Political Quotes

“Unfortunately, Mr. Speaker, H.R. 2 does not include any serious attempt to address the root causes of immigration, and it will not make any real progress to fix our Nation's broken immigration system. Mr. Speaker, for that reason and many others, I urge my colleagues to vote ``no.'' Mr. McCAUL. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from California (Mr. McCarthy). Mr. McCARTHY. Mr. Speaker in a few moments, House Republicans will pass the strongest border security bill this country has ever seen. Meanwhile, we are seeing a very different record from President Biden who has only been to the border one time in 50 years. We all know what it is. We have seen it every day for over 2 years--especially now that title 42 is expiring--record crossings, record carelessness, and record chaos. Mr. Speaker, what have the House Democrats done? What have they done to secure the border and fix the border crisis? I checked, and frankly, it is nothing. To start, House Democrats skipped congressional hearings at the border--not just one committee hearing--every single one of them. They skipped when the Judiciary Committee went and when the Homeland Security Committee went. They spent the last 2 years voting by proxy, but when it came to securing the border, they chose to stay in Washington. They treat the border like President Biden does: Ignore it and hope the problem goes away. I just don't understand why the Democrats wouldn't even show up for work. Mr.…”