Nicole Malliotakis: “I would just add that the gentleman made a good point in saying that there has been significant flooding at this…”

“I would just add that the gentleman made a good point in saying that there has been significant flooding at this particular site. If you care about migrants and care about their safety, there was nearly a foot of water following the recent rainstorms at this site. I don't know how you expect to have these tents set up and people living in that condition. That is number one. Number two, there is also a fire safety issue. Even the legal aid society, by the way, has come out against this particular encampment because they don't feel that it is safe for the inhabitants. The other point that was brought up about the NEPA process is a very important one. I always hear my colleagues on the other side talk about protecting the environment, yet they are turning a blind eye right now to when the environmental review process is not being fulfilled. There wasn't an environmental assessment. There wasn't anything done to evaluate this, which is why they probably didn't know that such flooding would exist. Once again, it is unsafe for everybody involved. It is not the responsibility of the taxpayer. It is going to cost them $15 billion to have these encampments. We shouldn't be doing this. Let's pass H.R. 2 and secure our border. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.”