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“Mr. Chair, my amendment No. 135 would prohibit funds from being used to implement the Office of Refugee Resettlement's proposed rule which allows for the use of taxpayer dollars to fund abortions for unaccompanied minors. This proposed rule is a flagrant violation of the Hyde amendment, which prohibits the use of Federal tax dollars from paying for abortions and completely ignores the crisis at our border. The southern border, under the Biden administration, is wide-open, with up to 10 million illegal aliens encountered at our borders in fiscal year 2023. Due to these failed policies, fentanyl deaths are up a staggering 1,425 percent from just 6 years ago in my home State of Montana. It is appalling that Joe Biden and his Department of Health and Human Services are demanding Americans fund abortions for migrant children. These are the kinds of policies being pushed by the Biden administration, instead of closing our border and providing relief to the countless communities ravaged by these disastrous open border policies. Regrettably, this President is far more concerned with advancing a far-left abortion agenda instead of securing our border and saving American lives. Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time. Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chair, I claim the time in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Connecticut is recognized for 5 minutes. Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chair, I am unclear because it says that the amendment offered by Mr.…”