[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12204]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    OFFENSIVE REMARKS ABOUT DREAMERS

  (Mr. BEN RAY LUJAN of New Mexico asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BEN RAY LUJAN of New Mexico. Mr. Speaker, recently, one of our 
Republican colleagues made remarks about the Hispanic community and 
children that have no place in our public discourse. These words offend 
DREAMers, who have been brought to this country through no fault of 
their own, and they offend our entire Nation.
  In talking about DREAMers, Representative Steve King said:

       For every one who's a valedictorian, there's another 100 
     out there who weigh 130 pounds, and they've got calves the 
     size of cantaloupes because they are hauling 75 pounds of 
     marijuana across the desert.

  Mr. Speaker, I don't know what's more disappointing, that the most 
extreme voices in the Republican Conference continue to make appalling 
comments about the Hispanic community or that the rest of my Republican 
colleagues are silent on this kind of offensive and outrageous 
rhetoric.
  At a time when we should be working together to address our broken 
immigration system, these hateful words only seek to divide rather than 
bring people together to find common ground.
  It's no wonder that the American people continue to see House 
Republicans as out of touch when comments like these are made.

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