[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 123 (Tuesday, July 18, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H3649-H3650]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      FIGHT FOR AMERICA'S CHILDREN

  (Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS. Mr. Speaker, last month, the House passed my 
resolution condemning the use of school facilities to shelter illegal 
immigrants. This week, the House will take up H.R. 3941, the Schools 
Not Shelters Act, to officially strip Federal funds from

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those who allow our schools to be used as hotels instead of schools.
  New York City Mayor Eric Adams claims there are over 51,800 illegal 
immigrants in the city's care who need housing. The fact that so many 
illegal aliens have made it all the way to New York is a direct 
reflection of the state of our border crisis, and municipalities should 
not be tasked with fixing this problem.
  Since the Biden administration refuses to address the border crisis, 
we must take action in Congress and fight for America's children. After 
all, how can we feed America's children in cafeterias of schools if 
they are housing illegal immigrants?
  Mr. Speaker, I applaud Representative Molinaro for bringing this 
important piece of legislation to the floor this week, and I look 
forward to voting for its passage.

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