Secure America Act

Floor Speech

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Mr. McGARVEY. Mr. Speaker, we have to stop saying this is about $70 billion for ICE. This is about $240 billion for ICE. Republicans gave ICE $170 billion last July, and in less than 1 year, they want to give them $70 billion more.

That is more for ICE this year than Russia is spending on its military, and they are currently at war. $240 billion for honest to God storm troopers, masked, armed agents kidnapping people off the street, murdering U.S. citizens, separating families, and detaining children. We shouldn't give them another dollar.

We cannot give them another $70 billion, but if you are so willing to spend it, imagine the good we could do with that kind of money.

We could make people's lives better by giving free school breakfast and lunch for every kid in America or free childcare for every American family with a kid under 5. We could bring back the healthcare tax credits that Republicans killed because they were too expensive for 3 more years, but since feeding kids and fixing healthcare apparently aren't your thing, maybe we can agree on veterans.

You guys say you care about our veterans, then let's do something about it. For $70 billion, we could end veteran homelessness forever, probably seven times over. In fact, I offered an amendment to this bill that does just that. Actually, with $70 billion, we could end homelessness in America. That is just one example.

There is so much good we could do with this money and just about anything would be better than giving it to ICE. Vote ``no.''

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