Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Johnson) for organizing this Special Order. Madam Speaker, I rise today to address President Biden's failure to secure our borders and enforce our national immigration laws. The Biden administration's disregard for the national security threat and humanitarian crisis they have created is extremely troubling. The American people deserve better than this. My constituents in south Alabama, as well as millions of folks across America, share my concern. That is why today I sent a letter to President Biden asking him a few simple questions. They are as follows: Why did you stop construction on the border wall even though we had supplies on the ground and contractors ready to finish it? Why? What is the plan to secure our border and enforce our immigration laws today? Do we have a plan? What is the plan to prevent additional surges of illegal immigrants who are crossing our border? As we know, there are 30- to 50,000 on the way that are going to get here, and I want to know what the plan is before they get here; not a week after they get here. What is the plan to handle thousands of individuals living in makeshift camps along the border? Can the White House assure us that these criminals who are sneaking across the border will not be released in our community? I challenge my friends from across the aisle to stand up and start speaking out. This is not a Republican issue. It is an American issue.…”