Political Quotes

“on the border, when it comes to fixing our southern border, the American people demand that elected representatives prioritize action over rhetoric. It is the easiest thing in the world to do what many Republicans have done this year and done year after year: come to the floor, complain that the border is a mess, and then do just about nothing to fix the problem. It is the easiest thing in the world to do what Donald Trump and his followers have perfected over the years: demonize immigrants, pay lipservice to our border agents, but ignore the work required to make change happen. Democrats know that the situation at the border is unacceptable. We know that the status quo cannot continue. But Democrats also know that fixing the border requires bipartisan legislation from Congress. Six months ago, Democrats sat down with our Republican colleagues to get to work on drafting the strongest border security bill Congress has seen in decades. It contained many of the biggest issues that our Republican colleagues have demanded: fixes to asylum, more money for border agents, and it increased the President's emergency powers to respond to high numbers of border crossings. Our bipartisan bill was the closest Congress has been in decades to fixing our southern border--until Donald Trump blew it all up for political gain.…”