We are saying whether you are white, black, brown, asian, or native american, we are building a future. Ms. Clark we have an agenda that will make sure you have a place in our economy, that you have a place where you can have a family, live the american dream. This president with his racist attacks is showing us that he is not concerned with anything but further enritching those who are already rich and powerful enriching those who are already rich and powerful. His plan is to distract us, to divide us, so they can pickpocket us while we are not looking. That is what we are speaking out against. This attack on american values, this attack on trying to be a country that is the United States of america, not the divided states. Thats what were saying, and the tactics are second to that purpose of holding this Administration Accountable for their racist comments that are of g to sew those seeds division. So i have the honor of serving on the House Armed Services committee and i think something that isnt emphasized enough is that our enemies want nothing more than for us to be divided as a country, and every single day that the president has this kind of rhetoric hes playing directly into the hands of our enemies, so its important for us to do everything we can to try and bring us back together and i think this resolution, the way it is being authored, is an attempt to say as americans, regardless of your heart, we do not believe that people are that people are somehow less than others because of the color of their skin or their country of origin. Ms. Hill or because you disagree with the president of the United States. And i think we have to show the world that this isnt who we are as a country. We have to show ourselves, our neighbors that this isnt who we are as americans. And this is such an Important Message for us to send across the entire globe. We are constantly fighting the rhetoric that this president is putting out there. We cannot have this kind of Division Moving forward. Im hopeful our colleagues across the aisle will join us in recognizing that. I think katie nailed it. It would be great if its bipartisan. This is what it should be. This is a country thats in the middle and were in the middle and thats about getting things done, but our diversity is whats made everything in america work for centuries, and we got to celebrate that and i sit on the House Foreign Affairs committee and as katie talked about, i mean, its allowing our adversaries to show us in complete disarray and discord. Mr. Trone thats the wrong thing. We need to pull together and unite and focus on the business of america. Raising the wage act. All those things about how we can lift americans up together and let this distraction move on. We had a good response. Lets do it. Well go here and then reporter thank you. Do you believe congresswoman ocasiocortez [indiscernible] following the tweet over the weekend . Mr. Jeffries i have Great Respect for every Single Member of the House Democratic caucus from alexandria ocasiocortez to Josh Gottheimer and everything in between. Reporter will they go after the chief of staff or [indiscernible] mr. Jeffries the House Democratic caucus account will continue to highlight the efforts by members to work on the Kitchen Table pocketbook issues that are important to the American People. Eporter [indiscernible] how do democrats have a message for those in the middle [indiscernible] of the country, how do you talk to them . Ms. Clark you know it is about the for the people agenda, and it is about showing that Everybody Needs those pathways to success, to get a fair shot. And imbration is used by this president. His words were vial this week and immigration is used by this president. His words were vial this week. He knows when were unified, when were talking about how to build shared prosperity, how to give every child in this ountry a shot at success, give families a living wage like were doing this week, how to create good jobs investing in infrastructure, reducing the cost of prescription drugs, making sure everyone has health insurance, he knows that he will be revealed as the failed president that he is. His only tactic and this has been from his first ride down that escalator as a candidate has been to divide us, to stoke fears of the other, to say that somehow immigrants are the ones who are responsible for the failure to have wages keep pace with our economy. He wants to not look at the fact that he signed major tax bill that was totally aimed at the top 1 , that he continues to make the Winner Circle very small, and that middle americans, your everyday working families are on the losing end of these policies of this administration. And the way he does that is by using hate, by using racism, by using bias to deflect and to divide. He will continue to do this, and what were doing as House Democrats is calling that out and saying what really needs to happen is whoever you are, whatever ethnic, religious background you may have, whatever your immigration status, whether youre fifth generation american or a newcomer, that there is a place at the table for you and that our focus is on your needs, the issues you talk about around your Kitchen Table, not those of division, of sewing these seeds of hatred and racism that this president wants to focus on. Thats our for the people agenda. Thats where we will remain focused and working for the people who sent us here. Mr. Hill i come from one of the districts that flipped and i think theres a few things in terms of how i talk in my community about this issue of immigration because it is something that comes up over and over again. But were split. We have a large number of people who are, you know, come from immigrant families themselves and we have people who are from Law Enforcement backgrounds. Ms. Hill and who are concerned about border security. The thing i try to approach it from the way i try to approach it is from a place of values. What do we care about as americans . Who are we as americans . When you talk about the kinds of situations that people are fleeing, they are not coming here, they are not traveling 1,000 miles across, you know, horrible landscapes, putting their families in danger because they want to i dont even know what they might what the president thinks they might want to do but theyre doing it out of desperation. For my constituents, we are best served when we are actually when we have the resources on border patrol, have the resources to truly secure our border, to focus on people who are trafficking drugs or who are, you know, actual dangerous criminals and not the families and the unaccompanied minors who are currently the ones that are coming here in a huge way. So i think we have to make sure that the resources are there in the appropriate fashion. We have to address the root causes. Thats why later this summer im planning on visiting the northern triangle. I know a number of my colleagues are as well, but we have to look at this from an entire wholeistic perspective and not try holistic perspective and not try to put blame on those coming now. Its important for us to continue to reflect who are we, what is the legacy we want to leave, and how do we want the world to see us for the foreseeable future . And right now, the images coming out of those facilities do not reflect our values. Mr. Jeffries ill go to the back. Reporter [indiscernible] the new asylum policy, are there concrete plans from House Democrats . Mr. Jeffries well, well take a look at his latest announcement in dripping with xenophobia. At the end of the day, we believe that america is great because america is good, and the goodness of the American People understand that we are a nation of immigrants. That has made us stronger as a country, not weaker. The American People fundamentally believe that we should focus on felons, to the extent there is immigrant enforcement. Donald trump is targeting and focused on breaking up families. And in his failure to undermine existing u. S. Law as it relates to the right for people to lawfully seek asylum at our borders and to present credible fears of persecution, that is what is happening down on the u. S. Mexico border with families and Young Children in many instances fleeing persecution and presenting themselves to immigration authorities, consistent with u. S. Law. Donald trump is undermining United States law. I think thats something that the American People will reject. We got two questions, and then well end the back and then the center. Reporter on july 2 indiscernible] mr. Jeffries well, the state department issued what i thought was a positiveleaning statement of concern as it relates to both the terms of confinement and the conditions that asap rocky finds himself in. Congressman espaillat has led the charge and i expect him to do so. Last question. Thanks. Reporter Asylum Seekers denied asylum, should they be allowed to stay or be deported . Mr. Jeffries well, we have a broken immigration system in the United States of america that needs a complete and total reevaluation. It should be done in a bipartisan fashion. We all believe that we want to move toward comprehensive Immigration Reform with perhaps the starting point for some being the 2013 Bipartisan Legislation that came out of the United States senate. Its important for us to get out of the cycle of xenophobia and hatred that the president has us in right now so that we can work on solving the problems of the American People. Both as it relates to improving the quality of life of Everyday Americans and solving our broken immigration system. Thank you, everyone. [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2019] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] and hearing there from members democratic members of the house. The chamber in a break now, but theyll be returning at noon eastern time working today on a number of upcoming measures, including a resolution condemning president trumps tweets directed at new democratic lawmakers. The president tweeting this morning that his tweets were not racist saying, i dont have a racist bone in my body. The socalled vote to be taken is a democrat con game. Republicans should not show weakness and fall into their trap. This should be a vote on the filthy language, statements, and lies told by the democrat congresswoman who i truly believe, based on their actions, hate our country. Get a list of the horrible things they have said. Omar is polling at 8 . Cortez at 21 . Nancy pelosi tried to push them away but now they are forever wedded to the democrat party. See you in 2020. We also heard a short time ago from Republican Leaders in the house. Hear are their remarks to reporters. We are going to