We all know that football, baseball, and many of our sports have been
a level playing field where many people of different races,
ethnicities, and economic backgrounds come together and cheer for a
particular team from their hometown or their region. Instead of concentrating on bringing healthcare to millions of
Americans or retreating on failed attempts to repeal and replace
ObamaCare, the President chose to engage in another activity: tweeting
that insulted Americans across the country. Instead of engaging in a real, substantive discussion about the Dream
Act and DACA recipients, looking at the provisions of the bipartisan
legislation that has been put forward and cosponsored by close to 200
Members of
this House, led by Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, a Republican from
Florida, and Lucille Roybal-Allard, a Democrat from California, instead
of going through the provisions of that bill that could bring relief
for 800,000 young people who otherwise would be potentially deported--
they are larger than any of the congressional districts that any one of
us may represent in this House. Instead of looking at the provisions of
that, rolling up our sleeves and coming here this week to discuss how
we bring relief to 800,000 young people who are working, going to
school, and are members of our Armed Forces, he chose to engage in
distraction. Instead of looking at a real humanitarian crisis about to ensue in
Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and some of our neighboring countries
of Barbuda, Dominica, the Dominican Republic, and the Caribbean, as
well as the challenges of Florida and Houston, instead of taking a look
at a potential humanitarian crisis that may ensue in Puerto Rico and
bringing about relief for those 3.5 million Americans, he chose to look
the other way.
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