressional Record · 2018-06-21
Jared Polis
@jaredpolis· Democratic · CO· Jun 21, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I might consume. Mr. Speaker, I include in the Record an article from Reuters today titled: ``U.S. Centers Force Migrant Children to Take Drugs.'' [From Reuters, June 21, 2018] U.S. Centers Force…

Congressional Record · 2018-06-21
Jared Polis
@jaredpolis· Democratic · CO· Jun 21, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I am strongly against this rule and the underlying legislation. We have a human rights catastrophe on our hands. In less than 90 days, the Trump administration has ripped…

Congressional Record · 2018-06-21
Jared Polis
@jaredpolis· Democratic · CO· Jun 21, 2018

Mr. Speaker, Mr. Newhouse may be proud, but there are no other Republicans who have come to the floor to join him. We have so many Democrats who want to speak about how you can unite families that I don't even have enough time to give. Mr…

Congressional Record · 2018-06-21
Dan Newhouse
@dannewhouse· Republican · WA· Jun 21, 2018

Mr. Speaker, by direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 953 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 953 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be…

Congressional Record · 2018-06-21
Dan Newhouse
@dannewhouse· Republican · WA· Jun 21, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, don't believe me. I would say don't believe Mr. Polis either. Believe the border security guard that I quoted earlier who said that the situation we have at the border…

Congressional Record · 2018-06-21
Dan Newhouse
@dannewhouse· Republican · WA· Jun 21, 2018

Mr. Speaker, we have got so many Members coming wanting to speak. How much time do I have remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Washington has 2 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Colorado has 6\1/2\ minutes remaining.

Congressional Record · 2018-06-21
Dan Newhouse
@dannewhouse· Republican · WA· Jun 21, 2018

Mr. Speaker, let me just say that I am proud to represent my conference and stand here with this piece of legislation that will provide the certainty and the hope for more than 1.8 million DACA recipients and Dreamers in this country. If…

Congressional Record · 2018-06-21
Dan Newhouse
@dannewhouse· Republican · WA· Jun 21, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume, and would just like to respond to one thing that was said previously. All of us have been using examples of young people and how they are being treated at the border. I take exception…

Congressional Record · 2018-06-21
Dan Newhouse
@dannewhouse· Republican · WA· Jun 21, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. The previous speaker just made the point I was going to. If you are going to negotiate in good faith and arrive at consensus, you have to accept who the President is and what he…

Congressional Record · 2018-06-21