Political Quotes

“With respect, I would note that the only overreaching rhetoric that has been heard on this floor has come from the Democratic leader, suggesting somehow that targeting violent criminals is targeting all immigrants. It is worth noting that Kate's Law addresses only aggravated felons. So the suggestion of the senior Senator from California that we should not assume aggravated felons are criminals is a statement that, on its face, makes no sense. They are by definition. It is only the violent criminals--the aggravated felons--that this is targeted to. I will say I am encouraged, though, that the senior Senator from California stated she would become interested in the Judiciary Committee taking this up. As she noted, the chairman of the Judiciary Committee is here. There is unanimous support on the Republican side of the aisle, and it would truly be significant if the senior Senator from California were willing to join with Republicans in targeting actual aggravated felons, which is what Kate's Law does. The Senator from California says she doesn't want overheated rhetoric. The rhetoric has been coming from the Democratic side. What I have been saying is we should not be releasing violent criminal illegal aliens. That is a commonsense proposition that the overwhelming majority of the American people agree with. Let me also make a point about the objection of the senior Senator from California--for the third time now--to my effort to stand up to Communist Chinese oppression.…”