[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 69 (Friday, April 19, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H2556]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          FUNDING WORLD ISSUES

  (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, this is a very difficult time for 
Members because we are talking about world issues. Tomorrow, we will be 
talking about world issues, as well, and that is the final adjournment.
  If we do not do our work, the funding of the Ukraine money, the money 
for Indo-Pacific security, and the money for the struggling people who 
need 21st century peace, and, of course, Israel and the Palestinians.
  This is the example. We can't get the southern border, but we can 
also not provide safety for our children. These are children around the 
world. I have fought for Russia to stop stealing Ukrainian children. We 
cannot do it without providing the war funding that we need, and we 
cannot do southern border protection, if you will, without 
understanding that it is not just war that you deal with at the 
southern border. You deal with human beings.
  Having been here for a period of time, Mr. Speaker, I can tell you 
that we are dealing with immigration. Immigration is humanity.
  So I ask the people who are here in this body to deal with humanity 
and to deal with our children. That means we will get all the funding 
bills, and, yes, we will get the bills that will not make playgrounds 
war zones. That is what we are doing.
  Let's save our children and save them now.

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