Joe Crowley: “The United States has long stood with those who are fleeing persecution and violence.”

I think the American people, they are looking for transformation in government. And this is a transformative time.

I think it`s bad for Democrats writ large. It`s bad for the president in not being able to move his agenda, when both the House and the Senate are controlled by Democrats.

But we have to get that vote and continue to do that, I think, to see Joe Biden and Kamala Harris elected.

In case the gentleman was going to yield back, I just want to thank my staff as well, both those who worked back in 2004 to help pass the original legislation, and my staff today. In particular, I want to thank my chief of staff back home…