Political Quotes

“Not now. I am in the middle of my speech. Now, Mr. President, it must be said that the 180-turn Republicans have done on border is one of the most stunning things I have seen Congress in a long, long time do. The damage Republicans have done this week to their credibility cannot be understated. After all, how many times have we heard our Republicans colleagues give speeches here on the floor about the emergency at the border? How many times have we heard Republicans say, year after year, that Congress must act, that legislation is the only long-term solution? They have said that: Legislation is the way we have to go. How many times have we seen Republicans take field trips down to the border, like Eagle Pass or Laredo, and take pictures with the fence towering behind them, while bemoaning that the problem at the border is only getting worse? Apparently, that was all for show. Apparently, Republicans aren't actually serious about fixing the border, because you cannot--you cannot--claim to be serious about fixing the border while voting against the kind of border package we have before us today. You cannot claim to truly care about fixing asylum if you are going to vote against the biggest updates to asylum law in decades. You cannot claim to care about our Border Patrol agents while depriving them of the very tools and funding they are asking for. Remember, the union of Border Patrol agents--a very conservative, almost always pro-Republican group--wants us to pass this bill.…”