McCarthy Criticizes Democrats for Bill to Abolish ICE, Praises Work of Agents

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 front lines ░░░░░░░░ the battle against crime ░░░░░░░░ 2016 they arrested nearly ░░░░░░░░ 000 human traffickers Criminals ░░░░░░░░ are involved in modern ░░░░░░░░ slavery You wanted to ░░░░░░░░ that Last year they ░░░░░░░░ more than 4 800 ░░░░░░░░ P members Including more ░░░░░░░░ 800 members of the ░░░░░░░░ 13 One of the ░░░░░░░░ P vicious gangs operating ░░░░░░░░ But you wanted to ░░░░░░░░ that and put it ░░░░░░░░ our communities And they ░░░░░░░░ more than one ton ░░░░░░░░ Fentanyl That was headed ░░░░░░░░ our communities Now we ░░░░░░░░ should know what Fentanyl ░░░░░░░░ do because we just ░░░░░░░░ more than 50 some ░░░░░░░░ on this floor because ░░░░░░░░ people who are Americans ░░░░░░░░ die today because of ░░░░░░░░ addiction Fentanyl is so ░░░░░░░░ that just a few ░░░░░░░░ will kill you But ░░░░░░░░ wanted to abolish that ░░░░░░░░ allow it in to ░░░░░░░░ communities Still the Democrats ░░░░░░░░ not only will they ░░░░░░░░ to introduce it people ░░░░░░░░ co sponsor it But ░░░░░░░░ s a problem I ░░░░░░░░ think there are two ░░░░░░░░ with this The first ░░░░░░░░ is most Americans disagree ░░░░░░░░ you They actually support ░░░░░░░░ according to a recent ░░░░░░░░ just one in four ░░░░░░░░ think we should abolish ░░░░░░░░ The second problem is ░░░░░░░░ don t even agree ░░░░░░░░ their own bill they ░░░░░░░░ They lack the courage ░░░░░░░░ their so called convictions ░░░░░░░░ when we offered the ░░░░░░░░ to bring the bill ░░░░░░░░ abolish ICE that they ░░░░░░░░ into the hopper and ░░░░░░░░ sponsored Democrats said they ░░░░░░░░ vote no They wanted ░░░░░░░░ glory of introducing a ░░░░░░░░ to the far left ░░░░░░░░ their own party But ░░░░░░░░ didn t have the ░░░░░░░░ to accept the consequences ░░░░░░░░ s the kind of ░░░░░░░░ that the Democrats have ░░░░░░░░ offer Mr Speaker I ░░░░░░░░ even more confused listening ░░░░░░░░ the Democrat leadership I ░░░░░░░░ here I was on ░░░░░░░░ floor I listened Mr ░░░░░░░░ to the leader on ░░░░░░░░ democratic side when she ░░░░░░░░ I recommend voting no ░░░░░░░░ maybe vote present Or ░░░░░░░░ however you want I ░░░░░░░░ not sure what position ░░░░░░░░ was requesting when she ░░░░░░░░ all three And I ░░░░░░░░ not sure exactly what ░░░░░░░░ author wanted to do ░░░░░░░░ he put his bill ░░░░░░░░ the aisle and asked ░░░░░░░░ members of his own ░░░░░░░░ to co sponsor it ░░░░░░░░ he said he would ░░░░░░░░ no when he had ░░░░░░░░ offer to bring it ░░░░░░░░ on the floor Does ░░░░░░░░ mean every bill Democrats ░░░░░░░░ across they really don ░░░░░░░░ want to support I ░░░░░░░░ just not sure Now ░░░░░░░░ are about to vote ░░░░░░░░ a resolution of the ░░░░░░░░ We want to support ░░░░░░░░ law enforcement officers of ░░░░░░░░ and we ll renounce ░░░░░░░░ activist campaign against them ░░░░░░░░ dangers these officers face ░░░░░░░░ no joke So for ░░░░░░░░ in the back who ░░░░░░░░ like to speak Mr ░░░░░░░░ during this I would ░░░░░░░░ they get quiet for ░░░░░░░░ moment because six officers ░░░░░░░░ ICE lost their lives ░░░░░░░░ those The danger is ░░░░░░░░ UNKNOWN MALE The house ░░░░░░░░ be in order MCCARY ░░░░░░░░ danger to these officers ░░░░░░░░ real and it s ░░░░░░░░ a joke Six officers ░░░░░░░░ died in the line ░░░░░░░░ duty Special agent Brian ░░░░░░░░ Special agent Timothy Inslee ░░░░░░░░ agent Lorenzo Gomez Special ░░░░░░░░ Scott Maguire Special agent ░░░░░░░░ Wilhelm and special agent ░░░░░░░░ Zapata who was killed ░░░░░░░░ a cartel hitman in ░░░░░░░░ These agents gave their ░░░░░░░░ in the line of ░░░░░░░░ Thousands more of these ░░░░░░░░ risk their lives every ░░░░░░░░ on your behalf I ░░░░░░░░ you to pause for ░░░░░░░░ moment I want to ░░░░░░░░ about those agents think ░░░░░░░░ those families but think ░░░░░░░░ those thousands of agents ░░░░░░░░ are defending our border ░░░░░░░░ do they think about ░░░░░░░░ bill that comes across ░░░░░░░░ desk that says you ░░░░░░░░ to abolish them How ░░░░░░░░ support do they feel ░░░░░░░░ the leadership Mr Speaker ░░░░░░░░ the Democratic Party says ░░░░░░░░ no vote present just ░░░░░░░░ how you want Well ░░░░░░░░ know what when they ░░░░░░░░ their lives and they ░░░░░░░░ another human trafficker about ░░░░░░░░ day slavery and they ░░░░░░░░ another child I ll ░░░░░░░░ to support them Or ░░░░░░░░ they stop the amount ░░░░░░░░ drugs coming across and ░░░░░░░░ save another American s ░░░░░░░░ I ll support them ░░░░░░░░ when they stop an ░░░░░░░░ 13 gangmember from coming ░░░░░░░░ any of our communities ░░░░░░░░ ll support them If ░░░░░░░░ for this reason agents ░░░░░░░░ our gratitude and support ░░░░░░░░ Speaker I m confused ░░░░░░░░ understand there s this ░░░░░░░░ socialist movement in the ░░░░░░░░ Party but when does ░░░░░░░░ socialist new Democratic Party ░░░░░░░░ we should have no ░░░░░░░░ I guess it s ░░░░░░░░ Mr Speaker that s ░░░░░░░░ what the Americans asked ░░░░░░░░ That s not what ░░░░░░░░ supports But then again ░░░░░░░░ Speaker I m not ░░░░░░░░ I understand what the ░░░░░░░░ side supports when they ░░░░░░░░ a bill and they ░░░░░░░░ people to co sponsor ░░░░░░░░ then they won t ░░░░░░░░ vote for it That ░░░░░░░░ why I m happy ░░░░░░░░ offer Congressman Higgins resolution ░░░░░░░░ stand with the women ░░░░░░░░ men of ICE because ░░░░░░░░ want a safer America ░░░░░░░░ for those who gave ░░░░░░░░ life for us I ░░░░░░░░ stand with them even ░░░░░░░░ it means standing up ░░░░░░░░ a new socialist Democratic ░░░░░░░░ I yield back.”