Matt Gaetz: “The House of Representatives has passed funding bills to fund our veterans, our troops, our Border Patrol, our State and…”

“The House of Representatives has passed funding bills to fund our veterans, our troops, our Border Patrol, our State and foreign ops. These are the core functions of government. The Senate should take up and pass those bills to make sure those folks are paid, and they should do it today. The rule we are on now advances a continuing resolution that weakens the Republican position on strong border policies. Just last night, we passed a Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill that was lashed to policy requirements at the Department of Homeland Security. They had to do certain things to fix the border to get the money, and one of those things was E-Verify. Last night, we stood together and we demanded that E-Verify be included if Mayorkas wanted the money, and this continuing resolution that the rule we are on now would facilitate strips E-Verify and takes it out. Why would Republicans just overnight back away from such a strong and necessary provision as E-Verify? I will be voting against this continuing resolution because I want House Republicans to have the strongest position on the border. The American people will come with us on that. We have just got to have the courage to lead and not surrender. I know big businesses don't want E-Verify, but we should want it anyway for the American worker. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr.…”