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Floor Speech

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Mr. BARRASSO. Mr. President, today the Senate is going to vote on what is called the Kaine-Van Hollen resolution. To me, it is a political stunt, and I will vote against it. It is not about transparency. It is not about human rights. It is about bringing a verified member of MS-13, a terrorist group, criminals--and bringing that member back into the United States.

So today, Senate Democrats are voting, once again, to defend illegal immigrant criminals. They seem to like to do that. It is hard to believe, but it is true. That is whom Senate Democrats are here to protect, and that is whom Senate Democrats seem to want to defend.

So they are going to come to the floor today, and they are going to line up to express their blind loyalty and their belligerent support for illegal immigrant criminals. That seems to be the party model right now.

No Democrats are going to be able to answer this simple question, though: How does allowing MS-13 gang members to roam free in our communities make our communities or make our country safer?

I will tell you the answer: It doesn't. You allow illegal immigrant criminals in our country, you let them stay in our country, it makes all of us less safe.

Under unified Republican government, illegal border crossings have plummeted. Illegal crossings are down 93 percent compared to last year--93 percent this year over last year.

Republicans are going to continue to fight for protecting American communities and protect our communities against illegal immigrant criminals.

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