MEMBER OF CONGRESS
House of Representatives
“A man died in ICE custody. That is bad. He was from Los Angeles. He lived in America for 28 years. He had a family. The government put him in a private prison. The prison is run by a company. The company is called GEO Group. The man died. ICE said they tried to help. Other people said ICE did not help. ICE called the man bad names. That is sad. The government should not do that.”
“I am sad that people in government custody went on hunger strikes. They were not happy. They were very sad. The government did not listen to them. The government did not ask why. The government did not try to help. The government forced them to eat. That is not good. That is very bad. That is not kind. That is not right. That is not fair. The government should listen. The government should ask why. The government should help. The government should be kind. The government should be fair. The government should be right. The government should be good. The government should be wise. The government should be brave. The government should be free. The government should be safe. The government should be home.”
“I want to talk about people who called 911 from inside a government building. I used to answer 911 calls. Some people called 911 from inside a government building because they were sick or in pain. The government did not help them. Three people died in six weeks. This is bad. The people who died are not just numbers. They had families. The government should be responsible. We need answers. The families should know why their loved one died.”
“I don't like ICE. They are bad. They put kids in jail for a long time. That is sad.”
“I want to shine a light on a problem. People are dying in federal detention facilities. It is a growing problem. There are many arrests. The conditions are bad. People are not getting their medications. A man named Edwin died. A judge said to fix the conditions but it did not happen. That is cruelty by design. We need oversight. We cannot remain silent.”
House of Representatives
“I don't like this bill. It has loopholes. I offered a change to close the loopholes. My change was rejected. They want to protect themselves. This bill also makes it harder for some people to vote. I want you to vote no.”
House of Representatives
“I don't like this bill. It cuts too much money. We need to spend more money on programs to help other countries. If we don't spend money, bad things will happen. I want us to spend more money on diplomacy and peace. I want us to spend more money helping people in other countries. If we don't, China and Russia will take over. Cutting money will cause more problems. We need to spend more money to stop drug cartels and help young people.”
