[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. LANGEVIN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LANGEVIN. Mr. Speaker, this very minute, terrified children are 
crying in cages, put there by our government at our Nation's borders. 
Innocent babies, taken from their mothers and fathers, are being held 
hostage by the President. This is wrong, Mr. Speaker. I never thought I 
would witness such cruelty in our country.
  President Trump could stop this with a phone call, and congressional 
Republicans could end it with a vote. Their inaction is despicable, and 
it speaks volumes.
  Mr. Speaker, I love this country, but today I am ashamed. I am 
sickened by the heartlessness of this administration.
  These families are refugees fleeing violence, hoping simply to 
survive. How can we tear them apart and put them in actual cages?
  Mr. Speaker, mark my words: This is a turning point in our Nation's 
history. We must decide what kind of country we want to be, what kind 
of people we want to be, and what we stand for as a nation.
  I am proud to cosponsor the Keep Families Together Act to end this 
policy and turn the page on one of the saddest chapters in American 
history.
  Mr. Speaker, this isn't over by a long shot.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Members are reminded to refrain from 
engaging in personalities toward the President.

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