Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Florida for taking the initiative to claim this time on the floor of the House of Representatives and bring up this topic. I point out, Mr. Speaker, to the people who are paying attention here at least, whether or not that is you, that this is the most complex issue that the United States of America faces and has ever faced. We might face a tax issue or a national defense issue, and we might face a healthcare issue. They are very complex and very detailed. But almost everything else, you can make your mistakes, fix them, and move on, but it doesn't multiply itself throughout the multiple generations that we have. Immigration is very complex. At the heart of it is something that I heard the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Yoho) reference, and that is the word ``1986.'' I revere Ronald Reagan, and I always have, except for the two times in all of history that he let me down. 1986 was the time he did that, when he granted amnesty to what turned out to be more than 3 million illegal aliens in this country. It wasn't the number of illegal aliens who were granted a reward for breaking our laws. Instead, it was the destruction of the rule of law. Once you reward people for breaking the law, you get more lawbreakers. More lawbreakers destroy the law.…”