I thank my esteemed colleague from Louisiana, who I rely on. If you are going to be worth anything as a military commander, you rely on the folks who work for you. And I can tell you, I spent a lot of time with lawyers, and the gentleman is the best when it comes to constitutional law. So I am proud to be here with him today to talk about kind of a certain level of, you could say, lawlessness. President Biden's favorite policy, public policy shop, also known as the CDC, announced that it would lift title 42, which has been used nearly 2 million times since March of 2020, to remove illegal immigrants. When title 42 is lifted this May, even more illegal immigrants will be incentivized to cross our southern border. This will spark an unprecedented surge, considering that we have already experienced record-high illegal border crossings under President Biden in his first year plus. As border violations rise, so does the number of violent criminals allowed into our communities. I regret these circumstances forced upon our Nation by President Biden's careless policies. Because of this, we must be prepared for more illegal immigrant crime. For this reason, I will be introducing legislation next week called the Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement Restoration Act, or the VOICE Restoration Act.…
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May I inquire as to how much time is remaining. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Michigan has 2 minutes remaining.
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