Speaker. I yield myself the balance of my time. Instead of focusing on rolling back protections for the benefits of millions of Americans for the 53rd time. this House should get back to the work of focusing on real problems. like the need to overhaul our broken immigration system and replace it with one that works for our country. Instead of solving immigration problems that are facing our Nation. the House continues to vote on bills that take our country backwards. Before we left for recess 5 weeks ago. the House voted to deny DREAMers the ability to stay here. and they subjected them to deportation proceedings. This bodys continued failure to act on comprehensive immigration reform means that the President must act instead. For more than a year. I have come to the House floor to decry the fact that the House Republicans have failed to move any immigration reform bills to the floor this entire Congressor any bills to secure our border. any bills to provide provisional work permits. any bills to require workplace authentication. Not a single one has been brought to the floor of the House. I am deeply disappointed that the President has put off taking action on this bill until after the November elections. but the President will have no alternative if this Congress continues to fail to act.
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