Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I would point out that this House actually is going to be taking up a bill that addresses these issues. Mr. Goodlatte's bill will come up within the next hour or so here on this floor. The bill itself would require that the Department of Homeland Security maintain the care and custody of aliens together, with their children, as well as providing funding for DHS family residential centers. So I think that it is fair to say that there is bipartisan concern for the plight of these children, the plight of these families. I think all of us who are mothers understand the emotions involved here and understand that we don't want to perpetuate a situation that, in fact, also was occurring when President Obama was in office. But I think it is also important to note that we have got to secure our border and we have got to be in a position where we are recognizing that people who come here illegally cannot be allowed to stay. People who come here illegally must, in fact, be deported, must, in fact, be apprehended. We need to end, as we have, the practice of catch and release that we saw during the Obama administration. It is a security issue for us.…”