Political Quotes

“imagine it is 3 in the morning, in a desert, on our border, and the Border Patrol is out there and finds a family--a mother and a father and two small children. What do they do when they are 50 miles away from a port of entry? They obviously take them to that port of entry, but according to the Marshall amendment, they can't do it. Listen to his language: ``[p]rohibiting migrants who have not received a negative COVID-19 test from being transported.'' They can't be transported out of the desert because they don't have a negative COVID-19 test? And what if they show up at the detention center--and I have mentioned this to Dr. Marshall already--and there is a new person walking in who happens to be a mother who is in labor and needs to go to a hospital immediately? According to your language, they cannot be transported unless they have a negative COVID-19 test. I would say to you, Doctor, that is not good medicine; that is not humane. I asked you to change those provisions. I gave you language to do that. I am sorry you didn't. Vote on Amendment No. 3797 The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the amendment.”