Jack Bergman: “The last Secretary of Homeland Security appointed by a Democratic President once described a border crisis as more than…”

“The last Secretary of Homeland Security appointed by a Democratic President once described a border crisis as more than 1,000 Border Patrol encounters per day. In December last year, we averaged nearly 10 times that number. Perhaps most worryingly, 2023 saw a record-setting 860,000, just a little bit shy of a million got-aways, border crossers who were detected but who were never apprehended. That is nearly a million potential felons, cartel members, terrorists, and drug traffickers freely allowed into our country and currently residing in our communities and our neighborhoods. This crisis has been aided and abetted through the unprecedented dereliction of duty of Secretary Mayorkas. As the House Homeland Security Committee has uncovered, Mayorkas has repeatedly violated, subverted, and simply ignored multiple laws set forth by Congress that he swore an oath to uphold, all while ignoring court orders and lying to Congress and the American people. The evidence of his wrongdoings is damning. His abuse of power goes well beyond simple bureaucratic incompetence. His actions, which have put our Nation at extreme risk, cannot go unanswered. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this resolution.”