Political Quotes

“did I just hear the Member say ``fair, just, and humane''? The Democrats allowed 15 million illegal aliens to enter into this country under the last administration, and now they don't want to fund Homeland Security. Connect the dots. They are begging for chaos. As a member of both the Appropriations Committee and the Homeland Security Committee, I rise today in strong support of the Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act, to ensure that our frontline personnel are paid and that our Nation is secure. While I stand here, the men and women who protect our borders, secure our airports, patrol our coastlines, and respond to disasters are being asked to do their jobs without certainty and stability. In many cases, they are being asked to do it without pay, all because Democrats want to block the deportation of violent criminals who are here illegally. This is unacceptable. Our Nation faces growing and rapidly evolving threats. We are confronting increasingly aggressive adversaries who have built a global network of proxies, terrorist organizations, and illicit financing operations designed to target the United States and our allies. On top of that, transnational criminal groups and emerging technologies are being exploited by bad actors to conduct surveillance, smuggle contraband, and enable criminal activity. These are not distant threats. They are real threats, and they demand a fully functional Department of Homeland Security to confront these threats.”