Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Oklahoma, our neighbor to the north, for his remarks. He mentioned that some political opportunists were characterizing these detention facilities under the leadership of President Trump as concentration camps. They called the men and women in uniform, our sons and daughters, who were called to duty to come alongside the Border Patrol agents to secure our southern border and defend our people, ``storm troopers.'' They referred to our attempt to humanely and safely detain the unaccompanied minors as ``kids in cages.'' Mr. Speaker, where are they now? Where are they now? Where is the outrage? Where is the indignation? Where is the name calling? How soon we forget. Mr. Speaker, 13,000 children are being detained right now in far worse conditions and far more crowded than before. Where are those colleagues of ours that were clanging gongs and sounding the alarm? {time} 2100 Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from the great State of Wisconsin (Mr. Tiffany), my colleague, who represents the Seventh Congressional District.”