Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I was sort of amazed--it took almost probably 7 or 8 minutes--but we came to the real heart of the problem: just throw money at it. If you don't fix a problem, just throw money at it. When you are showing no leadership, I guess I would throw a diversionary tactic out there and do that as well. What I am having trouble understanding is also what has been said by many speakers this morning, Mr. Speaker, and that is that true refugees are not the problem. They can still apply. Nothing in this bill keeps that rigorous process from them applying and going through that process. We are simply adding a certification step. Now, undoubtedly, that is a little cumbersome for our Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security because he has this problem: he says it is cumbersome for him to certify each Syrian refugee personally. There are issues here. Is it just hugely cumbersome and not the most effective use of the Secretary's time? I am sorry; you are the Secretary of Homeland Security in this country. Your job is to keep us protected. However that may play out, get the resources and do what you are supposed to be doing. It is not like the example of keeping a young mother with kids from going through the process. There is nothing in this bill that does that. That is a distraction. {time} 1000 I will talk about the rule. The rule is straightforward. Vote for the rule in just a few minutes.…”