Speaker. I rise this evening in opposition to the House Republican plan to tear apart millions of families through extreme amendments to the Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill. In the face of inaction by this House last year. our President was forced to use his constitutional authority to bring millions of our neighbors out of the shadows to fix a broken immigration system. Through scrapping the Secure Communities Program and ensuring that parents of American citizens could no longer live in fear of deportation. the Presidents executive order has moved our country forward. However. it is no substitute for the bipartisan congressional action that the majority of the American people feel that we need and that passed the Senate 2 years ago. By undermining the Presidents executive actions through amendments to DHS appropriations. my colleagues are not only jeopardizing critical funding for our Nations security but also ignoring the pain and suffering they will cause to millions across our country.
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