Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, as you heard, H.R. 4760 is fatally flawed. We are here only today debating it because the Republican leadership was essentially extorted by extremists within its ranks. Instead, we should be here debating legislation to give Dreamers a path to citizenship. We should be here debating legislation to give safe haven to refugees from Haiti, El Salvador, Sudan, and Nicaragua. We should be here debating a measure to end zero tolerance and family separation. Even before the Trump administration created this family separation crisis, America's image was suffering the effects of the Trump slump due to the President's inflammatory and cruel immigration and border security policies and rhetoric. In fact, last June, the Pew Research Center released an international survey that concluded that sentiment regarding the U.S. had taken a dramatic turn for the worse. What the President and supporters of H.R. 4760 do not understand is that what makes America great is its people, both native-born and immigrants. Let's send a message to the President that we know what makes America great. Let's defeat H.R. 4760. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Members are reminded to refrain from engaging in personalities toward the President. Mr. McCAUL. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.…”