Stated position
Committed on the Senate floor to increasing the penalty for illegal border entry from a misdemeanor to a felony.
Stated position. What this official has said they believe on this issue — a sourced claim, shown distinctly from any assessment of what they did. It is never scored and never affects the Integrity Score.
Derived from a tracked promise: “Committed on the Senate floor to increasing the penalty for illegal border entry from a misdemeanor to a felony.”
Sources
- Office of U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (schmitt.senate.gov)https://www.schmitt.senate.gov/media/press-releases/schmitt-takes-to-senate-floor-to-lay-out-plan-to-protect-america-restore-law-and-order-support-ice/ ↗
“Illegal entry is a misdemeanor. It's time to increase that penalty to make it a felony.”