Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2026

Floor Speech

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Mr. JORDAN. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding.

Mr. Speaker, why are the Democrats doing it? Why would they shut down the Department of Homeland Security for 74 days? Why would they do that when we have had a third assassination attempt on the President of the United States, while we are in the middle of a military operation in Iran, and when we have had terrorist attacks here on the homeland? Why would they do it?

The simple answer is: They don't want a border. They don't want a border. They have said it, but look at their plan. In 4 years of Joe Biden, they let in 10 million illegal migrants. Then, they create sanctuary jurisdictions all over the country, which makes it difficult to remove illegal migrants who commit another crime. Now, they say, don't pay the guys who do the removing. Let's don't pay ICE. They let in 10 million and create sanctuary jurisdictions.

By the way, 18 cities, 11 States, 3 counties, and the District of Columbia are sanctuary jurisdictions. Because they are big, blue cities in big, blue States, that represents almost a third of the country that lives in a jurisdiction where the politicians tell local law enforcement not to work with Federal law enforcement when it comes to enforcing Federal law.

Now, they say don't pay the guys who enforce Federal law. Don't pay ICE.

It is not enough that the leftwing agitators out there have doxed them, tracked them, spit on them, sworn at them, threatened them, and attacked them. That is not enough. Now, we are not going to pay them. We are not going to pay them. That is their plan, and it is all because they don't want a border in our country.

There was an election where the people said we want a border, and that is why this bill and the good work that Chairman Arrington and the Budget Committee have done is so darn important.

We shouldn't have to pass this kind of bill. It should have been done in the appropriation bill, but nope. They are going to shut the government down for 74 days because they don't want a border.

They let in 10 million. They create sanctuary jurisdictions so it is difficult to remove them. Then, they don't want to pay the guys who do the removing.

That is their plan, and the country needs to know that, plain and simple. But here comes the Budget Committee and Republicans to say that we are going to do something to pay the guys. We will have to do it via reconciliation.

Mr. Speaker, I thank the Budget Committee and the chairman for doing the work. I urge a ``yes'' vote.

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