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On the recordMay 11, 2023
We have a crisis at our southern border. It is a crisis that started in earnest on the day this President was sworn into office. On day one of his Presidency, he began issuing executive orders to end the successful policies implemented by the Trump administration. In total, President Biden issued 94 executive orders related to the border within his first 100 days in office. The results have been disastrous. Over 10 times the population of my home State of Wyoming has illegally crossed the border since Joe Biden has been President. At the same time, over 14,000 pounds of fentanyl have come across the Southwest border--enough to kill over 3.1 billion people. Through the first 6 months of 2023, 80 people who appeared on the terrorist watch list have been caught trying to cross into the United States--more than the last 5 years combined. How many slipped through? We don't know. These numbers show that without a doubt, Joe Biden has enabled the largest drug smuggling and human trafficking operation in U.S. history, and he has made our country less safe in the process. Stopping illegal immigration is the number one issue for my constituents in Wyoming. We must fix the situation, and H.R. 2 does just that.…
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Harriet Hageman
Republican · Wyoming
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May 11, 2023

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