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Need to get this bill to my desk fast. but the democrats accused of republicans to purposely rushing it to a vote. >> instead of a bill with significant ramifications for criminal law in immigration cases was introduced last week while members were out of town and is being rushed to the floor today without any hearings, without any mark up, without any adequate opportunity for review by the public, by legal experts or by stake holders. >> the aclu, the immigrant legal resource center and the national association of criminal defense lawyers have already lined up in opposition, citing concerns t...

Bill's provision aren't actually clear at all and accused republicans of purposely rushing for vote. >> it was introduced last week while members were out of town and rushed to the floor today without any hearings, without any mark-up, without any adequate opportunity for review by the public or legal experts or shake holders. >> aclu, immigrant research center and national association of criminal defense lawyers have already lined up in opposition that the bill unjustly expands criminal acts in order for the trump administration to ramp up deportations. the legislation's next stop is the sena...

Security. but darn it, there's a smart way of doing this, and if keep going back to the past thinking that a wall is going to be the only way to solve this, you don't understand it. 40% of the people that we have here in the united states came here through a legal visa permanent, and they -- the wall's not going to stop them. you want to stop drugs -- did you know that the dea's latest report shows that most drugs come through ports of entry. a wall is not going to stop it. we have to be smart on how we do it. now -- >> congressman -- >> if we're going to do immigration reform, it's got to be ...

I think the president's frustrated that first of all, he's been unable to get funding for his border wall, and by the way. >> john, his base in texas would say this is not a crisis. we don't need a wall. >> oh, no, it's not a crisis at all. definitely is an immigration levels are way down. but this is something the president used to get votes in the campaign. he promised that mexico was going to pay for the wall. of course, they're not. and the other reality is, the wall's never going to be built. okay? let's make that clear. but he's trying to make it look like it's going to be built. so now ...

That's my point. i'm frustrated. i'm angry. i'm angry for those kids. i'm angry for my friends. i'm angry for the tears i saw. i'm angry for the faces i saw. i apologize for going on but i'm passionate about what happened here. but in two months, we're going to be callous and we're going to forget about this. that's the world we live in. >> mr. rosenblat -- >> so if trump wants to do something -- i'm sorry. >> no, go ahead. >> if president trump really means it, show leadership, do something, do something. come here. don't come here and throw paper towels like in puerto rico. you know? the wal...