That is not what is happening at Homestead.

this policy is outrageous, and I do hope that we can all work together to change it.

I think that that's where, you know, when I see the progressive sequencing of that golden door closing, first with the metering, then now with the interim final rule...

So much of this revolves around rescinding the MOA, which we will keep repeating, and it should be terminated, rescinded, and gone to protect the children and to protect their families.

We need to shut down this temporary prison-like facility, one that is unlicensed by the State of Florida.

I believe the work of the NIH has and will change the course of disease detection and treatment for generations to come.

At the high point, we were at 15,000. You are down to now, what, 11,000?

We are not going to be setting up an indefinite detention empire.

Where is your plan to ensure that children are placed with family members as quickly as possible?

I have been calling for ORR to process children more quickly out of this prison-like facility since the last Congress.

As long as the MOA is still in place, there are sponsors who are terrified of coming forward.

rather than investing in beds and these influx facilities, which are incredibly expensive, a much better investment is into making sure that that analysis is done.

Let me just say the current outbreak really highlights the role of CDC and the FDA working together in terms of the public health.

Let me be clear. The THC, while it is a factor, it is not the only factor. Nicotine is a factor.

The MOA must be rescinded.

We need to stop the pain and the suffering. Caring for the most vulnerable is the most sensitive of our duties.

We must cease the protracted use of influx shelters and close Homestead, which is not in the best interests of the children.

I have consistently opposed tobacco industry efforts to weaken FDA's enforcement of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act.

It really is so heartbreaking, in addition to being outrageous, that we are at the nexus of two public health crises.

$150 a night, that is real money. I believe that.

We have got bipartisan support for this--for this effort.

if we had a discharge plan that was adequate and move these children out quickly, as we said earlier, that the longer they are there, the more traumatized they are.

Congress has a legal and a moral responsibility to conduct oversight of the UAC program and to ensure that children are being taken care of.

I would just say just to follow up quickly on something that Congressman Cole said, which is--and I think you have made reference to it, Commander, is the post-release services.

You don't need another 5,000 beds to do this.