[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 102 (Tuesday, June 19, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H5274]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           FAMILY SEPARATION

  (Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI. Mr. Speaker, this past weekend, my family and I 
spent a wonderful Sunday celebrating Father's Day, just like millions 
of other families across our country.
  During our time together, I couldn't help thinking about the 
thousands of children who are unable to do the same because they have 
been separated from their own fathers and mothers by agents of our 
government. They are scared, they are lonely, and they are confused.
  I am horrified by these actions, and I am determined to fight with my 
colleagues to end this cruel policy. It is our moral obligation to 
reunite these families, and it is imperative that we make sure this 
never happens again.
  Fifty years from now, how will history judge those more committed to 
justifying this policy than ending it? We as a nation are better than 
this, and I urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to do what is 
right and end this policy of separating children from their parents.

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