Political Quotes

“If the Biden administration were a new TV show streaming on Netflix or HBO, it clearly would have been canceled after the end of the first season. On this anniversary of Mr. Biden's failed first year, I call attention to the crisis at the Southwest border, a crisis which President Biden and the Democrats have continuously chosen to turn a blind eye to. In just 1 year, over 1.7 million illegal immigrants have been apprehended at the border--an all-time high. President Trump spent 4 years fighting to secure our border by enacting policies to keep Americans--especially in our communities along the border--safe. After less than a month in office, President Biden revoked the Trump-era border policies and replaced them, Madam Speaker, with what? Absolutely nothing. In April, 3 months after Joe Biden took office and 2 months after these policies were rescinded, I made my seventh trip to the Southwest border. During that visit, I witnessed the most unstable conditions that I have seen since coming to Congress. I immediately called on President Biden then to reinstate the Trump-era policies that were working along our border. Finally, just a few weeks ago in December, it was announced that President Biden planned to re-implement President Trump's Remain in Mexico policy. But, Madam Speaker, we need action, not talk. President Biden should visit the border and talk to the communities there.…”