Speaker, when the father of Kate Steinle, Jim, testified before
Congress, he said: ``Everywhere Kate went throughout the world, she
shined the light of a good citizen from the United States of America. Unfortunately, due to unjointed laws and basic incompetence of the
government, the United States has suffered a self-inflicted wound in
the murder of our daughter by the hand of a person that should have
never been on the streets in this country.''
Well, today we can resolve that. Two years ago this weekend, Kate's life was ended when she was gunned
down by a five-time deported criminal illegal alien with seven prior
felony convictions. Kate's Law would stiffen penalties, helping to stop these preventable
tragedies. Additionally, today the House will pass the No Sanctuary for
Criminals Act as well. You just heard: Will Democrats participate? Well, 80 percent of Americans support ending sanctuary cities, and no
citizen should be in danger because politicians think they are above
the law. So will Democrats participate? Will they listen to their
constituents?
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