Yvette Clarke: “Our first responders definitely need to be able to communicate with one another in times of crisis.”

I have no more speakers, and I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, I thank Representatives Strong and Suozzi for leading on this bill, I urge all Members to support this legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Our victory—while monumental—does not change the truth that this war never should have began, and never would have began, had the president not disgraced America and our laws to ensure that it did.

I believe that we as a Nation, particularly a Nation of immigrants, have an obligation to bring our immigration system into the 21st Century so that we can live up to the creed of our Nation.

I thank the chairman, Mr. McHenry, and the ranking member for bringing this legislation to the floor. I thank Congresswoman Barbara Lee for her tenacity in making sure that we would see this come to fruition. Mr. Speaker, I rise today as…