Political Quotes

“This is just one more example of the Democrats attacking the President instead of trying to solve the problem. We all know how serious the problem was. We have known it for months and months and months. For months, we said there was a crisis on the southern border, and the Democrats said: No, no, no, not really a crisis. It is manufactured. It is not real. Even though there were 144 apprehensions in the month of May alone, they said: Oh, no, no--manufactured. Finally, the real crisis got so extreme, even the Democrats had to say: You know what? That money the President is asking for, we are going to have to give him a little money. We are going to have to do something here. They put all kinds of strings on it, but they finally admitted there was a real crisis on the border. But they limited what the President could do. In the broader context, never forget what they have said. They said: Abolish ICE. Members of the United States Congress: Abolish ICE. We had a Member from the majority say to abolish the whole Department. We had the Speaker of the House, even though she has a wall in her own State, say walls are immoral. The majority says they are okay with noncitizens voting. This is the perspective they offer, and now they bring this bill? Of course we should vote against this thing. Of course we should vote against this thing. Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I believe I have the right to close. I have no further speakers, and I reserve the balance of my time.”