Marc Molinaro: “I was here earlier today, and my colleagues on the other side of the aisle--and I heard it again repeated just moments…”

“I was here earlier today, and my colleagues on the other side of the aisle--and I heard it again repeated just moments ago--were talking a lot about what this bill isn't. I am very familiar with what this bill is not. It isn't a fix to IDEA, although children like my own living with disabilities would love for us to effectively engage in that. This isn't a bill about ensuring vocational training, yet we want vocational training. This isn't a bill about other aspects of education. It is about one basic thing: Our schools are not to be used for shelters. We wouldn't be here today, nor would I be compelled to present this legislation, were it not for a failure of this Federal Government--by the way, I acknowledge it is for generations. This administration is not taking seriously the crisis at our border, a true humanitarian crisis. Earlier today, I heard my colleagues on the other side of the aisle argue that Governors across this country shouldn't be in the business of moving undocumented immigrants from one State to another State. While I might share, and I do, from a very compassionate perspective--I spent 12 years as a local elected leader responsible for finding housing and shelter for unaccompanied minors. It was my job to take those individuals seeking asylum and find them locations, all in accordance with Federal law, shelters established under Federal law for the purposes of caring for people.…”