David Jolly: “In our remaining time, I would like to revisit another topic--it is one on which I think the solutions on our side of…”

“In our remaining time, I would like to revisit another topic--it is one on which I think the solutions on our side of the aisle reflect the will of the people that we saw at the ballot box in November--and that is border security. {time} 1715 We need to reclaim this issue, as conservatives. We need to redefine this national conversation. The President likes to continually say that if Congress would just send him a bill, then all would be okay, and it is usually followed by suggesting that if we send a bill that we pass, he will veto it. What he means is we have to send him his bill. I just want to point out something because we do have solutions on this side of this aisle, and we have acted responsibly on behalf of that. In July, we passed a border security bill that put facilities closer to the border to keep those who enter illegally closer to the border. We changed the policy to ``last in, first out,'' so if you get in, you don't get to linger for years before you are returned if you don't have a humanitarian claim that merits staying. We also increased funding for judges, created tele-courtrooms so that we could more expeditiously process those who come here illegally--and rightfully so--and we should do so very responsibly. We are a loving nation made better for immigration, but we should show everybody the rule of law and how you responsibly immigrate here.…”