Political Quotes

“I will be glad to. Yes, because I think the fix is in. I think people on our side and your side wanted to do the border thing as quick as they could so we could get to Ukraine. And I don't trust the system here to be able to allow us to have the debate that we had for the Gang of 8 bill. That is why I voted no, because I didn't see any willingness in--and it proved to be correct--because now the Republican leadership has joined with the Democratic leadership to shut down debate on the border bill, throwing a few amendments on the Ukraine bill and saying: Aren't you happy now? No, I am not happy. I am not happy. I admit it that I wanted to secure the border before I help Ukraine. Everything you say about Ukraine is right. I was not kidding, to our colleagues in the House. We have done a half-ass job here trying to secure the border. We shut this thing down unlike any other time I have been involved in immigration. I have taken a lot of hard votes. You have taken a lot of hard--you know, you have been kicked around. I understand it. Senator Lankford, I admire the hell out of him. I thought you all produced a pretty good product--a really good product in some areas. But it wasn't enough. I want a cap on parole. Let me tell you why I want a cap on parole. During the Trump-Obama years, the average people paroled in the country was 5,600. In the last 2 years, President Biden has paroled over 800,000 people. So the parole was better, but we need a cap to stop the abuse.…”