Rep. McCarthy Rips Dems for Calling to Abolish ICE: ‘The Dangers These Officers Face Are No Joke’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT McCarthy Last ░░░░░░░░ Democrats introduced a bill ░░░░░░░░ abolish ICE That s ░░░░░░░░ Immigration and Customs Enforcement ░░░░░░░░ In doing so I ░░░░░░░░ we should first review ░░░░░░░░ agency s record As ░░░░░░░░ turns out ICE agents ░░░░░░░░ on the frontlines in ░░░░░░░░ battle against crime In ░░░░░░░░ they arrested nearly 2 ░░░░░░░░ human traffickers criminals who ░░░░░░░░ involved in modern day ░░░░░░░░ You wanted to abolish ░░░░░░░░ Last year they arrested ░░░░░░░░ than 4 800 gang ░░░░░░░░ Including more than 800 ░░░░░░░░ of the MS 13 ░░░░░░░░ of the most vicious ░░░░░░░░ operating today But you ░░░░░░░░ to abolish that and ░░░░░░░░ it into our communities ░░░░░░░░ they intercepted more than ░░░░░░░░ ton of fentanyl that ░░░░░░░░ headed for our communities ░░░░░░░░ we all should know ░░░░░░░░ fentanyl will do because ░░░░░░░░ just debated more than ░░░░░░░░ some bills on this ░░░░░░░░ because 172 people who ░░░░░░░░ Americans will die today ░░░░░░░░ of an addiction Fentanyl ░░░░░░░░ so deadly that just ░░░░░░░░ few grams will kill ░░░░░░░░ But you wanted to ░░░░░░░░ that to allow it ░░░░░░░░ to our communities Still ░░░░░░░░ Democrats say not only ░░░░░░░░ they want to introduce ░░░░░░░░ people will co sponsor ░░░░░░░░ But there s a ░░░░░░░░ I actually think there ░░░░░░░░ two problems with this ░░░░░░░░ first problem is most ░░░░░░░░ disagree with you They ░░░░░░░░ support ICE According to ░░░░░░░░ recent poll just one ░░░░░░░░ four Americans think we ░░░░░░░░ abolish it The second ░░░░░░░░ is Democrats don t ░░░░░░░░ agree with their own ░░░░░░░░ they introduced They lack ░░░░░░░░ courage of their so ░░░░░░░░ convictions Because when we ░░░░░░░░ the ability to bring ░░░░░░░░ bill up abolish ICE ░░░░░░░░ they put into the ░░░░░░░░ and co sponsored Democrats ░░░░░░░░ they would vote no ░░░░░░░░ wanted the glory of ░░░░░░░░ a bill to the ░░░░░░░░ left of their own ░░░░░░░░ but they didn t ░░░░░░░░ the guts to accept ░░░░░░░░ consequences That s the ░░░░░░░░ of leadership that the ░░░░░░░░ have to offer Mr ░░░░░░░░ I am even more ░░░░░░░░ listening to the Democrat ░░░░░░░░ I was here I ░░░░░░░░ on the floor I ░░░░░░░░ Mr Speaker to the ░░░░░░░░ on the Democratic side ░░░░░░░░ she said I recommend ░░░░░░░░ no or maybe vote ░░░░░░░░ or vote however you ░░░░░░░░ I m not sure ░░░░░░░░ position she was requesting ░░░░░░░░ she said all three ░░░░░░░░ I m not sure ░░░░░░░░ what the author wanted ░░░░░░░░ do when he put ░░░░░░░░ bill across the aisle ░░░░░░░░ asked other members of ░░░░░░░░ own conference to co ░░░░░░░░ it when he said ░░░░░░░░ would vote no when ░░░░░░░░ had the offer to ░░░░░░░░ it up on the ░░░░░░░░ Does that mean every ░░░░░░░░ Democrats put across they ░░░░░░░░ don t want to ░░░░░░░░ I m just not ░░░░░░░░ Now we are about ░░░░░░░░ vote on a resolution ░░░░░░░░ the opposite We want ░░░░░░░░ support the law enforcement ░░░░░░░░ of ICE and we ░░░░░░░░ renounce the activist campaign ░░░░░░░░ them The dangers these ░░░░░░░░ face are no joke ░░░░░░░░ for those in the ░░░░░░░░ who would like to ░░░░░░░░ Mr Speaker during this ░░░░░░░░ would ask they get ░░░░░░░░ for one moment because ░░░░░░░░ officers of ICE lost ░░░░░░░░ lives defending those The ░░░░░░░░ is real SPEAKER PRO ░░░░░░░░ The gentleman is correct ░░░░░░░░ house will be in ░░░░░░░░ McCarthy The danger to ░░░░░░░░ officers are real and ░░░░░░░░ s not a joke ░░░░░░░░ officers have died in ░░░░░░░░ line of duty Special ░░░░░░░░ Brian viesel Special agent ░░░░░░░░ inslee Special agent Lorenzo ░░░░░░░░ Special agent Scott Maguire ░░░░░░░░ agent David Wilhelm and ░░░░░░░░ agent Jamie zapata who ░░░░░░░░ killed by a cartel ░░░░░░░░ in Mexico These agents ░░░░░░░░ their lives in the ░░░░░░░░ of duty Thousands more ░░░░░░░░ these agents risk their ░░░░░░░░ every day on your ░░░░░░░░ I want you to ░░░░░░░░ for one moment I ░░░░░░░░ to think about those ░░░░░░░░ think about those families ░░░░░░░░ think about those thousands ░░░░░░░░ agents who are defending ░░░░░░░░ border What do they ░░░░░░░░ about a bill that ░░░░░░░░ across the desk that ░░░░░░░░ you want to abolish ░░░░░░░░ How much support do ░░░░░░░░ feel when the leadership ░░░░░░░░ Speaker of the Democratic ░░░░░░░░ says vote no vote ░░░░░░░░ just vote how you ░░░░░░░░ Well you know what ░░░░░░░░ they risk their lives ░░░░░░░░ they stop another human ░░░░░░░░ about modern day slavery ░░░░░░░░ they save another child ░░░░░░░░ ll vote to support ░░░░░░░░ Or when they stop ░░░░░░░░ amount of drugs coming ░░░░░░░░ and they save another ░░░░░░░░ s life I ll ░░░░░░░░ them Or when they ░░░░░░░░ an MS 13 gang ░░░░░░░░ from coming to any ░░░░░░░░ our communities I ll ░░░░░░░░ them If only for ░░░░░░░░ reason agents deserve our ░░░░░░░░ and support Mr Speaker ░░░░░░░░ m confused I understand ░░░░░░░░ s this growing socialist ░░░░░░░░ in the Democratic Party ░░░░░░░░ when does this socialist ░░░░░░░░ Democratic Party believe we ░░░░░░░░ have no borders I ░░░░░░░░ it s today Mr ░░░░░░░░ that s not what ░░░░░░░░ Americans asked for That ░░░░░░░░ not what America supports ░░░░░░░░ then again Mr Speaker ░░░░░░░░ m not sure I ░░░░░░░░ what the other side ░░░░░░░░ when they offer a ░░░░░░░░ and they ask peopl ░░░░░░░░ co sponsor and then ░░░░░░░░ won t even vote ░░░░░░░░ it That is why ░░░░░░░░ m happy to offer ░░░░░░░░ Higgins resolution and stand ░░░░░░░░ the women and men ░░░░░░░░ ICE Because I want ░░░░░░░░ safer America And for ░░░░░░░░ who gave their life ░░░░░░░░ us I will stand ░░░░░░░░ them even if it ░░░░░░░░ standing up against a ░░░░░░░░ socialist Democratic Party I ░░░░░░░░ back.”