On the recordJuly 18, 2023
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I will note that new laws will not keep guns from criminals any more than the current ones that we have. This legislation does not defund schools. I think there is a disconnect from my colleagues on the other side of the aisle because we have before us legislation that would simply say that schools need to be focused on education and not on housing illegal migrants--migrants that the gentlewoman from Michigan (Mrs. McClain) pointed out have no background checks--and that they have no ability to verify and determine if they would be safe. Meanwhile, parents of students in my school corporation have to have background checks to go in for classroom parties. We are not defunding schools. We are simply saying that schools cannot house these migrants as a matter of safety for our children. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Van Orden).
