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You know, I plan. I plan to support it. Because if you're a criminal, you should be held accountable,
Rosen said
Yeah I think it will,
he said when asked by Fox if it will get more than 60 votes
I’d like to thank Senator Gallego for cosponsoring the bipartisan Laken Riley Act. This commonsense legislation would keep American families safe, and every single senator should support it,
Britt said in a statement after Gallego joined the bill
Arizonans know the real-life consequences of today’s border crisis,
Gallego told Fox News Digital in a statement
We’re all belts and suspenders,
said Michael Hough, director of federal relations at NumbersUSA, an immigration restrictionist group
The murder of Laken Riley was an unspeakable, an appalling crime, a heinous act, and no parent, no family should ever have to bear such a calamity,
Raskin said during the floor debate on Tuesday
Congress has an obligation to Laken, her family, and to families in every corner of our country to do everything in our power to help prevent this type of tragedy from occurring again,
Britt said in a statementHouse Republicans heard the voices of those who wanted change and voted to pass the Laken Riley Act,
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Laken Riley’s story is a tragic reminder of what’s at stake when our systems fail to protect people,
Fetterman said in a statementI’m here today to let your honor and the entire world know that Laken’s life was not apparently full of promise, but instead, was abundantly and exceptionally full of promise,
Phillips said
Laken taught so many people in her life invaluable lessons, she showed me how to find joy in every moment, how to embrace life with an open heart, and how to dance in a crowded room without caring what anyone else,
Magana said in courtSenate Republicans are prioritizing protecting American families from day one of the 119th Congress,
Britt told PoliticoShe was smart, hardworking, kind, thoughtful, and most importantly, she was a child of God,
her mother, Allyson Phillips, said in court late last yearIf you polled the populace and the voters, they would tell you that [immigration] was the top of the list, and we have a lot to do there to fix it,
Johnson said at a Tuesday press conferenceThe only thing President Biden did after Laken’s tragic death was apologize for calling her murderer an illegal,
he addedWhen we brought this bill forward last Congress, shockingly, amazingly to me, 170 House Democrats voted against that legislation,
he said on TuesdayThe policies in this bill would ratchet up the number of mandatory detentions without increasing funding to carry them out,
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