Speech #1130127629

The Republican leadership in the House of Representatives refused to send any spending bill here that would give ordinary appropriations to the Department of Homeland Security. Well. what does the Department of Homeland Security do? They guard our borders and stop illegal immigration. They have a massive responsibility at the borders. which the Republicans have said repeatedly is their highest priority. So the first thing they do is send us a spending bill that has what is known as a continuing resolution to tie the hands of the Department of Homeland Security when it comes to spending money to enforce our borders and stop illegal immigration. But that was not enough. Now we hear the opposition of the Republican side to filling the position that is responsible for enforcement of our borders. the position responsible for stopping illegal immigration. It is called ICEImmigration and Customs Enforcementwhich is part of the Department of Homeland Security. It was created in 2003.