Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, ``Does anybody really want to throw out good, educated, and accomplished young people who have jobs, some serving in our military? Really?'' ``They have been in our country for many years through no fault of their own, brought in by parents at young age.'' Those were the words of a President Trump tweet on September 14, 2017, but, unfortunately, Donald Trump is a man of his last tweet. Later, when a bipartisan group of Senators went to meet with the President and present a viable bipartisan plan, he flew into a racist rant and refused to act. Only because of Federal court orders, consistently rejecting the Trump administration arguments, do our Dreamers have any protection today. I have visited personally with these young people: a nurse, a teacher, a county prosecutor, a key person in a small business, many students. They are contributing to our communities, and America is stronger for their presence. They are Americans in every sense except for the documents that allow them to fully participate. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman has expired.”