Political Quotes

“I thank the Senator. I have to run to a hearing, but I wish to say yes. I, Senator McCain, Senator Feinstein on the other side of the aisle, and many others--I think everyone here--signed a letter to the President asking him to make a clear statement that children coming now will be deported. He did so, and so did the Secretary of Homeland Security. Our State Department has relayed that message. And you can say that until you are blue in the face, but if the reality is that unaccompanied minors who get here are then placed with guardians or families around the country and we appropriate $1.8 billion to do so, then the message being sent is exactly the opposite of what the President is saying. I think that is what we are all here today to say--that we have to not just say the right thing, we have to do the right thing. And the right thing is to change the law that allows the loophole for people to stay here indefinitely and send the message by actually sending children--as we do with unaccompanied minors from Mexico and Canada-- back because that will send the message clearer than any words we could say to those tight-knit communities who hear by word of mouth. And nobody is going to pay another $5,000 or $6,000 or $7,000 to send a child through those dangerous conditions to the border if they know they are going to be returned home. Mr. McCAIN.…”