Sheila Jackson Lee: “It is well known that the Department of Homeland Security, established after the heinous and unspeakable acts of 9/11…”

“It is well known that the Department of Homeland Security, established after the heinous and unspeakable acts of 9/11, is one of America's most important departments. It is tragic that during the tenure of this administration, it has been in the midst of confusion and dishevelment. The Department needs long and strong leadership. Secret Service, Customs and Border Protection, Border Patrol, many other departments that are crucial, those dealing with domestic terrorism, those dealing with transportation security, it needs someone that can make an independent decision that separating children from families is not the right thing to do; that the border crisis is a humanitarian crisis; that the fences that have been built are still being built through funding that has come from previous administrations. I wish well the Acting Secretary that is now in the position, but I will tell you that I wish more well to the hardworking employees every day that work to keep this Nation safe. Leave the Department alone, and let its leadership work its will on behalf of the security of the American people to do the right thing and to act accordingly to the decency of the rule of law. ____________________”