On the recordOctober 1, 2020
I thank Ms. Scanlon for yielding, and I rise in support of H. Res. 1153. First of all, let me say to my colleague from Georgia, I was there on that trip and I was not aware that the hospital administrator was offering to meet with us. I was meeting with the people that would want to meet with me and would want to talk to me. As a matter of fact, I had a lot of discussions with a lot of members of ICE while I was there. As a member of the Committee on Homeland Security, I have visited a number of ICE detention centers, especially in the State of California. But I must say nothing has prepared me or had prepared me for what I had found, what I saw and what I heard at the Irwin Detention Center. This was the first time that I have heard individuals in ICE custody desperate to be let out--anywhere--to get out. Women crying, asking not to be left alone. They cried that we--please not forget us--don't forget them. And yet, their stories had one very common theme. When asking for medical care, when asking for gynecological care, the care they received was without their consent and they had no idea what was going on, what they were doing to them. The medical doctor that was delivering the healthcare--and I believe my colleague from Georgia mentioned his name--is a doctor that has allegedly been fined half a million dollars. He and his medical practice paid half a million dollars in fines. So I would ask, why does the U.S.…
