Steve Scalise: “I want to thank my good friend for yielding. I also want to thank you for your unwavering support of American…”

“I want to thank my good friend for yielding. I also want to thank you for your unwavering support of American agriculture. The industry is lucky to have such a strong advocate and champion in Congress. I am proud to bring H.R. 2 to the Floor today--it is the strongest border security bill this House has ever considered. I want to thank Chairmen Jordan, Green, and McCaul for their tireless work to put together this bill at such a pivotal time with Title 42 expiring today and our border crisis only getting worse. And I'd like to thank our lead sponsors, Mario Diaz-Balart and Tom McClintock--they were both instrumental in getting this deal done. Dan, I want to thank you for working with us--I know you have some concerns, but I am glad we have been able to work through those concerns. As Majority Leader, I can commit to you that we will continue to work with you on legislation to address the workforce needs of our agriculture industry. Ms. McCOLLUM. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to H.R. 2. For decades, the U.S. immigration system has needed to be fixed. Every step of the way, Republicans failed to work with Democrats on effective solutions, instead blocking meaningful reform efforts for the past 20 years. The crisis we face now is in large part because of that. H.R. 2 is not the solution. As my colleague from Texas Rep.…”