Speech #1040042965

I am opposed to what is being discussed here today. because I think we need every possible person on the House floor to hear some issues being discussed. which I frankly think are being too broadly ignored. One of the reasons I am going to vote against the rule. for instance. is because while I certainly want the existing welfare system to be changed. I am very unhappy about the fact that the Committee on Rules refused to make in order my amendment which would make the Federal Government pay for the welfare and education costs associated with allowing refugees into this country. rather than dumping the costs of educating and training those refugees onto State and local governments. It seems to me that when the Federal Government allows refugees to come into this country. that is a foreign policy decision. I would ask why under that situation local taxpayers should get stuck with paying the tab to educate and train those refugees who are allowed into this country for foreign policy reasons? I appreciate very much the fact that the Democrats on the Committee on Rules and two Republicans voted to allow my amendment to be offered. I. for the life of me. do not understand why the other Republicans did not.