Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024

Floor Speech

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Mrs. LUNA. Madam Speaker, I rise in opposition to speak against the current omnibus that we are seeing hitting the floor today.

This administration and many people on both sides talk about how they want to champion Black and Brown people in this country, and that is a direct quote from a recent press release from the Biden administration. The fact is that this omnibus, this government being open and allowing for open borders, is doing nothing but actually hurting those communities.

What we are seeing right now at the border is a rise in crime. We are seeing these very communities being impacted by the rise in gang violence. Frankly, it has been disgusting to watch crony capitalists push the importation of cheap labor.

I don't know if anyone has recently witnessed what happened with Tyson Farms, but they actually fired Americans to hire immigrant workers, a.k.a. illegals. After September 25, 2023, they were probed by the Federal Government over the employment of migrant children, who likely washed the bloody floors and razor-sharp machines.

Why would anyone want to continue to fund a government that, A, is complicit in this, but, B, is also responsible for losing 85,000 migrant children?

The fact is that we cannot continue down this path. It is hurting all people. I think if you want to claim to protect minorities, then you need to ensure that you are putting Americans first and not simply just using that as a way to get elected while stabbing Americans in the back and hurting our communities.

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