February 11, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 26 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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                              {time}  1930
                            BORDER SECURITY

  (Mr. BURCHETT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. BURCHETT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask my colleagues on the 
other side of the aisle to finally come to the table for a meaningful 
discussion around securing our Nation's borders.
  The Democrats' leadership would have the entire country believe that 
our President and the Republicans are the ones holding up negotiations 
to avoid another unnecessary government shutdown, but it is the 
President and the House Republicans who have come to the bargaining 
table in good faith.
  Just this week, there were rumors that a deal was near with less 
border funding than the President and my party wanted. That is what 
happens in negotiations: We give, and they take.
  Now that we are close to a deal being cut, the Democrats are moving 
the goalpost, Mr. Speaker. This brand-new cap on ICE detention beds 
came out of thin air and is proof that the Democrats are willing to do 
anything to keep from making a deal with the President and the 
Republicans.
  What is worse, the move by the Democrats would make our country less 
secure. It is just a backdoor attempt to get rid of ICE entirely.
  The citizens of this country deserve better, Mr. Speaker. They 
deserve a government that works. Let's do the job our constituents sent 
us here to do.

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