adam said before his most recent mission that he "was neutral on the need for a declaration of national emergency." but after returning in time for this week's vote on the declaration, he is now "more convinced than ever that this is the right thing to do for the safety and security of our country, and the well-being of those looking to make the dangerous, arduous journey to the border." you can hear congressman kinzinger share in his own words what he saw during those two weeks while deployed with the national guard on his youtube page: this week the house also passed two gun control bills - h.r. 8 and h.r. 1112. 