Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I thank Senator Merkley from Oregon for his leadership and my other colleagues who are coming to the floor this evening. Like so many people across the country, I have been deeply affected by what is happening on our southern border. Children are being ripped away from their parents, placed into mass detention, deprived of adequate legal counsel, and isolated from everyone they have ever known. Millions of people are rising up with sorrow and horror over what is happening and with good reason. The President of the United States and this administration are playing games with the lives of these innocent children, and when confronted, they hide behind excuses that they are just ``following the law.'' This is just another lie from a President and an administration that have institutionalized lying to justify their unconscionable policies. There is nothing in the law that requires a zero tolerance approach at the border. It was a choice that Donald Trump and his administration made, and these children are suffering the consequences. The President's actions are unnecessary and cruel, but they aren't particularly surprising, coming from him. On issue after issue, Donald Trump creates a crisis through his own actions, blames others for what is happening, and uses the ensuing chaos to demand a legislative solution that often harms even more people.…”