Political Quotes

“Mr. President, reserving the right to object because this modification also removes my amendment. Mr. President, in just the last 5 months, we have seen a string of heinous crimes in which all of the suspects are illegal immigrants. In September, a disabled person was brutally raped. In December of 2023, a mother and her 16-year-old son were senselessly killed by a drunk driver. The suspect was an illegal immigrant. A 16-year-old cheerleader was stabbed to death in Edna, TX. In my State, a 20-year-old nurse was run down by a drunk driver. The suspect was an illegal immigrant. In January, again in my State, a Special Olympian was killed by yet another drunk driver. In Campbell County, VA, a 14-year-old girl was sexually assaulted. In February, a 10-year-old boy was slain in a hit- and-run in Midland, TX. A 2-year-old was gunned down in a gang-related shooting in Maryland. In Kenner, LA, a 14-year-old girl was raped and another individual stabbed by the same illegal immigrant suspect. In Montgomery County, MD, an 11-year-old girl was raped. And on February 22, Laken Riley was beaten to death while jogging in Athens, GA. Now, yesterday, on the House floor, 170 Democrats--I believe the number was--voted against a bill that simply would have made it law to deport people in this country illegally that have committed crimes. Now, that is just common sense to do that, and yet 170 Democrats voted against that commonsense measure. This must stop. My amendment is pretty simple.…”