Political Quotes

“I don't quite understand what the other side is saying today, talking about politics and being irresponsible and not compassionate. Are you kidding me? Here in the House of Representatives and in the Senate we take an oath to support and defend our Constitution. That means keeping our families safe. There is no more important responsibility, nothing more important than keeping our families safe. That means rebuilding our military, and, yes, it also means securing our borders and knowing who is entering our country. I don't know why it is so hard to make a distinction between what is legal and what is illegal entry. I come from Maine. We have a 600-mile border with Canada. They are great neighbors. But I feel for the people down in the southwest part of our country. It is common sense to secure our borders, know who is entering our country. I will tell you, my heart goes out to these folks who have made their way from Central America to the other side of the border fence with Texas, in Mexico, wanting to come in here. But we don't know who they are, beyond the fact that we do know, according to Homeland Security, there are 600 folks who have criminal backgrounds. These folks have been offered asylum and work permits by the country of Mexico--every single one of them--and they have refused. Now they want to enter our country. Fine, but they have got to do it legally. In rural Maine, we have been hard-hit by the opioid epidemic.…”