Political Quotes

“I thank the vice chairman for yielding time in this Special Order tonight. Madam Speaker, June was the fourth consecutive month, as we have already heard, with more than 200,000 migrant encounters along our southern border. The total number of illegal immigrant apprehensions since this President took office now sits at more than 3.1 million. That is on top of more than 800,000 known got-aways. It is costing lives. More than 100,000 Americans--many of them young Americans--died last year of drug overdoses. Those deaths were fueled by fentanyl that illegally came across our border. Since last October, Border Patrol has seized more than 8,400 pounds of fentanyl. These are not just statistics. They are people, our fellow Americans. Their families are forever shattered. Yet, this administration continues to fight to end policies like title 42 and remain in Mexico, sending a clear message that our borders are open. This administration is putting our economic security at risk, our national security at risk, and exacerbating a humanitarian crisis. A large and growing number of children with limited resources are being exploited by the cartels to dangerously run the streets or forced into prostitution. Additionally, over 1,000 people have died along our border since President Biden took office--many while trying to enter our country illegally--attracted by the policies of this administration.…”