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On the recordDecember 6, 2022
Just a few minutes ago the chairman of the Judiciary Committee said--the Democrat chair said--this bill is not about the border. That is the problem. That is what we should be addressing. There have been 4 million illegal migrant encounters since Joe Biden has been in office; 1.4 million illegal migrants released into the country; 1 million got-aways; and an administration that says the border is secure. It is laughable. I don't know how they can say that with a straight face. Remember this, too. Remember those border agents on horseback? Remember those guys doing their job on horseback? This administration allowed a lie to fester and grow for months knowing that those guys did nothing wrong. Yeah, this bill is not about the border. It should be. When are the Democrats going to take this issue seriously? We have literally gone from a secure border to no border. When are they going to take it seriously? No, no, they are never going to take it seriously. Obviously, over the last 22 months they haven't done anything to address it, which leads us to--I think the logical conclusion that any American and every American is making is--they are doing this intentionally. Why? I do not know. It has to be intent. It has to be intentional. It has to be deliberate. It has to be premeditated because you can't have this kind of chaos just happen--and now they bring this bill. The bill says veterans who have committed crimes that make them deportable aren't going to be deported.…
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Jim Jordan
Republican · Ohio
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Dec 6, 2022

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