Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, I want to talk to you about a story of separation, a father and daughter who have been separated. Chris, my constituent, came to me with this story several years ago. He served his country in Iraq. While he was serving his country in Iraq, his wife developed cancer and died. Chris returned home to be a single dad to his daughter. His daughter went out with friends one night and was struck and killed by an automobile--an automobile driven by someone who was in the country without the benefit of citizenship. Chris comes to my townhalls and asks me: While I was serving my country, you were supposed to be enforcing the laws on the border. Because you did not do your job, I am now separated from my daughter in perpetuity. H.R. 4760, the Securing America's Future Act of 2018, is the product of months of work by Chairman Goodlatte, Chairman McCaul, and other stakeholders. This is an answer to our persistent problems with our immigration system that so many Members of this body have been talking about for years. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support today's rule and move the debate forward on this legislation.”