Political Quotes

“So with this unanimous consent request, I stand on behalf of those 4,400 Ohioans as well as 800,000 young Americans who are DREAMers and will inject new energy and new possibility into our country, help to fund programs like Social Security which they are paying into if they are working, and make their contribution to our country's future. It is really an honor to rise on her behalf and ask for Congress to act immediately to pass legislation to protect these young people whose economic and cultural contributions will only make our Nation stronger. They will not displace anyone--any person--who has an application currently pending before our immigration service, but they will wait in line like everyone else because they are fair people and they deserve to be treated fairly by the Government of the United States. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the materials will be included in the Record. There was no objection. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Time will be deducted from the gentleman from Massachusetts. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I include in the Record an article about Alonso Guillen, a DREAMer who died trying to rescue Harvey flood victims. [From the LA Times, Sept. 4, 2017] `Dreamer' Dies Trying To Rescue Harvey Flood Victims (By Molly Hennessy-Fiske) Alonso Guillen drove more than 100 miles south from his home in Lukfin, Texas, last week, determined to help those trapped by Hurricane Harvey flooding in the Houston area.…”