[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 198 (Monday, November 15, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H6259]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            WAKE UP, AMERICA

  (Mr. GROTHMAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. GROTHMAN. Madam Speaker, the purpose of this speech is to 
encourage America to wake up before the Build Back Better Act passes 
here.
  There are so many crises going on in this country. I still believe 
the number one is the 100,000 people a month flooding the border; but 
these two actions of the Biden administration intersect, and I 
encourage America to pay attention.
  First of all, in the Build Back Better Act, we are providing amnesty 
to at least 7 million illegal aliens. To give that much amnesty not 
only is an outrage in its own right, but is encouraging more and more 
people to come here. The next thing that is being done is that we are 
guaranteeing certain bad actors will not be removed from the country. 
This bill provides parole for some felons, sex offenders, and members 
of gangs. This will be a further problem.
  Madam Speaker, finally, and perhaps most absurd of all, under this 
bill we are getting free Pell grants, that is to say, free college for 
people who are coming here illegally. The American citizen, the 
American taxpayer is $30,000, $40,000, $50,000 in debt to go to 
college, but people come here illegally--free college.
  Wake up, America.

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