Political Quotes

Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong opposition to this bill, which should be titled banning kids from school sports act. No group of kids should be banned from school sports, period. We all know what school sports are about. It is about…

These heinous acts are war crimes plain and simple.

Because it ignores the fundamental reality that our country has been made stronger, more vibrant, more dynamic, more powerful because of the arrival of immigrants, and refugees, and asylum seekers.

I am fearful that if we were to pass 1690 as it is drafted, it would not only really violate that long tradition of America being a place that welcomes people who are seeking asylum.