On the recordAugust 6, 2022
I would urge a no. This has been tried before by my colleague Senator Sanders. This would give hundreds of thousands of people enlisting free housing, free food, transportation, educational costs. We have a weak economy. Every time I rise to speak, we ruin the government in a different way. If you really want to help the American people, secure their border. If you want to hire anybody new, hire a Border Patrol agent, not 87,000 IRS agents, not a climate corps. I know these are well-intentioned, but we are living in a very tenuous time for the American people, and their needs are not being met tonight. Every problem they have is being made worse. We don't need a climate corps right now, quite frankly. We need to secure a broken border before terrorists come across and kill a bunch of us. Vote no. Vote on Amendment No. 5209 The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the amendment.
