Sheila Jackson Lee: “I thank the distinguished gentleman, and I thank the manager of this legislation. But my distinguished friend, Mr.…”

“I thank the distinguished gentleman, and I thank the manager of this legislation. But my distinguished friend, Mr. Davis, and I have worked on societal issues dealing across the gamut, and the respect that he holds in the communities across America that recognize that second chances, unemployment compensation, summer jobs, and a whole manner of opportunities for individuals to restore their lives is the right way for America to go. In the backdrop of an executive order that saw one of my constituents, a 16-year-old with proper papers coming in from Jordan, held for 50 hours at George Bush Intercontinental Airport, in defense of those employees that I respect, CBP, they had no information how he got in, but they took this young man. Lo and behold, he wound up in Chicago because he didn't speak English, and that was the only bed they have. Why am I mentioning this? I am mentioning this because sometimes government gets it wrong. They get it wrong. This disapproval is wrong. What did happen was right, because what happened was that this rule didn't just pop up in the administration, meaning the Obama administration. It came about through a compromise--an intelligent compromise--dealing with middle class tax relief and job creation.…”