When you disparage the good men and women who put on the uniform, risk their life every day in our streets, you also get a shortage of police officers and more crime.
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When you defund the police, and you have prosecutors who go soft on crime, you get more crime.
I'm against that. What I understand is, at some point, we're going to have to deal with this appropriations process in the right way. We're going to try to do that in the next -- what are we down to -- 41 days. The most pressing issue on…
I think we are a conservative center right party, I think I'm the guy who can help unite that.
I thought it was unfair to -- unfair to Kevin. Kevin, I think he's done a fine job, and he and I came in together. He's a good man and he didn't deserve this in my judgment.
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. ___. The salary of Victoria…
I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Montana will be postponed. Amendment No. 75 Offered by Mr. Roy The Acting CHAIR. It is now…
I appreciate the concerns of the gentleman from Montana, but I maintain that I urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' on this amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the…
I don't want to make any arguments other than to say that I urge a ``no'' vote on this, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Biggs). The…
I empathize with wanting to hold this administration accountable for its many failed border and immigration policies. I also join in the outrage shared by my colleagues over the CISA mis-, dis-, and malinformation scandal. Labelling…
In closing, I disagree. I understand and appreciate the concerns of my colleague and certainly feel that, again, they have been addressed in what we could do within the confines of an appropriations bill. I urge a ``no'' vote, and I yield…
I certainly appreciate my distinguished colleague and am always there to work together in a bipartisan fashion to try to fashion something. She is right. It is long overdue for Congress to address this situation, but unfortunately, this is…
The amendment before you seeks to strike a provision in the bill that requires the prioritization of detention and appropriate GPS monitoring technology for aliens going through immigration proceedings. As we continue to see record levels…
I urge a ``no'' vote, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Wasserman Schultz). The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that…
I urge a ``no'' vote on this amendment. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from California (Mr. Correa). The question was taken; and the Acting Chair…
I believe we are on the bipartisan en bloc amendment. To that point, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Missouri (Mrs. Wagner) for an encore performance on another amendment.
Might I ask for an additional 10 seconds. The Acting CHAIR. The time of the gentlewoman has expired.
We need to address it through the adoption of a permanent program.