[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 115 (Wednesday, July 10, 2019)]
[House]
[Pages H5313-H5314]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    HUMANITARIAN AID IS NOT A CRIME

  (Mrs. KIRKPATRICK asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. KIRKPATRICK. Madam Speaker, imagine fleeing your home, 
journeying through the desert in search of refuge. Imagine having your 
child ripped away from you. Imagine learning that your kids are hungry, 
unbathed, cold, screaming from cages, wrapped in foil blankets.
  Yesterday, news broke of children being sexually assaulted at a Yuma 
detention facility. What I have described is a reality here, and it is 
un-American.
  I represent a border district in southern Arizona. I have met with 
Border Patrol, migrant advocacy groups, faith-based organizations, and 
city leaders. I have been proud to see our community work together in 
powerful ways. Our Tucson community has shown more humane leadership 
than Federal departments led by the Trump administration.
  We must be vigilant and protect humanitarian rights, and we must 
remind our neighbors that humanitarian aid is not a crime.

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  I stand with Scott Warren. I stand with all the organizations helping 
migrant families. I will continue to ask tough questions and fight to 
hold this administration accountable.

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