Eric Schmitt

What I'm saying in this bill is if you do those things to the American people, if you take advantage of taxpayers… if you commit a terrorist act, if you commit wholesale welfare fraud, within 10 years, you're damn right we're deporting you.

Britain has a regime willing to jail people for tweets, but unwilling to protect its own citizens from bleeding out in the street.

Childhood sexual abuse is a despicable crime, and no court-enforced nondisclosure agreement should ever force a victim into silence while their abuser escapes scrutiny.

I think it's important for us to move forward with the ICE and CBP funding.

No one else can do it. It is up to us.

The truth is, Congress is the only entity on the planet that can provide the antitrust exemption status to empower a governing body to set the rules and to enforce the rules.

Through this legislation we will save college sports. We are establishing an ability to enforce rules, protect athletes, and allow conferences to pool their media rights together to increase revenue.

College sports bring people from every corner of our country together, but because of unlimited transfers, out-of-control eligibility and rising costs, college sports are on the brink of collapse.

Our police officers stand between chaos and law and order protecting Americans and keeping our communities safe.

These maps do not become constitutional because they’re already in use.

I rise today because America needs to remember that our Nation was not built by men who asked permission from history. It was built by men who looked into the unknown and saw more than danger. They saw destiny. Mr. President, 222 years ago…

I rise today to recognize Zyan Knollmeyer of Jefferson City, MO, a 2026 graduate whose wrestling career showcases American resilience. Born in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Zyan faced hardship at an early age with the tragic loss of his mother…

I rise again on this pressing matter of funding law enforcement, and the stakes couldn't be higher. Just weeks ago, I stood on this floor and warned that we would be back. Democrats blocked full funding for border security and…

the bill in the Chamber well right now does one simple thing: It gives U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement stable, long-term funding so it can do the job the Congress assigned it to do--enforce the immigration laws on the books and…

the horrific murder in Chicago last week has reminded this Nation that the battle to defend the American people, strengthen our Republic, and yield constitutional authority for the common good is not confined to the southern border. It is…

I actually agree with the Senator from Hawaii. I don't think we are close, and here is why. The Democrats have made it very clear they are hell-bent on defunding ICE. They have demonized these husbands, wives, cousins, sisters, brothers…

I would also--before I talk about the SAVE Act, I just want to point out how the Democrats at this point, time and time again, have refused to fund the Department of Homeland Security at a time where we have conflict, at a time where we…

there are moments when the Senate is asked whether it will merely manage decline or whether it will still govern. This is one of those moments. What is before us today is a test, a test of whether the Senate still understands what it is…

this is the DHS bill that would fund all the things that are in the DHS bill that the Democrats negotiated until they pulled the rug out from underneath that negotiation to politically grandstand on the Senate floor now for nearly a month…

I object. My colleague from Connecticut just talked about this minutes ago. Minutes ago, the very same Senator objected to Coast Guard funding. So here we are again with political gamesmanship and grandstanding for some clip to show that…

I want to set the stage for where we are at this moment, what just happened. Republicans voted to move forward on a bipartisan appropriations bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security, which includes, among other things, ICE…

there is a phrase that gets tossed around a lot these days: ``suicidal empathy.'' It is a term I have used myself on more than one occasion. It means, more or less, exactly what it sounds like: Tolerance, taken to its most extreme and…

I would argue that if we are true to advocating the democratic norms, accountability must come first in our own democracy. I urge adoption of the amendment.

You and I were talking last night and you mentioned, in closing, resetting debate. I think that is so important right now. We are talking about appropriations bills, which is fine. I fully supported that. The chairwoman has done a great…

No. What is their way? They demand we defund law enforcement Agencies like ICE and CBP. They demand we force ICE agents to dox themselves so that their families can be harassed and threatened in their homes. They demand that we cripple…