June 27, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 109 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                              BUILD A WALL

  (Mr. JOHN W. ROSE of Tennessee asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. JOHN W. ROSE of Tennessee. Madam Speaker, today the House joined 
the Senate in approving almost $4.6 billion in taxpayer money to 
address the growing security and humanitarian crisis at our southern 
border.
  We all share sympathy for the children and individuals who find 
themselves in suffering conditions at our southern border, but we 
should not confuse that the action that the House took today addresses 
the real crux of the problem at our southern border. Indeed, less than 
5 percent of the funds that we approved will have a realistic impact on 
reducing the plague of illegal immigration that faces our country.
  I call upon my colleagues and I call upon the Speaker, upon our 
return after the Independence Day recess, to take up this issue and 
send a clear message around the world that this country intends to 
enforce its borders and enforce its immigration laws.
  Madam Speaker, I support and call upon the Speaker to allow us to 
provide the funding to build a wall at our southern border and support 
the President's efforts to control illegal immigration.

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