[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 82 (Thursday, May 15, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H2065]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                  ELECTED OFFICIALS STORM ICE FACILITY

  (Mr. McDOWELL asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. McDOWELL. Mr. Speaker, many of my colleagues on the other side of 
the aisle have repeated the phrase ``budgets are about priorities'' a 
lot lately.
  Mr. Speaker, do you know what really signals someone's priorities? It 
is their actions.
  Just last week, we witnessed a group of elected officials storm an 
ICE facility, demanding sympathy for illegal aliens who are violent 
gang members, rapists, and murderers.
  Mr. Speaker, each of us is elected to represent our constituents and 
put American citizens first. The idea that someone could take the oath 
and then storm through law enforcement simply boggles the mind.
  If my colleagues want to talk about priorities, Mr. Speaker, here is 
one they should remember: The safety of law-abiding Americans is more 
important than the demands of foreign criminals.

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