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Chip Roy

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Chip Roy is an American politician and attorney currently serving as the U.S. Representative for Texas's 21st congressional district, a position he has held since January 3, 2019. A member of the Republican Party, Roy has focused on issues such as fiscal responsibility, government accountability, and border security during his time in office. He has been an outspoken advocate for conservative policies and has often emphasized the need for the government to operate more efficiently and transparently.

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Mar 31, 2022

One of my good friends who was a former Texas Department of Public Safety expert on these issues dealing with cartels just sent me a text showing me video from last night at the border, and individuals they were recording were saying they…

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Mar 31, 2022

Is it compassionate for the young man or young woman of the 100,000 or so last year who died from drug overdoses to take Xanex and it be laced with fentanyl and die? Is that something that is compassionate? My friend from Virginia, do you…

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Mar 31, 2022

Do you think that there is anything compassionate--when my colleagues on the other side of aisle like to talk about their compassion for migrants who are seeking to come to this country, do my friends think there is anything at all…

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Mar 31, 2022

It is a way to wrestle control of the people's House away from a handful of self-anointed individuals who are wrecking this country in the name of so-called democracy. Does my friend from Virginia agree?

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Mar 31, 2022

It sure would. I think there are somewhere around 50 Democratic Members from border States if you count New Mexico, Arizona, California, and Texas. So where are my Democratic colleagues in border States? I think they ought to be asked. I…

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Mar 31, 2022

We have zero Democrats--not one Democrat--on that discharge petition. Now, I want everybody to think about that. The Democrats in this body apparently are so beholden to the radical idea of wide-open borders and not implementing Title 42…

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Mar 31, 2022

They do not. And I want to make sure for every American out there to understand the truth. If you are disgusted about what is happening at our border, if you are concerned about what is actually happening to our communities, there is a way…

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Mar 31, 2022

So to that point, would it surprise the gentleman that under the administration we have turned away 1.7 million people under Title 42?

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Mar 31, 2022

Now, for the listeners at home, Title 42 is a health code provision allowing our officials in government to turn people away if we have a communicable disease environment, like we do during the COVID pandemic. Now, we can do it for any…

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Mar 31, 2022

Everyone who has been turn away, it has almost entirely been done under Title 42.

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Mar 31, 2022

One hundred sixty different countries. Roughly, 10,763 criminal noncitizens and at least 3,662 have been arrested thus far in fiscal year 2022. The combined timeframes include roughly 85 convictions of manslaughter or homicide, 604 sexual…

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Mar 31, 2022

Another point. Of the people that have come into the United States and are being encountered, these are all not just nice people looking for a job, are they?

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