Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to support Federal funding to help our cities cope with the rising number of new migrant arrivals. Many mayors, including Chicago's Mayor Brandon Johnson, are asking that cities and States be allocated $5 billion in emergency funding to help them with the influx of new arrivals. Most importantly in their request is also the flexibility to decide for themselves how to allocate the funds, since different cities have different needs. Chicago, for example, needs the ability to provide warm clothing to families arriving with little preparation for Chicago's winter. As an immigrant myself to the greatest country the world has ever known, I ask that even as we debate how to prevent future border crises, we remember that we have to help people, particularly children, who have been allowed to enter the Nation in service of their better future. ____________________”