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On the recordMarch 4, 2025
this evening, President Trump will come to the Capitol to address Congress. I am looking forward to hearing the President discuss his accomplishments so far and outline his vision for our country. President Trump may have been in office for a matter of weeks, but he has already built a considerable record of success. Chief among his successes, of course, is the work he has been doing to confront illegal immigration and restore order to our southern border. Over the weekend, it emerged that there were just 8,450 encounters, approximately, at our southern border for the entire month of February--at least a 25-year low. That is a stunning turnaround. To put that number in perspective, under President Biden, the Border Patrol sometimes saw that number in a single day. It is incredible what President Trump has accomplished in just 6 weeks. I haven't even mentioned how his administration has been making our communities safer by arresting and deporting criminals here illegally. In just 6 weeks, they have taken a lot of dangerous people off of our streets. It all goes to show what is possible when you have a President committed to protecting our border and our Nation's security. Of course, that is not all the President has accomplished during his first 6 weeks in office. Among other things, he has also been laying the groundwork for unleashing American energy.…
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John Thune
Republican · South Dakota

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