On the recordJuly 11, 2019
The President should be sending the Red Cross to the border, not the United States military. I stand today with many of my colleagues to ensure that our government is not misusing funds, resources, and personnel that Congress has provided. We have seen again and again how this administration manipulates the law, congressional intent, and allocated funding in order to impede the immigration process and play with people's lives. There is no reason for the administration to force the Department of Defense to advance his anti-immigrant agenda and use our valuable troops to conduct immigration enforcement duties. These are young children and women who are fleeing desperate situations, and they should be treated for what they are, folks seeking asylum at the U.S.- Mexico border who are lawfully petitioning for asylum in the United States. We don't need the military there. We need the Red Cross.
