Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H. Res. 1371. Mr. Speaker, in March 2021, President Biden proclaimed Vice President Kamala Harris as our Nation's border czar. Yet, over the last 3\1/2\ years, it is unclear what work she has done, if any, to secure our borders. As a member of the Homeland Security Committee, I traveled to the Darien Gap in Panama to witness the migrant crisis firsthand. I have also been to our southern border. This is a picture of me at the Darien Gap. Those folks there, that is thousands of migrants coming to the United States. This is 2 years after she was named the border czar. According to the CBP, before the Biden-Harris administration, there were less than 1 million encounters at the southern border annually. Since the border czar, Harris, has taken over, there have been nearly 8 million illegal encounters at the southern border and nearly 2 million known got-aways. That is a total of almost 10 million people who have entered our country. The growing crisis has a direct impact on our border districts, like mine. Illegal migrant landings have increased in our State, particularly in our beloved Florida Keys. We have seen an increase in encounters of Chinese and other nationals. Our adversaries know that they can take advantage and exploit the open-border policies of the Biden-Harris administration. FBI Director Christopher Wray has testified that suspected terrorists have crossed the southern border and are unaccounted for in our country.…”