Speech #1140002833

That is the expectation. And now. Madam Speaker. we have a bill that should not be controversial. that should fund our homeland security. but it has been turned into a divisive political strategy on immigration. Madam Speaker. lets face it. This bill is not about homeland security. this bill is about Republican political security. It is an injustice to those who suffered on 9111 and still remember that. Members are entitled to whatever view they may have on the Presidents executive order. They are entitled to whatever view they may have on immigration. They are entitled to votes on those issues. But to force those views on a bill that funds grants to first responders. that helps those first responders hire additional personnel and purchase protective equipment. that assists our State and local governments in preventing and responding to terrorist attacks and other disasters. that secures essential cyber networks. that simply puts ugly politics ahead of the safety of the American people. This bill goes too far. For the first time in history. they are holding our security hostage to the politics of immigration. My motion gives every Member here a fundamental choice. It allows you to pursue whatever agenda you may have on immigration without undermining our homeland security. It would ensure passage of a clean Homeland Security bill. with an additional $3 million for fusion centers. Madam Speaker. this is The 9111 Commission Report. the report that every Member of Congress said that we would heed and pay attention to. that we would not allow politics to be injected into.