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Roger Wicker
@rogerwicker· Republican · MS· May 10, 2023

There seems to be unanimity among the panel that we can't do without the USF.

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Bennie Thompson
@benniethompson· Democratic · MS· May 10, 2023

The Congressional Budget Office says the child deportation act would ``decrease the population of the United States by about 600,000 people, mostly by reducing the number of unaccompanied children present in the country.'' Republicans…

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Bennie Thompson
@benniethompson· Democratic · MS· May 10, 2023

Republicans want it both ways. First, they vote to reduce the number of Border Patrol agents in the field by 1,400 under their default in America act, and now all of a sudden, they want to do something different. So either you are for it…

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Cindy Hyde-Smith
@cindyhydesmith· Republican · MS· May 10, 2023

Under Secretary, Americans' robust science-based pesticide regulatory system is essential to assuring consumers of the safety of pesticide products.

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Michael Guest
@michaelguest· Republican · MS· May 10, 2023

Make no mistake: Our border is broken. This administration, for over 2 years, has been unwilling or unable to secure our southern border. Statistics show that in FY21, President Biden set a record with 1.9 million encounters. In FY22, he…

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Bennie Thompson
@benniethompson· Democratic · MS· May 10, 2023

On March 15, Border Patrol Chief Ortiz told the Homeland Security Committee that ``cartels control an awful lot of the southern border south of the United States.'' Last time I checked, south of the United States meant Mexico and not five…

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Bennie Thompson
@benniethompson· Democratic · MS· May 10, 2023

The Congressional Budget Office estimates that the bill would ``affect the legal status of about 4.4 million people who would be granted parole or asylum under current law.'' Parolees fleeing war in Ukraine and the Taliban in Afghanistan…

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Bennie Thompson
@benniethompson· Democratic · MS· May 10, 2023

If Republicans were serious about border security, they would have joined Democrats in passing last year's government funding bill, which paid for an increase of 300 Border Patrol agents, the first increase since the Obama administration…

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Cindy Hyde-Smith
@cindyhydesmith· Republican · MS· May 10, 2023

For the past two years, we have seen the negative effects of permitting delays on domestic energy production, and consequently, the high energy prices paid by American families and American industry.

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Bennie Thompson
@benniethompson· Democratic · MS· May 10, 2023

I wholeheartedly agree with Ranking Member Ivey about how critical it is that we examine the impact of false information on our Nation.

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Bennie Thompson
@benniethompson· Democratic · MS· May 10, 2023

At some point you have to correct the Record. We had a debt ceiling budget vote several weeks ago. The Republican-approved debt ceiling budget would cut the DHS budget by 22 percent. So you can't be for something, but you don't invest in…

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Bennie Thompson
@benniethompson· Democratic · MS· May 10, 2023

While the imposition of a nationwide E-Verify on all businesses found in this bill is not part of the Homeland Security division, it still affects me as a Member of Congress from a rural part of the country. I cannot overstate how damaging…

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Bennie Thompson
@benniethompson· Democratic · MS· May 10, 2023

On February 1, the last speaker voted against the public health emergency that served as the legal basis for the use of title 42 at the southwest border. My colleagues want to have it both ways, which is why, I guess, he supports H.R. 2…

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Bennie Thompson
@benniethompson· Democratic · MS· May 10, 2023

The extreme MAGA Republican default on America act, which the last Speaker voted for, would result in CBP not being able to seize nearly 900 pounds of fentanyl because of the draconian cuts to its budget. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to…

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Mike Ezell
@mikeezell· Republican · MS· May 10, 2023

This committee continues to hear from the maritime industry about the significant shortages of U.S. mariners.

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Bennie Thompson
@benniethompson· Democratic · MS· May 10, 2023

The extreme MAGA Republican default on America act, which the last speaker voted for, would result in an across-the-board cut of 22 percent for the Department of Homeland Security, which would undermine border security. Mr. Speaker, I…

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Cindy Hyde-Smith
@cindyhydesmith· Republican · MS· May 10, 2023

Under Secretary, Americans' robust science-based pesticide regulatory system is essential to assuring consumers of the safety of pesticide products.

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Bennie Thompson
@benniethompson· Democratic · MS· May 10, 2023

The Congressional Budget Office estimates that the child deportation act provision requiring DHS to negotiate with El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras to return unaccompanied children will result in 550,000 children being deported back to…

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