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Joe Morelle: I do note that my friends and colleagues on the other side have turned this into a discussion about immigration and the…

On the recordJuly 10, 2024
I do note that my friends and colleagues on the other side have turned this into a discussion about immigration and the border, which is not the bill before the House. The reason I know that is because they were too embarrassed, perhaps, or perhaps were influenced by folks outside this Chamber to bring a bipartisan border deal that would have dealt with challenges at the border. They didn't want to do that, so what are they doing? They are making this burdensome bill now a question of the border. They had their chance to do that. We would love them to do that. What they will do instead is demonize people and talk about a problem that doesn't exist. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
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Joe Morelle
Democratic · New York
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Jul 10, 2024

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