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CSPAN Washington Journal August 19, 0627

Democrats, 2027488000. Independents, 2027488002. We have a separate fourth line for folks living in border states, 2027488003 is your number. Invitecannot call, we your comments on social media. cspanwj is our twitter handle and you can post a comment at facebook. Com cspan. Here is how the Washington Times is reporting on all of this. Democrats giveandtake on trump border aid legislation. Five months after labeling the border a manufactured crisis, Speaker Pelosi led democrats to approve 4. 5 billion humanitarian aid package. Democrats took their pound of flesh in the vote, deleting some of the president s priorities such as money for investigators to stop human traffickers and more detention beds for i. C. E. They packed the bill on new rules on how mr. Trump can spend money and conditions migrants face at the border. Here is nancy pelosi on the floor yesterday. [video clip] today we found out the administration is sending children back to a station in clint, texas, where days earlier those children had been removed after enduring weeks without a shower or change of clothing. When visiting the children, one lawyer reported the children are locked in their cells. They cannot bring themselves to play because they are trying to stay alive. Week, the department of justice argued in court the government should not have to provide children in custody with beds. Toothbrushes, or this situation is child abuse. It violates every value we have not only as americans, but as moral beings. Our values are being undermined by the president s failed policies, which intensified the situation of heartbreak and horror on the border, which challenges the conscience of america. This legislation is a vote against the cruel attitude toward children of this administration. This bill does not fund the administrations failed mass detention policy. It funds effective, humane alternatives to detention that have a proven record of success. This legislation secures limits on how the money is spent and how the administration treats children. It creates strong oversight by congress so we can protect children and ensure this crisis never occurs again. Host here are some of the details about the bill. 4. 5 billion would go to establish Health Standards for kids and adults in custody, requires the department of Homeland Security to ensure all migrants have access to Translation Services. It limits the amount of time Migrant Children can spend at an arrival shelter and unaccompanied kids can only be moved after hhs Notifies Congress about a transfer. All these provisions came following back and forth within the caucus in the house monday night through the day on tuesday, which led to this vote. 230195. Democrats will now dive into negotiations with senate gop leaders to get the aid package signed into law before leaving thursday. Even if the chambers reach a deal, it is unclear if President Trump will sign the final bill as he demands farreaching changes of asylum law in exchange for calling off mass deportation rates. Here is what the president had to say prior to the house vote on another matter yesterday. [video clip] are you personally concerned about conditions at these Border Securities . President trump i am very concerned. They are much better than they were under president obama by far. We are trying to get the democrats to agree to give us humanitarian aid, humanitarian money and that is a fair question. I am very concerned. It is in much better shape than it ever was. A lot of these Young Children come from places you dont want to know about. The way they have lived and the poverty they grew up in. If we can get this bill signed, we will be able to do it. The democrats do not want to sign anything and i think they are going to sign this from what i understand i call it humanitarian aid. This is an about the border. Its a numbers are way down, mexico has been helping a lot. They have strong immigration laws, moving 15,000 people or 16,000 people to our southern border, which is incredible. A lot of signs are coming out where the cartels and bad folks, the coyotes and all the bad people bringing Young Children and taking advantage, horribly, it is a form of slavery, it is horrible. You reported on it, a lot of that is stopping because of what we are doing and what is happening on the border. I want to thank mexico. We appreciate what they are doing and hopefully they can keep it up. Host betty in florida, democratic line. What do you think about the hack house action last night . At the every time i look border, i think about what our through. Es went i cannot believe we are living in a country that mistreats children. Children not getting nourishment and they throw their parents in jail. President trump should be put in jail the way he is treating those children. It is awful the way those children are being mistreated. Host is this enough, what the house did last night . Caller if they dont let President Trump take it to build a wall. He is not going to spend it on those kids. He is going to prove himself when he gets elected again that he david ins move onto north bend, oregon. Good morning, david. Caller good morning. I am not a very fast speaker. I wanted to Say Something about the immense coverage of this particular subject even as serious as it is and of course, i think we should follow the laws when it comes to immigration. I wonder how Many Americans realize the serious issue of the deficit. Every dollar that goes to the deficit is money loaned by extreme wealth and other countries and Middle America. Treasury bonds. Host is there a connection between what you are talking about the deficit and the border story we are talking about . Caller are you going to let me finish this sentence . Host go ahead, david. Goesr every dollar that to the deficit is a deprivation on serious interest paid by the taxpayer to these people that loan to the government. Ofcourse, it deprives us very serious issues in our own country, spending that money on paying out to the wealth. Host thank you, david. Todd calling from brentwood, florida. Caller Nancy Pelosis house of representatives is a joke. They are hurting themselves, their party, and the United States. Beyond silly, they are absurd. Host what makes them a joke . Caller i am about to tell you that. Host ok. Caller they are spending several days on reparations. They look ridiculous. They dont know what they are doing. I think the turning point was john dean. You are embarrassed to put him on your tv screen. They are going to have to retrofit every building in the cars andates, ban airplanes in favor of highspeed rail, which has proven to be a complete disaster everywhere it has been. The Green New Deal contemplates guaranteed income for those unable or unwilling to work. They are trying to move up politically on this kind of issue. Host you are calling from a border state and mentioned a lot of issues, do you want to speak to the house action and the border issues going on . Billion is a piece of what i am talking about. They are not serious about helping children. They are not serious about anything. It is all pure politics and antitrump. Host one viewer at twitter rights trump will win on this issue if the left does not come up with a loud and detailed solution to stopping economic migrants crossing the border. Inwas 230 to 195 happened 10 00 range on the house floor. All but 4 democrats backed the legislation. The loan dissenters on the democratic side, alexandria rashida tlaib, ayanna pressley, three republicans they point out voted in favor of the bill despite gop leaders repeated attacks on the democrats for handling this issue and a trump veto threat. Will heard of texas, chris smith, and Brian Fitzpatrick of pennsylvania. That is in the politico piece. They add tensions have been running high leading up to the vote, especially among progressive and hispanic members. Representative jayapal and Connie Watson coleman got angela heated exchange. Each member had the right to oppose legislation based on their own principles. Lawmakers, both of them later downplay the message or the exchange. They are talking about the congresswoman from the state of washington. That is in politico. Carl is calling from chicago, democratic line. Caller how are you doing this morning . Host good, how are you . Caller i am listening and i hear republicans want to talk about everything else. What they did in the congress yesterday what we need the looking at is the bottom line on this. What we are doing is not humane. We are supposed to be a christian nation. He lies and everything else. E says is a lie this should never be happening. Donald trump does not care. Walking down that road the germans walked down. I know nobody likes making these comparisons. They told themselves lies about thereas doing and were conservative, religious leaders and they should be openly standing up for these children. They cannot present themselves for asylum. So frustrated they tried to swim what is wrong with this country . Republicans, i dont want to lyingou stupid, but stop to yourselves. Host carl referring to this photo published in the New York Times. Some have chosen not to publish it. Here is the photo. Horror and heartbreak. That led tophoto widespread anguish. They talk about the fate of Oscar Alberto martinez were mirrors and his 20 month old daughter. The New York Times story says the portrait was captured monday by this journalist in the hours after the two died. It represents a poignant distillation of the perilous journey migrants face on their passage north to the u. S. And consequences that often go unseen in the loud, caustic debate over border policy. The acute suffering of refugees personal stories often obscured by larger events. This graphic photo is making the rounds both in print and television and elsewhere. Tricia, thanks for hanging on. You are in warsaw, pennsylvania. Is this is amment. Roblem that we created we, the United States through our legislatures and government separated children from their parents. Just to take a minute, how would we feel if the government came in and took our children . Where is our compassion . Where is our empathy . This is a situation we created with the border problem with the children not receiving proper care. S christians in the first place, you are supposed to follow the teachings of jesus christ. You are supposed to apply the words of the bible to your life, personally. The just very upset attitude i see and people who go sunday. H on i am grateful for everything you have given me, but i want to withhold that same compassion for people who are trying to come in and get asylum. I am not advocating in any way allowing people to come in illegally. This whole thing is a problem we created. I, again, want to reference the comments made by cherry focal, they are disgusting. That is my comment. Host the threat by refugees is practically nonexistent. These are people people treat them as such. More of your calls in a moment area here is a tweet that came in from the president of the United States. Democrats want open borders, which equals violent crime, drugs, and Human Trafficking. They also want high taxes. Republicans wants what is good for america, the exact opposite. Here is larry from texas. Say all thist to congress, that the house passed last night, why are we paying for their legal fees and all that stuff . Sending them money for foreign aid. And ernment can use it the way they want. Paying for all their legal fees. Nd housing this is a bunch of people coming up looking for work. Host lets move on to sylvia in virginia. Sylvia, are you there . Caller hello. Yes. The reason why i am calling is let thewn there, private sector be a part of helping these children. My heart goes out to them. Previous callers said why dont christian groups do something about it . My church would help me go down if the government allowed me to go in and help these children. I have been trying to learn spanish for a while now and i think it would help me to be able to communicate with these children that mainly speak interpreter,ith an the deficit is so high, but let the private sector go down and help out. I would get on a bus in a minute ago help. Host a little bit more about the state of this legislation the house passed. If you go to the hill, they whilemakers argue they believe the Upper Chamber bill is imperfect, it would address pressing needs. From kevin mccarthy, the senate has shown what adult supervision can do with Bipartisan Legislation to get it done. Republicans also expressed concerns over the language in the house related to restrictions on detention facilities with others arguing they dont feel it allocates enough funds to address needs at the border or underlying problems. I dont think the senate bill does the job that needs to be done. If you are just throwing money at the problem this is from chip roy. He said we are just going to end up putting gasoline on the fire because you are going to continue to encourage cartels to bring in more people, catch and release more and make the problem continue to grow. William calling from South Carolina on the democratic line. Caller good morning. My name is William Bishop and i live in South Carolina. The only thing i am saying about this is we are all human beings and we came from somewhere. I am tired of these guys talking to the moderator about switching the subject. These are children. You have animal control treat animals like this. If you have a dog and dont feed wont let them brush their teeth, dont have anything to brush their teeth. You dont do children like that. Animals are treated better than these children. If you have a dog and starve it, they will come and get you and lock you up. We all came from somewhere. Carolina here in south. We dont have real users, real buyers, but not you cannot buy a tshirt, a pair of socks made out of this country and the 1 took all this money and give them middle income for five years. It is a shame and a disgrace. Host lets hear from tom in miami, independent caller. Sir. R good afternoon, all we hear is this is Donald Trumps fault for it i want listeners to understand this. Why are these illegals going to coming to america . That is the first problem you have to address. Host what do you think the answer to that question is . Caller i think this is the democrats trying to flood the voter rolls. They are turning these red states into blue. This is all about the vote. They dont care nothing about the children, they only want the votes. 90 white anglo. We are down to 12 . Making thesebout people have a better life, this is about taking over our country, our electoral college. These people should have stayed in their own culture and mexico has some of the greatest in the world. Thisne caller from texas, is all about jobs and getting money. How much money is being sent back . Excuse me, sir. Host sorry to keep interrupting. You are calling on the independent line, correct . Caller yes, sir. Host what has made you independent on this issue as opposed to maybe a republican . Caller i am independent because i look at both sides of the story. There better life should be their own country and culture. A lot of Central American and south american countries are prospering like america. Republicans are starting to understand this. Is to oncrats want flood this country with millions of people. Millions of people have to have cars and water and all of this. Environmentalists, we cant have all this this is nothing but with allyour country this illegal, different country, totally. They are not compromising english culture. You really think they care about the Founding Fathers . This is about jobs and money. Host thanks for calling and sharing your info. A couple more stories, lots on this issue. Washington post headline says hundreds of tsa workers are being diverted to airports from the southern border to enforce immigration policies along the border. Several identified in numerous reports by dhs lawmakers heard tuesday at a house t the wall street journal if you have not heard and elsewhere reporting on the resignation of top u. S. Border officials. He resigns as the house passes the relief bill. This is john sanders, the acting head of the u. S. Customs and. Order control patrol he did not give a reason to his departure, but people familiar said he had been overwhelmed by the scale of the crisis and frequent changes in personnel and policy direction inside the Trump Administration. Time for a few more calls before we wrap up and begin our guest segment. Brent from charleston, west virginia. Welcome. Caller good morning. Thank you for taking my call. I am listening to people talk about we should react as christians and have compassion and it is all about the children and so on and so forth. Those folksons to because they are acting exactly as the mexican drug cartels want you to react. This is why they have used children and innocent people as all you have to do is listen to the people who deal with this every day. While they catch and release all aisleseople supposedly are drug cartels smuggling in drugs, you are being manipulated. His is the real disgrace the real disgrace is the hypocritical democrat party. We have speaker of the house, the democratic speaker of the house talking about the divine children. This is the same woman who openly advocates for taxpayerfunded ondemand and yet she has the audacity to sit in public and talk about the divine spark in children. We are scaring children and so on and so forth. Ladies and gentlemen, my fellow americans, my goodness. Are we going to enforce our own laws or are we simply going to say it is not convenient to enforce our laws anymore so we will not do that . If we begin this, if we whath that precedent other parts of the constitution and the bill of rights are we going to ignore because it doesnt

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