Political Quotes

“I want to say, we all know one thing in this House Chamber, those who know the record of the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Reyes), he is the finest border patrol chief probably in the history of our country. He has done a wonderful job. We are on opposite sides of this vote. I think the gentleman pointed out very clearly one reason we can be on opposite sides of this vote, and that is, this is a permission which, arguably, the President already has. It is not a mandate; it is a permission. I would contemplate this would only be used in extraordinary circumstances. Nonetheless, it is a resource that the Department of Homeland Security should have at their disposal should they need it for some exigency in the future. I want to support the Goode amendment, as I have historically. I thank Members on both sides for a very high-level debate.”