[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 96 (Monday, June 10, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H4351]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           FUND HHS TO PROVIDE CARE FOR UNACCOMPANIED MINORS

  (Mrs. HARTZLER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. HARTZLER. Mr. Speaker, today, I rise to highlight a humanitarian 
crisis happening within our borders.
  Because of our failing immigration policies and inadequate border 
security, people, including tens of thousands of unaccompanied 
children, are streaming across our porous borders. In shelters 
throughout the country, the Department of Health and Human Services is 
caring for over 13,000 unaccompanied migrant children who illegally 
crossed our southern border.
  This is just a portion of the over 40,000 children who have come into 
U.S. custody since October of last year, and more of these children are 
arriving sicker than ever before and require immediate medical 
attention.
  Time is not on our side. To continue caring for these children, HHS 
needs more funding. HHS projects it will be out of funds to provide 
care within a matter of days.
  HHS requested $3.2 billion in emergency funds to continue providing 
shelter, food, and medical care for these children, but Democrats have 
ignored this request.
  It is time for us to work together to provide the resources necessary 
to care for these children, work to fix our immigration system, and 
secure our borders to prevent this crisis from happening again.

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