John Culberson: “Thank you, Chairman Carter. Mr. Speaker, the question we are about to vote on is very simple: Do you support--yes or…”

“Thank you, Chairman Carter. Mr. Speaker, the question we are about to vote on is very simple: Do you support--yes or no--fully funding our law enforcement officers on the border and our Immigrations and Customs Enforcement officers? This is not complicated. It is not anything more complicated than we are, as the majority in the House, seeking to find areas of agreement. Common sense and common courtesy and any negotiations require that you find areas of agreement that are absolutely essential, set those aside, and move on to the issues where you may have some disagreement. This is not complicated. Yes or no, do you support fully funding our Border Patrol agents and our Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agents? That is the only issue before us. We have, as a Congress, already fully funded our military. We made sure that our men and women in uniform were paid. We have already, in this House, set aside funds to make sure that our veterans are paid. We passed legislation to ensure that they receive all the benefits that they have earned by their service to the country. Any negotiation--anyone, anywhere in the country--if you have a disagreement, you find areas where you can agree that are very important and you get those behind you, and then you get to those areas where there are disagreements. There are fundamental important differences that are a core principle to us as constitutional conservatives. We do not want to participate in bankrupting the United States of America.…”