[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 120 (Wednesday, July 17, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E937]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      INTRODUCTION OF A RESOLUTION FORMALLY CONDEMNING THE TRUMP 
 ADMINISTRATION'S SYSTEMATIC CRUEL AND INHUMANE TREATMENT OF MIGRANTS, 
             PARTICULARLY CHILDREN, AT THE SOUTHERN BORDER

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                          HON. EARL BLUMENAUER

                               of oregon

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 17, 2019

  Mr. BLUMENAUER. Madam Speaker, today I introduced a resolution 
formally condemning the Trump Administration's systematic cruel and 
inhumane treatment of migrants, particularly children, at the southern 
border.
  This resolution was introduced with the support of more than fifty of 
our Democratic colleagues who agree that the House of Representatives 
needs to go on the record in their condemnation of the human rights 
crisis perpetrated by the Trump administration.
  While Congress has voted to send billions of dollars in humanitarian 
aid to improve the conditions of detainees, the House of 
Representatives has yet to reject Trump's inhumane and horrific 
policies. With thousands of children separated from their families, 
more being denied asylum at the border, and far more languishing in 
detention facilities without the basic necessities to sustain a 
dignified life, this body must take a stand. The first step toward 
combatting evil is giving it a name. As the branch of government 
closest to the American public, we must formally condemn Trump's 
intolerant and hateful policies against some of the world's most 
vulnerable individuals.

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