Political Quotes

“My bill, the Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in CBP Custody Act, honors CBP agents by giving them the assistance they have requested and so desperately need. This bill gives them the tools to help protect kids and families. You see, Mr. Speaker, this bill isn't about political trickery. It is not about partisan gotcha politics. This bill is about the goodness of the American people. This bill is a call to our better angels. This bill, and I say this wholeheartedly, is inspired through prayer and by God's loving grace. You see, it asks us to remember and heed the words of Jesus in the good news book of Matthew: ``For I was hungry, and you gave me something to eat. I was thirsty, and you gave me something to drink. I was a stranger, and you welcomed me in'', and, ``Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.'' This bill asks us to fulfill the Golden Rule: ``Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.'' These principles, you see, are fundamental to our American values. They are shared by the CBP agents and doctors I spoke with at the border. This bill protects children, women, and families by setting humanitarian standards that require basic health screenings and triage, formula for infants, diapers for toddlers, and simple necessities like toothbrushes and soap.…”