On the recordMay 14, 2015
I thank the gentleman from Massachusetts for yielding. No greater love is there than to lay down your life for another. It is a paraphrase. It is biblical, secular. Here, we have individuals, the DREAMers, who are American in every way possible. They have been schooled here in America, raised here in the United States. Their dream is to become American citizens, and they want to give back to a nation that has helped make them who they are. I want to congratulate Mr. Gallego for his amendment and his success in committee. I want to congratulate the bipartisan Rules Committee that saw this amendment through here to the floor. I want my Republican colleagues to question the motivations of those who would try to strip this out. No greater love--we hope that it never comes to actually sacrificing one's life, but please don't deny those who want to help serve and protect the interests of our country and deny them the opportunity to serve in some capacity and to sacrifice maybe their lives for this country, the country that we love, the country that they love, the only country that they have ever known. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman has expired. Mr. McGOVERN. I yield the gentleman an additional 30 seconds.
