[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 98 (Wednesday, June 13, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H5140]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     CRUEL ACTIVITY AT OUR BORDERS

  (Ms. FRANKEL of Florida asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. FRANKEL of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I stand here today, not only as 
a Member of Congress but as a mother, to say that I am outraged, I am 
heartbroken, and I am embarrassed by the barbaric activity of our 
government on our borders.
  The Trump administration's zero-tolerance policy is cruelly ripping 
children from the arms of their mothers and their fathers at our 
borders. They are separating them for indefinite periods of time, often 
in unspeakable, unbearable facilities.
  We have seen a lot of ruthless actions from the Trump administration, 
but this is as bad as it gets. I call it government-inflicted child 
abuse. I stand here committed, with like-minded citizens, millions of 
Americans across the country, condemning these actions and committed to 
keeping parents and children together when they come to the United 
States of America.

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