[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 103 (Wednesday, June 20, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H5294]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         KEEP FAMILIES TOGETHER

  (Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, as I speak, the Trump 
Republicans wrestle another child from the arms of a refugee parent at 
our southern border, but I still rise today to honor World Refugee Day.
  Every year, thousands of refugees journey to the United States of 
America in search of safety, be it from human rights violations, 
warfare, natural disasters, or the war on drugs.
  We pride ourselves on being a nation of immigrants. I am proud that 
Clarkston, Georgia, known as the Ellis Island of the South, is in my 
district. But Trump Republicans have lain waste to our custom of 
welcoming asylum seekers as they commit the inhumane practice of 
separating children from their parents at the border.
  America is weakened in the eyes of the world, and separating families 
is our national shame. That is why I am a proud cosponsor of the Keep 
Families Together Act. Congress must act now on this important 
legislation.

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