Congresswomen Virginia Foxx One Minute Speech
Washington,
Jul 11, 2006 -
Mr. Speaker, House Democrats have been talking a lot about their agenda
lately, but each and every time they fail to mention border security or
immigration reform, and I suppose for good reason. With their lackluster record
on immigration reform, I can understand why they hesitate to bring up the
issue.
After all, Republicans voted to pass a border security
bill in December, but Democrats, led by their minority leader, opposed the
bill. Republicans voted to pass the REAL ID Act to make sure people who receive
driver's licenses are here legally, but Democrats, led by their minority
leader, opposed the bill.
Republicans wanted to allow members of our Armed Forces to
help perform certain border security protection functions, but Democrats, led
by their minority leader, opposed the amendment.
With a record like this, it is no wonder that the
Democrats never mention border security as a part of their agenda.
