Immigration and Border Security policy. Thank you very much. Please. What a group. This is a very talented group of people. Well, i thank you very much. We need talent for what were doing, believe me. Were here to discuss the tremendous threat of ms13, one of the most violent and vicious gangs anywhere in the world. Weve really never seen anything quite like this, the level of ferocity, the level of violence, and the reforms we need from congress to defeat it. Im honored to be joined by dhs secretary neil sen, top officials and federal Law Enforcement and our local sheriffs, great, great sheriffs. Were also joined by congressman peter king. Peter, thank you. Congressman lee zeldin, lee, good to have you. Martha, martha mcsally. Good, i hear youre doing well out there. Thats what the word is. Congresswoman barbara comstock, thank you, barbara, nice to have you. And congressman Michael Mccaul whos been an expert. Ms13 recruits through our broken immigration system, violating our borders
Committed against people around the world today based on their faith. We are in these days witnesses to some of the most glaring and brutal attacks on this universal right of religious freedom in all of our history. Islamic state, the cancer spreading throughout the middle east and north africa is targeting christians and other religious minorities and communities for extincton. The world has watched this terror unfold day by day for over a year. More than 407 days have have past since the city of most you will fell into the hands mosul fell into the hands of the islamic state. They drove them out of the land of their spiritual heritage which dates back for nearly 2,000 years. Nearly one year has past since the attack on a community where thousands were slaughtered. 5,000 young women and young girls were taken captive. 1,000 boys were captured and forced into isis training camps. Mr. Speaker, there is no room for the selfproclaimed caliphate. Innocent men, women and children are forced
Thats not their mission and thats not what we are paying for and we should stop paying for it. And i yield back to mr. Buck. The chair the chair would remind members that remarks during the debate may not engage in personalities towards the president including the repeating of remarks that were said elsewhere. That would be improper if spoken here by the members here in their own words. The gentleman from georgia is recognized. Mr. Lewis i yield one minute to thegentleman from kentucky, chairman of the state foreign operations committee. Mr. Rogers i rise in respectful disagreement with my colleagues who offer this amendment. The United States institute of peace works to help prevent, reduce and resolve violent conflicts abroad. The institute along side our military, our diplomats in the most conflict affected including iraq, afghanistan, tunisia, south sudan and ukraine. Eliminating the u. S. Institute of peace would hamper our efforts to stabilize these areas and to prevent further o
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