Political Quotes

“I rise today to talk about America's wide-open southern border. I want to add my voice to that of the senior Senator from Kansas who just made eloquent remarks right here on the floor of the Senate about the disaster--the Democratic disaster--at the southern border. As he pointed out--and as I will add my voice to his--it is a clear and present danger to our national security what is happening at the southern border. And national security starts with border security. The senior Senator from Kansas and I were just meeting with other Republican Members of the Senate to review yesterday's numbers at the southern border--the number of illegal immigrants coming into this country--an all-time record high of over 12,000 illegal immigrants coming into this country from all over the world. That is the crisis that people all across the country who tune in to their TV see is happening in our Nation and to our Nation. So here we are on the floor of the Senate, and Senator Schumer, the majority leader, wants to vote on $100 billion in national security assistance--and he wants to do it today, and we are going to do it today. That request lacks serious and significant changes that are needed to secure the southern border. Without serious and significant changes, this bill will not pass. Mark my words, Republicans will vote against it. Republicans and Democrats have very opposing views of what is needed at the border.…”