Ted Lieu Plays the Audio of Crying Children in Detention Centers on the House Floor

RUSH TRANSCRIPT LIEU I ░░░░░░░░ Congressman Ted Lieu of ░░░░░░░░ If the Statue of ░░░░░░░░ could cry she would ░░░░░░░░ crying today As I ░░░░░░░░ here there are 2 ░░░░░░░░ babies and kids who ░░░░░░░░ ripped away from their ░░░░░░░░ by our government and ░░░░░░░░ in detention facilities across ░░░░░░░░ America was a country ░░░░░░░░ by people fleeing persecution ░░░░░░░░ are a land of ░░░░░░░░ President Ronald Reagan called ░░░░░░░░ that shining city upon ░░░░░░░░ hill Unfortunately Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ Homeland Security Secretary Nielsen ░░░░░░░░ perverted that grand legacy ░░░░░░░░ have now engaged in ░░░░░░░░ functional equivalent of kidnapping ░░░░░░░░ can believe in any ░░░░░░░░ or no God at ░░░░░░░░ In conclude that ripping ░░░░░░░░ away from their parents ░░░░░░░░ immoral I believe in ░░░░░░░░ Christ Every single thing ░░░░░░░░ the gospels and what ░░░░░░░░ taught goes against the ░░░░░░░░ of family separation Imagine ░░░░░░░░ a mother and father ░░░░░░░░ losing your child to ░░░░░░░░ government and not knowing ░░░░░░░░ you re ever going ░░░░░░░░ your child again the ░░░░░░░░ of that Imagine being ░░░░░░░░ child when you were ░░░░░░░░ your parents were likely ░░░░░░░░ most important people in ░░░░░░░░ life imagine being ripped ░░░░░░░░ from your mother or ░░░░░░░░ and not knowing if ░░░░░░░░ re ever going to ░░░░░░░░ them again and then ░░░░░░░░ placed in a detention ░░░░░░░░ with strangers Imagine the ░░░░░░░░ and fury fear will ░░░░░░░░ see doing that What ░░░░░░░░ that sound like SPEAKER ░░░░░░░░ gentleman will suspend Lew ░░░░░░░░ you for what reason ░░░░░░░░ Speaker LIEU For what ░░░░░░░░ Madam Speaker SPEAKER The ░░░░░░░░ is in breach of ░░░░░░░░ LIEU Cite the rule ░░░░░░░░ Madam Speaker SPEAKER Rule ░░░░░░░░ of the house That ░░░░░░░░ rule 17 the gentleman ░░░░░░░░ suspend LIEU Why are ░░░░░░░░ trying to prevent the ░░░░░░░░ people from listening to ░░░░░░░░ it sounds like in ░░░░░░░░ detention facility These are ░░░░░░░░ and kids at a ░░░░░░░░ facility Why are you ░░░░░░░░ letting the American people ░░░░░░░░ what they are saying ░░░░░░░░ The gentleman will suspend ░░░░░░░░ There is no rule ░░░░░░░░ the house that says ░░░░░░░░ cannot play sounds from ░░░░░░░░ defention facility from a ░░░░░░░░ facility SPEAKER The gentleman ░░░░░░░░ suspend the use of ░░░░░░░░ device It is in ░░░░░░░░ of rule 17 LIEU ░░░░░░░░ the rule It does ░░░░░░░░ say I cannot play ░░░░░░░░ from a detention facility ░░░░░░░░ are we hiding this ░░░░░░░░ the American people SPEAKER ░░░░░░░░ 17 prohibits the use ░░░░░░░░ an electronic device to ░░░░░░░░ sounds in the chamber ░░░░░░░░ gentleman LIEU Why are ░░░░░░░░ hiding it from the ░░░░░░░░ people SPEAKER The gentleman ░░░░░░░░ suspend LIEU Why are ░░░░░░░░ hiding it from the ░░░░░░░░ people SPEAKER The gentleman ░░░░░░░░ suspend Per rule 17 ░░░░░░░░ the house LIEU We ░░░░░░░░ 2 300 babies and ░░░░░░░░ SPEAKER The gentleman will ░░░░░░░░ Per rule 17 of ░░░░░░░░ house That prohibits the ░░░░░░░░ of a device to ░░░░░░░░ sounds in the chamber ░░░░░░░░ We have 2 300 ░░░░░░░░ and kids in defention ░░░░░░░░ were ripped away from ░░░░░░░░ parents I think the ░░░░░░░░ people need to hear ░░░░░░░░ Speaking foreign language SPEAKER ░░░░░░░░ the gentleman suspend Per ░░░░░░░░ 17 of the house ░░░░░░░░ People need to hear ░░░░░░░░ tape of a detention ░░░░░░░░ of babies being ripped ░░░░░░░░ their parents SPEAKER The ░░░░░░░░ of arms will enforce ░░░░░░░░ rules of decorum LIEU ░░░░░░░░ yield back SPEAKER The ░░░░░░░░ yields back the balance ░░░░░░░░ his time SPEAKER Without ░░░░░░░░ The house stands adjourned”