Political Quotes

“If Democrats don't like the work that the Office of Refugee Settlement is doing, you are in the majority. You have the ability to introduce legislation and pass legislation to do something different. Instead of standing here today discussing this superfluous resolution, the Democrats could be using this time to change a law that they clearly don't like. Mr. Speaker, I include in the Record a letter from the agency's Administration for Children and Families regarding this issue. Administration for Children & Families, Washington, DC, February 28, 2019. Representative Ted Deutch, Washington, DC. Dear Representative Deutch: At the February 26th House Judiciary Committee hearing, you stated that ORR created ``an environment of systemic sexual assaults by staff on unaccompanied alien children'' and went on to conclude that you have seen ``thousands of cases of sexual assault, if not by HHS staff, then by staff HHS oversees.'' (emphasis added). However, this is unsupported by the data you provided and none of the allegations involve HHS employees. By mischaracterizing the data during a televised hearing, you impugned the integrity of hundreds of federal civil servants who, like Commander White, work tirelessly to ensure the well-being of the nearly 50,000 unaccompanied alien children who they have been charged by federal law to protect annually.…”