Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I might consume. Mr. Speaker, I include in the Record an article from Reuters today titled: ``U.S. Centers Force Migrant Children to Take Drugs.'' [From Reuters, June 21, 2018] U.S. Centers Force Migrant Children to Take Drugs: Lawsuit Immigrant children are being routinely and forcibly given a range of psychotropic drugs at U.S. government-funded youth shelters to manage their trauma after being detained and in some cases separated from parents, according to a lawsuit. Children held at facilities such as the Shiloh Treatment Center in Texas are almost certain to be administered the drugs, irrespective of their condition, and without their parents' consent, according to the lawsuit filed by the Los Angeles-based Center for Human Rights & Constitutional Law. The Shiloh center, which specializes in services for children and youths with behavioral and emotional problems, did not respond immediately to a request for comment. The lawsuit was filed on April 16, days after the introduction of the Trump Administration's ``zero tolerance'' policy to separate children from parents who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border illegally. Trump abandoned the policy on Wednesday. ``If you're in Shiloh then it's almost certain you are on these medications.…”