Political Quotes

“before I get on to my remarks regarding immigration, I wish to echo briefly the sentiments expressed by my friends, Senators Ayotte and Cruz, who spoke on the floor earlier this afternoon. I believe the Senate should immediately take up and pass the Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act--a bill that cleared the House with a bipartisan voice vote and 228 House cosponsors--instead of manufacturing a crisis with a short-term extension that will let this very popular, very bipartisan policy be taken hostage. The situation at the border is indeed heartbreaking. Tens of thousands of single adults, families, and children have made an incredibly dangerous journey north from countries such as Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador. They are leaving these countries because they offer too little opportunity and are mired in poverty and violence. No one begrudges them for wanting to find a better place to live. Americans are compassionate and they are generous. The American people have always extended and always will extend a helping hand to every other corner of the world. And even as the number of illegal border crossings has exploded over the past year, we have treated these individuals with dignity and respect. Today we have on our southern border a multifaceted crisis that faces the entire country. But President Obama is not interested in solving the humanitarian problem or the security problem or the legal problem or the fiscal problem.…”