[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 130 (Thursday, July 27, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H4060]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          THE HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS OF TEXAS GOVERNOR ABBOTT

  (Ms. GARCIA of Texas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. GARCIA of Texas. Mr. Speaker, extreme MAGA Republicans have gone 
from Trump's caging children to Abbott's trapping children in the 
river.
  Razor wire-wrapped barrels in the river, pushing children back into 
the river, and denying water during extreme heat are simply acts of 
deliberate, inhumane, and horrific torture. It goes beyond politics and 
crosses a line into human rights violations.
  These buoys by the Governor will not stop migrants from crossing the 
Rio Grande. Instead, they will pose a grave threat to Border Patrol 
agents and increase the risk of drowning for children, disabled people, 
mothers and others.
  Mr. Speaker, what if this were one of your own children, your niece 
or nephew, or your grandchildren?
  Mr. Speaker, how would you respond if you saw your family treated 
this way?
  Governor Abbott's anti-life actions do not reflect our Texas values. 
It is just simply bad and inhumane actions.
  Migrants deserve to be treated with dignity and compassion, not by 
this relentless dehumanization.

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