Speaker. what happened in San Francisco was a horrible tragedy. and my thoughts and prayers go out to Kathryn Steinles family. As the authorities in San Francisco seek justice for Kate. we should not. however. allow demagogues like Donald Trump to demonize entire communities because of the actions of a single person. It is disappointing and alarming that the House Republican leadership is following Donald Trumps lead on immigration. The bill before the House this week would withhold funds that are meant to enhance public safety. support community policing. and assist crime victims. effectively putting our communities at higher risk. Mr. Speaker. this is nothing but an effort to cover for the House Republican leaderships failure to bring a comprehensive immigration reform bill to the floor that would actually fix our broken immigration system. But like Donald Trump. the House Republican leadership seemingly cant help themselves when it comes to painting millions of lawabiding and hardworking immigrants as nothing but criminals. Mr. Speaker. the safety of our communities should not be a political pawn.
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Painting millions of lawabiding and hardworking immigrants as nothing but criminals.