[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 10 (Thursday, January 18, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H201]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                           STATUE OF LIBERTY

  (Mr. FROST asked and was given permission to address the House for 
one minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FROST. Mr. Speaker, I rise today because I issued a challenge 
yesterday to my colleagues on the other side of the aisle to stop lying 
and be honest about what they actually mean when they are talking about 
changes to our immigration system and at the border, and it looks like 
they are taking my advice.
  Let's look at this board. We have a fellow Floridian on the record 
saying she wants family separation. Seems like a nice sentiment coming 
from someone who is a new mother.
  We have our infamous colleague from Georgia saying that she can't 
wait for mass deportations to start on day one of the Trump 
administration.
  Then we also have the criminally indicted former President himself 
saying that he wants to scrap birthright U.S. citizenship.
  I want to remind everybody that the promise of this country, the 
promise written on the Statue of Liberty, is one that welcomes all 
folks who are most vulnerable with open arms; like my mother did when 
she came here from Cuba as a refugee and asylum seeker.
  Mr. Speaker, Republicans in the House need to stop lying to the 
American people. If you don't believe in the promise of this country or 
in our values, you don't believe in the beacon of hope that is the 
Statue of Liberty.

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