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On the recordMarch 6, 2024
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, we have before us the opportunity to move legislation that could unleash growth and increase prosperity for Americans across the country in the Expanding Access to Capital Act. This bill empowers Americans with the tools they need to grow their small businesses and secure their financial futures. We need to focus on initiatives that strengthen our economy and combat inflation. However, time and time again, this administration's policies seem to hinder rather than facilitate business in America and it defies logic. In contrast, this legislation streamlines regulations, expands opportunities for economic growth, and enables more Americans to invest in their future. Turning to H.R. 7511, the Laken Riley Act, it aims to strengthen our immigration laws. In H.R. 7511, we mourn the death and honor the life and memory of Laken Riley and other victims of the Biden administration's open-border policies, and we denounce President Biden's open-border policies. We are not politicizing. This is a response to a tragedy in the hope that we would prevent a similar tragedy moving forward. No family should have to endure what Laken's family has experienced. We owe it to Laken's parents and parents nationwide to ensure something like this never happens again. This border crisis is real. It has devastating consequences. Laken's story is sadly not unique.…
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Erin Houchin
Republican · Minnesota

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