Chair of the House Oversight Committee, James Comer, R-Ky., told Newsmax that most Democrats who opposed the Laken Riley Act on Tuesday showed "no shame" when it comes to keeping criminal migrants in the United States.
"I mean, this bill, this just talked about deporting illegal criminals," Comer told "Finnerty" at the start of the interview.
The Democrats "don't even want to deport illegal criminals," he added. "They want everybody to come over here. They fundamentally want to change the demographics of America. And they showed no shame in voting against that bill that I think the average American would be outraged if they knew the extent of the Democrats' belief system — their ideology as to how much they want an open border and how much they want these people to pour into our country."
The Laken Riley Act passed the House Tuesday in a 264 to 159 vote. Among the Democrats, 48 supported its passage. The bill, according to CBS News, would require the Department of Homeland Security to take into custody illegal migrants who have been charged with "theft, and for other purposes." The bill would also allow attorneys general to sue the DHS over claims that migrant policies have harmed their residents.
Comer added later in his interview that with regard to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., filing on behalf of President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday, a bill to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America, "we've got a lot more important things that we're going to have to deal with."
"We've got to secure that border," he continued. "We've got to deport all these criminal illegals that are over here. We've got to get spending under control. So, you know, there are a lot of bills. There will be probably 10,000 bills filed over this next 119th Congress, but at the top of the list, we got to secure that border and get spending under control."
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