Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I include in the Record an article entitled ``Pentagon Asked to Make Room for 20,000 Migrant Children on Military Bases.'' [June 21, 2018] Pentagon Asked To Make Room for 20,000 Migrant Children on Military Bases (By Dan Lamothe, Seung Min Kim and Nick Miroff) The Trump administration is considering housing up to 20,000 unaccompanied migrant children on military bases in coming months, according to lawmakers and a Defense Department memo obtained by The Washington Post. The Pentagon's notification to lawmakers said that officials at Health and Human Services asked the Pentagon to indicate whether it can provide the beds for children at military installations ``for occupancy as early as July through December 31, 2018.'' Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) addressed the issue on the Senate floor Thursday morning. ``The Department of Defense has been asked whether it can house 20,000 unaccompanied children between now and the end of the year,'' he said. ``How will that work? Is it even feasible?'' The plan would seemingly have similarities to 2014, when the Obama administration housed about 7,000 unaccompanied children on three military bases. The Pentagon, in its congressional notification to lawmakers, said it must determine if it ``possesses these capabilities.'' As required under the Economy Act, the memo said, the Defense Department would be reimbursed for all costs incurred. The sites would be run by HHS employees or contractors working with them, the memo said.…”