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Ted Yoho: I appreciate the gentleman from Pennsylvania's passion and leadership on the things he has done. He talked about it. Mr.…

On the recordJuly 17, 2019
I appreciate the gentleman from Pennsylvania's passion and leadership on the things he has done. He talked about it. Mr. Roy talked about it. Mr. Gohmert talked about. It is edifying. The ICE agents and the Customs and Border Patrol agents are doing a job that this body created with laws and policies, and then hired them. We have people on the other side of the aisle who are criminalizing the very people we hired to do this job that they have to do. And it is a thankless job. I know our side, the Republican Party, and, I am sure, some Democrats are truly thankful that our ICE agents and Customs and Border Patrol are there. They are taking time away from their families, and they are taking the time that they could be doing other things, but they are keeping our Nation safe. As Members of Congress, we here are thankful for them, and I know our Nation is thankful for them. I implore, again, President Trump to reconvene Congress, if it leaves without solving this problem, in the August recess and every time. He can be the first President since President Truman in 1948 to do this. I implore anybody who is watching to call your Members and tell them you want this problem solved. There is no reason that this does not get solved. This is something we can do. Throw politics out of it. Let's get good policies. Good policies for America are good policies for the migrant, good policy for our citizens, and good policy for our country. Mr.…
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Ted Yoho
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Jul 17, 2019

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