I want to credit our leader, Mr. McCarthy, for yesterday saying that he also believes that it would be wrong for my Republican colleagues to support a continuing resolution that does not address the damage being done to this country by open borders. He is right to say that. He is correct to say that. We should demand that we change how we are dealing with the border because it is an absolute abomination; endangering Americans, endangering migrants in the false name of compassion. We should change that because we can. Madam Speaker, I thank our leader, the gentleman from California (Mr. McCarthy) for saying that because it is correct. We should not fund a government that is continuing to allow open borders to endanger the American people. We should fund a government that demands change. That is what the power of the purse is and that is what you use it for. My friend, Senator Mike Lee from Utah, in the Senate, has circulated a similar letter demanding the same thing in the Senate. This is the time for the people's House and for the Senate to stand up. We should demand change. If we don't get change next week, and we get a continuing resolution into December, we should demand change in December. If we don't get change in December, we should demand change in January or February or March, but we should demand change every day.…
Chip Roy: “I want to credit our leader, Mr. McCarthy, for yesterday saying that he also believes that it would be wrong for my…”
On the recordSeptember 21, 2022
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