On the recordApril 2, 2025
Mr. President, for the last 4 years, when Joe Biden was President, the American people knew that the southern border had been thrown wide open. So many of the television stories were done at the southern border. So what has happened now with the criminal cartels? The criminal cartels were watching closely. They knew that Joe Biden hadn't just thrown up the southern border, he had also thrown open the northern border. The criminal cartels noticed, and they took advantage. There are unique threats to the United States at our northern border. President Trump is taking the bold, decisive, swift action that is necessary to secure that border as well. His actions are working, and he is not going to let up. Canada is making changes. They have agreed to deploy to the border more technology--that is helpful; more law enforcement officers--that is helpful. Canada also created their first-ever national fentanyl czar. That is helping. Democrats have said in the past that they want to see the northern border secured. They sure aren't acting like that today. Let's take a look at what some of the Democrats have said in the past. Senator Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire said in March: Strengthening security of our northern border is vital to keeping both New Hampshire and our country safe. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York said in September that Border Patrol agents at the northern border are ``struggling to address a dramatic increase'' in illegal border crossings.…





