Debbie Lesko: “I thank the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Graves) for yielding. Today, I have heard a lot of amazing things. My colleague…”

“I thank the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Graves) for yielding. Today, I have heard a lot of amazing things. My colleague on the other side of the aisle, Mr. Johnson from Georgia, said, I believe, caravans trying to cross the border are a figment of our imagination. I don't know about you, but I think all we need to do is turn on the news. I have seen thousands of people traipsing thousands of miles to get into our country. In fact, there has been some violence. So I just don't understand that statement at all. And Speaker Pelosi and Chuck Schumer recently said the crisis at the border is manufactured. I tell you, ladies and gentlemen, that I live in the State of Arizona, a border State, and I have visited the border, and I have met with the border agents and border officials at the border. They have told me, firsthand, there is a crisis at the border. They have told me, firsthand, when I asked do we need a border fence, they said, yes, it is part of the solution. You know, I am here today to ask for reason. The Republican legislature, the majority last year, tried to pass legislation that would not only secure the border but, as a compromise, would have given legal status to the DACA recipients. Not one Democrat voted for it. Can we please get together and solve this problem? It is unfortunate that the President had to resort to this because Congress, the Democrats, would not vote for border security.…”