Debbie Mucarsel-Powell: “In response to Mr. Cline's concern, once again, TPS is the law of the land. It is under section 244 of the Immigration…”

“In response to Mr. Cline's concern, once again, TPS is the law of the land. It is under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. All we are asking is to place Venezuela as a country that is designated under TPS in this bill. We are talking about people who are suffering. We cannot send them back to a humanitarian emergency. We wrote a letter to the Trump administration, asking them to grant TPS for Venezuelans. They have the ability to do so at the administrative level right now, but they have refused. They say they are supportive of Venezuelans, but I seriously question that when they disagree with the importance of granting TPS for the thousands of Venezuelans living in this country today. We cannot send them back to a brutal regime, to a regime that is actually killing its own citizens. I would like to express my support for H.R. 549. There is, as I mentioned, widespread poverty and shortages of food and water. The government is in disarray, and we can't wait any longer. We have to help our Venezuelan brothers and sisters in the United States, and this bill accomplishes just that. Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to support H.R. 549. We must do it, ``lo tenemos que hacer.'' This is the moment. Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms.…”