Eric Schmitt and Mazie Hirono Clash During Heated Senate Immigration Debate

[00:00:00]of astounding.

[00:00:01]>> [clears throat] >> Um, I your comments are astounding, Senator. You mentioned a few words uh, horrific.

[00:00:08]I think to the American taxpayer that's been ripped off by people who came to this country to rip them off, that's horrific. You talk about bizarre No, no, no, it's my time now. It's my time. You went over time, it's my time.

[00:00:20]Bizarre is the idea that you would be here in this committee defending violent murderers from being deported. That you would be defending violent rapists from being deported. That you would defend people who took advantage of the good people of this country of their taxpayer dollars. That is bizarre.

[00:00:38]A terrorist who kills American citizens, you know what's bizarre is your defense of that.

[00:00:45]So, forgive me if your your 24 million Americans should be our naturalized citizens should be afraid, that's ridiculous. You have No, no, no, no. You have nothing but fear mongering here. What I'm saying in this bill is if you do those things to the American people, if you take advantage of taxpayers you're not recognized, if you commit a terrorist act, if you commit wholesale welfare fraud, within 10 years, you're damn right we're deporting you. If you're convicted, it's not being accused of anything. If you are convicted in a court of law of these crimes, absolutely we should not only convict you, but we should deport you.

[00:01:26]Gone. And if you think that's some sort of like negative assertion towards me, I'll take it. I love it. That's what we should be doing more of in this country because people are coming here and they're ripping off taxpayers, and I for one don't want to see it anymore. And if you want to have that debate in public, we can do it, but that's what this hearing is about to examine the scam act. So, I just like to expose a few of your lies in your most recent dissertation on the dais here.