Political Quotes

“I rise again in strong support of the Stop Sanctuary Policies and Protect Americans Act, which we will be voting on later today. I was here on the floor yesterday laying out the strong case in support of that, talking to many colleagues before this vote today, as I have been for the past several days. Today I rise to focus on some arguments from the other side that are erroneous and misleading, quite frankly, and to debunk those arguments so everyone has the full, true, and clear picture of why this legislation is so needed. First, I have heard a few of my colleagues talk about the need for Federal and local authorities to do a better job of working together. For instance, Senator Durbin, who just left the floor, said: ``Federal and local authorities must do a better job of communicating and coordinating so that undocumented immigrants with serious criminal records are detained and deported, period.'' Similarly, Senator Feinstein said: ``It is very clear to me that we have to improve cooperation between local, State, and Federal law enforcement.'' Let me say that I completely agree with them, and they are laying out a strong case for this legislation, not against it, because we need to do something about the cause of the noncooperation, the obstacle between that full cooperation, which absolutely needs to happen every day. Simply wishing for a better outcome isn't going to make it happen.…”