Political Quotes

“I want to thank my colleague and friend Senator Schumer. We have been fighting this battle for a long time, Senator. Eight of us who came, four Democrats and four Republicans, put together a comprehensive immigration reform bill which should have passed 7 years ago--68 votes on the floor of the U.S. Senate. It was a bipartisan measure, which we joined with Senator McCain to put together to bring to the floor. I thank you for your heartfelt comments. I am going to speak a little longer and make a unanimous consent request. This measure I am asking for unanimous consent on, the American Dream and Promise Act, was introduced by Representative Lucille Roybal- Allard, Democrat of California, on March 12, 2019, with 202 original cosponsors. It would provide Dreamers, temporary protected status recipients, and individuals with deferred enforcement departure with protection from deportation and an opportunity to obtain permanent legal status in the United States if they meet certain requirements. It passed the House of Representatives 237 to 187--7 Republicans joined the 230 Democrats who were present to support the legislation. Protections in the American Dream and Promise Act would allow nearly 700,000 DACA recipients, as well as another 1.6 million eligible Dreamers brought to the United States as children to stay in our country legally.…”