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I am honored to speak today on behalf of my legislation, H.R. 7323, the Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserves Tuition Fairness Act. The bill holds special meaning to me because the issue was brought to my attention by one of my…
To close. Mr. Speaker, my colleagues on the other side of the aisle mentioned that many of these bail funds operate locally and, therefore, do not affect interstate commerce. I think it is important to describe the current landscape of the…
So certainly a solution is not more deficit spending. That would exacerbate the problem.
Government often takes a top-down approach to these sorts of issues.
So certainly a solution is not more deficit spending. That would exacerbate the problem.
I thank the gentleman for yielding. I don't know whether the people back home realize how rare it is for a Democrat to be calling upon a Republican to speak about a bill, but it is a testament to the size of our fiscal crisis and the fact…
So certainly a solution is not more deficit spending. That would exacerbate the problem.
I hope within the next few months, we are able to deal with this crisis and realize that you cannot be taking in 1.5 million or 2 million new people, 3 million new people every year, without fundamentally changing America.
It is, to me, obvious anecdotally and from talking to my local law enforcement, that people who are here illegally are committing crimes and serious crimes--rapes, that sort of thing--which is horrific.
This is obviously going to permanently change America.
We are in a crisis never before. To say that this is like anything we have seen under President Trump is not true.
The Biden-Harris Administration's refusal to secure the border and, instead, allow millions of poorly vetted aliens from all over the world to be released is not without cost, both human and economic.
They could continue to build the wall, which a Border Patrol agent told us is a force multiplier in the mission to secure the border.
This crisis did not result from lack of authority. The Biden Administration has all the tools it needs to end this crisis.
The Biden-Harris Administration's open border policies have led to the worst border crisis in American history, by a mile.
When I go down there, I frequently talk to the people who are in charge of debriefing or doing a health inspection on the new immigrants.
In closing, I thank my colleague, the ranking member, for his work on the bill, as well as the sponsors of this legislation. This is an opportunity for us to come together to address the rise that we have seen in anti-Semitism and to stand…
Pervasive anti-Israel bias has infected our country. Anti-Semitism is on the rise and threatens the safety of all communities and institutions. Let me be clear. Anti-Semitism has no place in America. Israel is in a fight for its very…