Congress must wholeheartedly support the termination of this illegal and inhumane policy.

If our Nation does not afford due process to those who are most in need, we are failing in our basic duty to fellow children of God and degrading our domestic and international legal obligations as well as our global leadership on human…

the rule of law is that you can come to a port and you can apply for asylum. We are not following that rule of law.

Thank you, Secretary, because that was my bill with Congresswoman Susie Lee.

Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my colleague from New Jersey for yielding some time. I rise in support of my bill, H.R. 1540, the REPORT Act. I first introduced the bill, as my colleague mentioned, after the 2015 attack in San Bernardino, a…

the more that we should anticipate that we will see more irregular crossings. So, I invite Congress to work on real solutions.

I am just disappointed that the Department still needs more time to prepare to end Title 42.

I am willing to work with them to make sure they are prepared to process people in an orderly and humane manner.

I am really deeply disappointed that the administration's budget once again did not include the Hyde Amendment which prohibits the use of Federal funds to pay for abortions.

The Hyde Amendment has saved an estimated 2.4 million lives since 1976.

How can you tell 2.4 million Americans our country would be better off if they were not born, or allowed to live their lives?

I think we're hearing the same thing from----

There is no justification for denying vulnerable migrants the legal right to seek asylum.

Opening ports of entry along the Southern Border is a crucial step that the Biden administration should take immediately.

Title 42 is a CDC authority. It is an authority, a public health authority, to stop the spread of COVID-19.

No family should have to make this choice.

The Biden administration must restore access and adjudicate asylum claims in a fair and timely manner.

We must also recognize that Title 42 did not stop migration to the United States.