Political Quotes

“I thank Mr. Garrett for the opportunity to address the House. Mr. Speaker, it is the responsibility of the United States House of Representatives, this body, and also the United States Senate, to protect our families. There is nothing more important as dictated by the United States Constitution, than to protect our families. Mr. Speaker, we have one heck of a problem on our southwest border with Mexico: in California, New Mexico, and Arizona. We have a very dangerous and very unhealthy situation just on the other side of the fence, in particular now, with Mexico. I am asking the President tonight, if he is watching, to please, publicly ask the House Republicans, while we are still in the majority, please ask us to pass a real strong border security and immigration bill. We did this several months ago. Goodlatte-McCaul One, as they called it, got 193 votes. It has everything that the President wanted, his four pillars and a heck of a lot more. Why in the world do we want to negotiate for peanuts when we can have the whole ball of wax? Goodlatte-McCaul One, has $25 billion, Mr. Trump, $25 billion for border security, including the wall where necessary; $25 billion--not $5 billion--$25 billion over 5 years. It ends the visa lottery. It reins in chain migration, and it reforms the asylum process. It is more than the President wants. This will happen, Mr.…”