Vicky Hartzler: “Today, I rise to highlight a humanitarian crisis happening within our borders. Because of our failing immigration…”

“Today, I rise to highlight a humanitarian crisis happening within our borders. Because of our failing immigration policies and inadequate border security, people, including tens of thousands of unaccompanied children, are streaming across our porous borders. In shelters throughout the country, the Department of Health and Human Services is caring for over 13,000 unaccompanied migrant children who illegally crossed our southern border. This is just a portion of the over 40,000 children who have come into U.S. custody since October of last year, and more of these children are arriving sicker than ever before and require immediate medical attention. Time is not on our side. To continue caring for these children, HHS needs more funding. HHS projects it will be out of funds to provide care within a matter of days. HHS requested $3.2 billion in emergency funds to continue providing shelter, food, and medical care for these children, but Democrats have ignored this request. It is time for us to work together to provide the resources necessary to care for these children, work to fix our immigration system, and secure our borders to prevent this crisis from happening again. ____________________”