I mean, we heard from so many people, and the ones who had lost loved ones really just wanted to try to make a difference. They just wanted to make a difference to make their communities safer, to make it safer for everybody. They are not going to bring back their family member, but they want to make the whole area safer. They believe that it is a crisis. Every one of them believed it was a crisis. One night, we were having dinner, and a lady who didn't know we were from the United States Congress walked over because she recognized one of the local officials and said we have to do something on the border-- spontaneously. We are just in town having dinner.
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May I inquire as to how much time is remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Begich). The gentleman from Virginia has 10 minutes remaining. The gentleman from New Jersey has 5\1/2\ minutes remaining.
May I inquire as to how much time is remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. McGuire). The gentleman from Virginia has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from New Jersey has 8 minutes remaining.
Point of parliamentary inquiry. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mrs. Miller of Illinois). The gentleman from Virginia will state his parliamentary inquiry.
For the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. McGovern) pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume. During consideration of this resolution, all time yielded is for…





