Political Quotes

“we are at a point where America faces a critical choice about our Nation's security, and the debate isn't complicated. Republicans are fighting to keep Americans safe. To do that, we need to enforce the law. We need to keep our borders secure. The Democrats--and we just heard from the minority leader--they are fighting to weaken law enforcement. They want to reward illegal immigrants for their illegal behavior. Right now, criminals who are here in this country illegally are among the most dangerous threats to the families of this country. They are violent offenders, murders, rapists, drug dealers, child traffickers. They are the worst of the worst. Many entered our country when Joe Biden and the Democrats threw open the borders 5 years ago. Over 10 million illegal immigrants flooded into the country during those 4 years of the Biden Presidency. During the 2024 election, the American people spoke very clearly. Americans voted for more border security, not less. Americans wanted more law enforcement, not less--and, yes, people spoke for deporting illegal immigrants, for not allowing them to stay. Republicans understand that safe communities are a result of secure borders. Today, Democrats continue to choose illegal immigrants over American citizens--right here, on the floor of the Senate, this morning. Democrats are the party of defund the police. They have been for a long, long time. Now they want to defund our security even further--our security, our borders.”