Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I strongly support H. Res. 990 introduced by Clay Higgins to express our support for the men and women of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Recently, Democrats nationwide, from the mayor of New York City to Senators Gillibrand and Warren, have recklessly called for the abolishment of ICE, the agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with enforcing Federal immigration laws within our Nation's interior. They have used rhetoric that is both bewildering and deeply troubling. New York gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon has gone so far as to call ICE a ``terrorist organization.'' The Democratic candidate for the 14th Congressional District of New York just yesterday stated: ``We have to occupy all of it. We need to occupy every airport. We need to occupy every border. We need to occupy every ICE office. . . . '' What is remarkable is that these calls would undo what has been our singular bipartisan achievement on immigration over the last two decades--the creation of ICE, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. The late Barbara Jordan was one of the most distinguished persons ever to serve in this body. She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom and NAACP's highest honor, the Spingarn Medal for highest and noblest achievement by a living African American. She was appointed by President Clinton to be chair of the U.S.…”