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Tom Cole: However, then we watched unfold an unspeakable tragedy in Minnesota: the unspeakable loss of a young woman who was…

On the recordJanuary 22, 2026
However, then we watched unfold an unspeakable tragedy in Minnesota: the unspeakable loss of a young woman who was killed. We have heard from my colleagues from Minnesota not just about the killing of Renee Nicole Good, but of the other unspeakable transgressions by an agency that has made a determination that they are not accountable to anyone, to no law, no rule of law, and even no higher calling of understanding how you treat human beings. They have run roughshod over United States citizens. No one here believes that criminals in this Nation shouldn't be deported or that they shouldn't face the legal system that we have because the strength of the United States is that we are a nation of laws; that we abide by the rule of law.
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Tom Cole
Republican · Oklahoma

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Addressing the impact of a tragedy in Minnesota related to the Homeland Security bill.

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