Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, pursuant to House Resolution 524, I call up the resolution (H. Res. 461) condemning the use of elementary and secondary school facilities to provide shelter for aliens who are not admitted to the United States, and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. Lee of Florida). Pursuant to House Resolution 524, the amendments to the resolution and the preamble recommended by the Committee on Education and the Workforce printed in the resolution are adopted and the resolution, as amended, is considered read. The text of the resolution, as amended, is as follows: H. Res. 461 Whereas sheltering aliens who are not admitted to the United States in school facilities will divert educational resources from children already suffering from historic learning loss; Whereas, on May 16 and 17, 2023, about 300 such aliens were sheltered in current or former public school gymnasiums in New York City, and Mayor Eric Adams announced plans to use as many as 20 public school gymnasiums as overflow housing for such aliens; Whereas turning schools into housing centers for such aliens compromises schools' duty to educate enrolled children and keep them safe; Whereas hosting such aliens on school campuses poses a significant safety risk to school children and compromises schools' ability to secure their own campus; Whereas using school gymnasiums as housing for such aliens may impede children's access to safe recreation and phys…”