Political Quotes

“Madam Chair, I thank the chairman for yielding me time. I have an amendment, Madam Chair, in this en bloc. I rise today in support of my amendment which would provide a fully offset and fully paid for 67 percent funding increase for investigations of forced child labor. Madam Chairman, as a direct result of the Biden administration's refusal to properly enforce the law, there is a humanitarian catastrophe underway at our southern border. Since President Biden took office, 10 million illegal migrants have flooded our borders, including 8 million encountered by Border Patrol, 1.7 million got-aways, and some 500,000 unaccompanied children. By law, the Biden administration is required to ensure these unaccompanied minors are protected from human trafficking. Instead, the administration has been essentially giving these children away with zero regard for their safety. It has been exposed that the Biden administration completely lost track of some 85,000 children, ignored countless warnings that these children were being trafficked, and fired employees for speaking out. There are even instances where the administration gave these children to adults without simply checking or vetting if the adult had even abused children or had a relationship with them in the past. Madam Chairman, this level of neglect and callousness is unspeakable, and we must ensure the Department of Homeland Security has the resources necessary to investigate each and every case.…”