Political Quotes

“About 20 miles outside my district, in Franklin, Tennessee, a 63-year-old is facing some of the worst charges on the books, including assault and rape. It breaks my heart to say these crimes involved children as young as 9 years old. Investigators have identified several victims, but they are asking more to come forward as some of these crimes go back more than a decade. Police say the accused predator targeted playgrounds and lured young boys under the guise that he was a soccer coach recruiting for his team. Days after this news broke, families learned the man accused of violating their community, their children, had lived there for 20 years but had no business being there. The accused man is an illegal immigrant. I signed a letter, joined by Members of the Tennessee delegation, led by Senator Marsha Blackburn, asking the Department of Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas several questions, including why this man was able to go under the radar for so long. This is a very grim example of the very real consequences open border policies are having on State after State, county after county, community after community. Nearly 20,000 pounds of fentanyl have been seized at the border since this fiscal year started last October. That is already more than last fiscal year's total, and we still have more than 2 months left in this one.…”