Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman for his leadership here on the floor today. Is there a crisis? I think there is, and I am glad that we are here today where our colleagues on the other side of the aisle are finally acknowledging that there is a crisis. Not that long ago, the Speaker of the House called the situation a fake crisis at the border. Senate Minority Leader Schumer called it a crisis that does not exist. The House majority leader said that there is no crisis at the border. The House Democratic Caucus chairman, Hakeem Jeffries, said that there is no crisis at the border. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Engel called the situation a fake crisis at the border. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler said that there is no crisis at the border. Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz said that we don't have a border crisis. I could go on and on and on of statements on the record, in the news media, in this building, and in this Chamber saying that there is no border crisis. Now, either that is putting your head in the sand and ignoring the facts in front of you, or it was very purposeful. It was very purposeful to try to hide the fact that there is, in fact, a crisis for some sort of cynical political gain. The fact of the matter is, in May of this year, there were 84,000 families that attempted to enter the country and that were apprehended--84,000, which is more than all of 2014.…”