Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman for yielding. I rise in support, not only of this rule, but on the underlying bill. It is time to get something done around here. Both parties have failed to address this issue for decades now; we finally have an opportunity, for the same kids that are in your district that talk to me in mine. The kids are just looking for the certainty of being able to have a job, being able to go to school, and, yes, some of them even want to sign up for the military and show their greatest act of patriotism. These are kids just looking for a path forward. This bill protects them on day one, the day that this bill is signed into law. It not only protects the DACA recipients that signed up under President Obama's executive order, but some of them didn't trust that executive order. Some of them didn't trust that their information would be secure. This protects them, too. Now, there is another group of people here that did not qualify. They were not of age at the time. This will protect them, too. If you care about the Dreamers, 1.8 million will be protected on day one. You should support this bill, too.”