Political Quotes

“H.R. 3056, the bill, provides $4.5 billion in funding to address the immediate humanitarian crisis we have on the southern border. It includes $3.3 billion for humanitarian assistance, including shelter capacity for unaccompanied children, care for children in custody, and transportation for safe and efficient border processing centers. It also includes $1.1 billion for operational support, including personnel, transportation, and resources to combat human trafficking and drug trafficking--very serious issues. It also includes $178 million for technology upgrades and law enforcement pay adjustments to respond to this great influx of families coming from Central America to our border. The Democrats today are waiving all the rules to spend $35 billion on their, I call, amnesty bill, but they have chosen to ignore the humanitarian crisis that is happening right now on our southern border. H.R. 3056 takes steps to resolve that problem. Madam Speaker, in closing, it is critical that we develop and implement a solution to the crisis at our southern border immediately. I am from Arizona. There is a crisis at our border. Instead, H.R. 6 is just another political messaging bill because my colleagues know it is not going anywhere. Madam Speaker, I urge ``no'' on the previous question, ``no'' on the underlying message, and I yield back the balance of my time.”