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Michele Bachmann: I want to thank Dr. Fleming from Louisiana, because you hit on a great point. That's why we have such a credibility…

On the recordJuly 8, 2013
I want to thank Dr. Fleming from Louisiana, because you hit on a great point. That's why we have such a credibility problem right now as the United States Congress, because we say we are going to do something and we don't. I think the only way the American people are going to believe us on this border security is if we in the House declare that if we pass a border security bill, it is only going straight to the Senate and that's it. We are not going to send any bill to a conference committee where we know it's going to get ripped up and turned to something that doesn't even resemble border security. There will be full-blown amnesty buried somewhere in that bill. We know it. How do we know that? Because Senator Schumer on the Senate side said that that's their deal breaker. And that's what President Obama said, that's a deal breaker. I think it's time that this body says that amnesty is our deal breaker--we are not doing amnesty, no way, no how, not until you secure the border. We are a one-track mind. We are going to listen to what we are hearing the people say. I would like to have my colleagues weigh in on that too about what you've been hearing at home. What I've been hearing people say to me is, Michele, we don't get why in the world you don't just secure the border. What are you talking about amnesty for? Just secure the border. That's what I'm hearing. I would just like to ask very quickly--I know we've been joined by Mr. Gohmert and we also have Mr.…
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Michele Bachmann
Minnesota
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Jul 8, 2013

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