Political Quotes

“I thank my very good friend from Louisiana for his leadership. Madam Speaker, the Biden administration has created a crisis at our southern border. And instead of addressing the problem, they are empowering it. The administration has been flying illegal immigrants into my home State of Pennsylvania and across the United States on ``midnight express flights'' in the middle of the night. HHS has conducted these flights with zero forewarning in order to facilitate the Biden administration's open border policies. After meeting with the Biden administration, Madam Speaker, regarding these flights, I was told--this is incredulous, but I was told it is simply a coincidence that each one of these flights came in in the dark of night. Madam Speaker, I was born at night, but it wasn't last night. I questioned that answer. And when questioned regarding these specifics, the administration refused to answer. This is not right, and the American people deserve better. To address this, I will be introducing the Immigration Transparency and Transit Notification Act, which will bring light to this process, ensuring that the States have a say. This bill will: Number 1, require DHS and HHS to notify the appropriate Federal, State, and local officials of the placement and transportation of illegals in their State before the process begins. Number 2, grant Governors an opportunity to question the placement of illegals in their States.…”