Political Quotes

“Just last month, I went to the Del Rio sector of the U.S.-Mexican border to visit with our dedicated Border Patrol agents. Over 15,000 frontline Border Patrol agents are veterans serving their country and communities again, working to keep America safe. However, our Commander in Chief has failed to give them the resources and structure they need to effectively do their jobs. They are pulling drowning children out of the river. They are finding bodies left behind that were being smuggled across and thrown into the bushes. Mr. Speaker, these agents are fighting a new battle back at home, as well. The mental strain on them as a result of President Biden's open border policies cannot be ignored, so much so that the VA actually had to deploy a mobile veteran center to the border to offer mental health services to our veterans and even our non-veteran border agents who are there. Mr. Speaker, I heard it firsthand from the brave men and women that need this bill. Securing our borders shouldn't be a Republican or a Democratic issue. The people who suffer the most when we make doing so hyperpolitical are the veteran law enforcement officers who are simply trying to do their jobs. That is a disservice to them. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this commonsense bill. It is vitally important.…”