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]




                THE FIGHT FOR THE CHILDREN WILL CONTINUE

  (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Madam Speaker, this was a tough week for those of us 
who, as mothers, have a deep pain for the conditions of our children.
  It was a difficult week because Mr. Ramirez and his toddler died 
trying to seek an opportunity in the United States.
  It was a difficult week because this administration rejected Mr. 
Ramirez from the Matamoros bridge and forced him to cross the Rio 
Grande.
  Today, I voted ``no'' for the $4.5 billion, moneys that I know are 
needed and that passed and were provided for those in need. If my vote 
was needed to pass the bill, I would have done so.
  But I am saddened by the fact that we passed a bill that does not 
have the strengthened protocols for treating the difficulties of 
children and their health needs:
  It does not have the provisions dealing with the quality of the 
treatment of the children, the sanitation and safety;
  It does not have the idea that children can only remain in a place 
for 90 days;
  It does not have the ability to have a program that talks about or 
puts in place how these children are treated as relates to their 
healthcare and other matters.
  So, I will continue to fight because these children's lives are 
important at the border and around the Nation, and we will get to a 
point where we can pass legislation that will treat these children who 
are suffering and fleeing in the right way.

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