Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to oppose the previous question so we can immediately consider H. Res. 1255 led by my good friend and colleague Michael Guest, the vice ranking member of the Committee on Homeland Security. Let's be clear: The situation at the southwest border is absolutely unsustainable. Since President Biden took office, U.S. Customs and Border Protection has had more than 3 million encounters at the southwest border. That is 3 million. That is an incredibly unbelievable record. Yet, despite doing their best in impossible conditions, Border Patrol agents continue to be vilified by this President and others in the party. This is exemplified by the response from the Biden administration and Congressional Democrats when unsubstantiated claims were made against Border Patrol agents responding to tens of thousands of migrants that attempted to illegally cross the border in Del Rio, Texas, in September of last year. Without any investigation, any opportunity to review evidence, or any semblance of due process, here is what was said about our brave law enforcement officers as they simply tried to deal with the untenable situation at the border created by this administration. Let's start with President Biden: It was horrible to see people treated like they were. Horses nearly running them over. And people being strapped. It's outrageous. I promise you, these people will pay.…”