Dem Sen. Blumenthal Asks Kristi Noem to Ignore 300,000 Children that Went Missing During the Biden Admin and Focus on 1000 Separated Under Trump

BLUMENTHAL I want to ░░░░░░░░ your attention to an ░░░░░░░░ that I ve led ░░░░░░░░ help reunite children with ░░░░░░░░ parents children who were ░░░░░░░░ as a result of ░░░░░░░░ so called family separation ░░░░░░░░ in the last administration ░░░░░░░░ have introduced a measure ░░░░░░░░ keep families together not ░░░░░░░░ to limit separation of ░░░░░░░░ at or near ports ░░░░░░░░ entry but also the ░░░░░░░░ Belong Together Act for ░░░░░░░░ congresses to help bring ░░░░░░░░ children the kids who ░░░░░░░░ victims of this policy ░░░░░░░░ who still are not ░░░░░░░░ with their parents I ░░░░░░░░ that you will support ░░░░░░░░ kind of effort NOEM ░░░░░░░░ the Trump Administration never ░░░░░░░░ a family separation policy ░░░░░░░░ had a zero tolerance ░░░░░░░░ which said that our ░░░░░░░░ would be followed What ░░░░░░░░ m alarmed by is ░░░░░░░░ over 300 000 children ░░░░░░░░ went missing during the ░░░░░░░░ Administration And when we ░░░░░░░░ about children and what ░░░░░░░░ re potentially facing as ░░░░░░░░ as victimization in this ░░░░░░░░ and the trafficking that ░░░░░░░░ going on this administration ░░░░░░░░ lack of desire to ░░░░░░░░ out where those children ░░░░░░░░ or what they may ░░░░░░░░ going through is alarming ░░░░░░░░ me So I want ░░░░░░░░ stop that crosstalk BLUMENTHAL ░░░░░░░░ because my time is ░░░░░░░░ I m just going ░░░░░░░░ interrupt again with apologies ░░░░░░░░ say let s put ░░░░░░░░ NOEM Well I can ░░░░░░░░ put aside 340 000 ░░░░░░░░ BLUMENTHAL Let s put ░░░░░░░░ s put aside the ░░░░░░░░ Let s put aside ░░░░░░░░ happened in the past ░░░░░░░░ are still 1 000 ░░░░░░░░ who are separated and ░░░░░░░░ to be reunited I ░░░░░░░░ like your commitment that ░░░░░░░░ re going to continue ░░░░░░░░ effort to reunite them ░░░░░░░░ their parents NOEM Senator ░░░░░░░░ families together is critically ░░░░░░░░ to me and to ░░░░░░░░ country I m concerned ░░░░░░░░ Laken Riley s family ░░░░░░░░ they no longer have ░░░░░░░░ I m concerned about ░░░░░░░░ fact that that we ░░░░░░░░ people in this country ░░░░░░░░ don t know where ░░░░░░░░ children are or people ░░░░░░░░ other countries who sent ░░░░░░░░ children here and they ░░░░░░░░ been lost by this ░░░░░░░░ So yes my focus ░░░░░░░░ be to keep families ░░░░░░░░ We will uphold our ░░░░░░░░ and we ll make ░░░░░░░░ that we re doing ░░░░░░░░ we can to keep ░░░░░░░░ children safe from the ░░░░░░░░ and the drug epidemic ░░░░░░░░ s hit this country ░░░░░░░░ I m going to ░░░░░░░░ on an optimistic note ░░░░░░░░ say I take that ░░░░░░░░ a yes NOEM Yeah ░░░░░░░░ Thank you, Mr. Chairman.”