Political Quotes

“Mr. Chair, just some concluding thoughts on this. This underlying bill is an increase of $793.9 million more than last year, and it is $484.4 million more than requested by the administration. There are plenty of resources in this underlying bill to take care of the obligations that this Congress has to the people of this country, but they also have an obligation to secure our border and restore the respect for the rule of law. The chaos that we have on the border is not just something that is reflecting back on us in the United States. I am hearing many laments about the individual tragedies, though we are counting them on one hand, for the most part. I asked the Secretary of Homeland Security under oath just late last year, Kirstjen Nielsen at the time, whom I respect and appreciate, how many died on the way to our southern border. She said: I don't have the data for that. I will get it to you. I said: It will be too long for that. I want your best estimate. How many died on the way from Central America to the southern border? Her answer finally came: Congressman, it would be thousands and thousands. That is the history of what we are trying to shut off here. They will keep coming until we end up deciding that we are not going to accept them anymore. We must secure our border if we are going to be a sovereign nation. This is a piece of it. I support the President. I urge adoption of this amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time The CHAIR.…”