Political Quotes

“Mr. President, my Democratic colleague is objecting to legislation that simply gives the Secretary of Health and Human Services the authority to limit border crossings when necessary to combat substantial, dangerous, illicit drug smuggling. It doesn't provide authority to stop all asylum claims. It only applies where substantial illicit drug smuggling is endangering health. More than 100,000 Americans are dying annually of drug overdoses, many of which result from drug smuggling at the southern border. This legislation isn't a mandate; it is a tool to help save American lives whenever that is possible. Everyone acknowledges that an already recordbreaking crisis will get worse without title 42. American lives and American communities hang in the balance. Yet my colleagues across the aisle are categorically opposed to any commonsense policy that will help us address this problem. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Kansas. Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership”