Rep. Ruben Gallego Statement on the Continuing Resolution
WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Ruben Gallego (AZ-07) released the following statement:
"I am disappointed by today's vote in the Senate. Cheap talk from Mitch McConnell is not enough.
"Susan Collins knows that. She was promised a vote on two measures to shore up the individual health insurance market in return for her support for the GOP tax bill – a commitment McConnell has subsequently ignored. Also, during the tax debate, Jeff Flake got a promise from McConnell to work with him on legislation to protect Dreamers from deportation. Again, McConnell reneged on his pledge.
"That is why I will be voting no on the CR.
"It's important for everyone to remember who put us here and who is on whose side. Donald Trump said he wants a ‘bill of love' to protect Dreamers. Paul Ryan made a very public promise to a Dreamer mom during a town hall that he would act. Just like Mitch McConnell, neither of them has delivered. Instead of solutions, they've offered demands for sweeping, unnecessary changes to immigration policy, empowering the most radical members of the GOP while insisting to the public that nobody wants to see the Dreamers deported.
"Dreamers are hardworking, determined people who only want to remain in the country they call home. I will stand strong and continue to fight to protect these patriotic young people."