Bennie Thompson: “American democracy, Mr. Chairman, is a precious inheritance, something rare in the history of the world.”

Mr. Speaker, after 40 days of this Republican shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security, this symbolic resolution is all that my colleagues on the other side of the aisle have. Let's be clear: We are here today because Republicans…

If my Republican colleagues are worried about migrant children, I encourage them to look at policy solutions and to engage on a bipartisan bill, such as the Senate bipartisan border bill, where we can make real change. I encourage the…

That kind of talent, you just don't find it every day.

This bill does not ban China from influencing our institutions of higher education. It just makes universities choose between relationships with Chinese universities and the Department of Homeland Security funding. This bill will not stop…