On the recordJune 21, 2018
I thank the gentleman from New York, Congressman Nadler, for this opportunity to speak on this bill. Madam Speaker, I was hired to work across the aisle, to come to Washington to get things done, to fix problems. Earlier this month, we had a discharge petition that we needed two more signatures on that would have given us the opportunity here on this floor to vote on four immigration bills under the queen-of-the-hill rule. Essentially, that means that whatever bill gets more votes moves ahead. Among those four bills was Mr. Goodlatte's bill, and, of course, also one of those bills was the Aguilar-Hurd bill that was a product of both Democrats and Republicans coming together working on a solution. {time} 1245 Unfortunately, we weren't given the opportunity to vote on all these four bills. And the current bill on the floor today does not offer a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers. Of course, it does not address the current problem of reuniting children who are separated from their families. Madam Speaker, I ask today, my colleagues, please reject this legislation. And I ask the Speaker to give us the opportunity to vote on the Aguilar-Hurd bill.
