On the recordFebruary 26, 2019
The President has set a dangerous precedent by crying wolf in the name of national emergency. I represent parts of the southern Arizona border. My community knows the border. We know the further away from the border you live, the more fictional the border narrative. Border crossings are down to one-fifth of what they were in 2000, and apprehensions are at their lowest level in more than four decades. Those are facts. Instead of protecting our national security, the President's declaration makes America less safe. The President is stealing billions from high-priority military construction projects that ensure our troops have the essential training and resources they need to keep the American people safe. We will not sit by when the President abuses his power. I am confident that my Republican colleagues will regret supporting this false national emergency when there is a Democrat in the White House. ____________________
