Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, the Donald Trump wing of the Republican Party is clearly ascendant here today. It is the dominant thinking among House Republicans. This is the same crowd that, just back in February, threatened the funding for Homeland Security because they were so eager to deport our DREAMers--young people who came here as children, who have cleared a criminal background check, who paid a fee and are already contributing to America--because whenever they are in doubt on immigration, they fade to the extreme right. These are the same Members of Congress who have even gone to court to sue the President of the United States when he prioritized the deportation of criminals over immigrant families; and these are the same Republicans who were so fearful of a sane discussion here, and this Congress, this House, is never a sanctuary of sanity when it comes to immigration. But they refuse to bring to the House floor a bipartisan bill unanimously approved in the Homeland Security Committee to deal with border security. If that weren't bad enough, they came back this year with a totally partisan border security bill, and they have been afraid to bring it to the floor because they do not want a reasoned discussion of immigration in this House of Representatives. Unfortunately, this Congress is also never a sanctuary from partisan political stunts designed to capitalize on the latest tragedy, like the tragedy that occurred in San Francisco.…”