Robert Portman
The Public Record
I've said all along that I think it's important that we get the facts out and I think you'll find a report from the Rules Committee and Homeland Security Committee would be very helpful in that regard.
Reports show that the seizures of fentanyl coming across the border have tripled in 2021 compared to 2020.
It is unacceptable to shift this burden to frontline personnel and expect them to be able to manage the consequences of bad decisionmaking here in Washington.
We are very concerned, as you know, about what we see in terms of inflation.
I have a lot of respect for you, as you know, Mr. Secretary, but I am not able to sit here and not comment on this idea that somehow this is Donald Trump's fault.
The current policy is essentially that any child from anywhere, other than Mexico, who shows up at our Southern Border is allowed to come into the United States for an indefinite period of time.





