Eleanor Holmes Norton: “When Members attack one another on this floor, we sometimes have to apologize publicly. What is the appropriate penalty…”

“When Members attack one another on this floor, we sometimes have to apologize publicly. What is the appropriate penalty when a Presidential administration attacks children in our country? That is what is happening now at the border, as children are forcibly taken from their parents. Even if these children were being held in palatial splendor, nothing could make up for being taken from the only adult they have known since birth. Our country's policy has always been family unification. Breaking with that policy and with decency, Donald Trump and Jeff Sessions have devised a new deterrent for crossing the border to seek asylum. Says Jeff Sessions: ``If you're smuggling a child, then we're going to prosecute you, and that child will be separated from you.'' If they want to attack border crossers, the Trump administration should pick on somebody their own size. ____________________”