Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman from Utah, Vice Chairman Moore, for yielding and for claiming the time this morning to discuss these important issues facing our Nation. Madam Speaker, let me be clear. The President has the existing authority to close the southern border today. No act of Congress is necessary, no new law is needed. Section 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act authorizes the President to, ``suspend the entry of all aliens or any class of aliens,'' whose entry he finds ``would be detrimental to the interests of the United States.'' This is authority that has been used in the past successfully by previous Presidents to gain control of the border when it has lost control. His refusal to do so signals his unwillingness to secure our border, despite Customs and Border Protection reporting more than 8 million illegal encounters nationwide, including 361 on the terror watch list since President Biden took office, in just 3 short years. Let's be honest with the American people, Madam Speaker. If the President seriously thought an act by Congress was necessary to secure the border, and if he was actually willing to do so, why didn't he do it when Democrats controlled both the House and the Senate? The answer is simple. It would go against the White House's policy and the President's policy and desire to keep our borders open and let into this country millions of people illegally. As a candidate, President Biden made this clear.…”