Political Quotes

“Madam Chair, I appreciate my colleague's concern about the rampant Federal spending by the Democrats and this administration. However, this amendment is not the way to address the larger problem we face. This bill makes targeted cuts to wasteful spending, eliminates funding for woke programs, and prohibits funding for policies and programs that encourage illegal immigration. In contrast, this amendment would indiscriminately cut the top-line spending of the Department of Homeland Security by $8.7 billion, which is a 14 percent reduction to the discretionary funding in this bill. These cuts would not be targeted to specific programs or activities. Instead, it would be left to the Biden administration to decide how and where to apply these reductions. Unfortunately, this administration would likely align such reductions into its proposals in the President's budget request. The first cut the administration will make is to eliminate the $2.1 billion for the border wall, followed by the 16,500 additional detention beds that were funded in this bill. Funding for Border Patrol staffing would be slashed, as would funding for additional ICE deportation officers. All the critical border security investments and immigration priorities we have included in this bill will be stripped out in favor of continuing the status quo.…”