Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this legislation, which will continue operations for several Federal agencies and, importantly, appropriate funds to be used in securing the southern border. We have talked for years about securing our border. This is important for the entire Nation. My perspective comes from representing a district hard-hit with the opioid epidemic. Mexico and the United States have a mutual interest in securing our border. Heroin, fentanyl, methamphetamines, and other narcotics flow northbound while, importantly, illicit cash is flowing southbound. This illicit cash is fueling a reign of terror by Mexican drug cartels that have murdered more than 200,000 Mexico citizens over the last 10 years, and only 5 percent of them have been prosecuted. They have killed priests. They have killed journalists. They have killed students. And they have killed each other. There are mass graves all over Mexico. Mr. Speaker, we need to secure that border for the benefit of both countries. It is past time we do this, and I ask support for this legislation.”