[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 116 (Wednesday, July 23, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H6668]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 THE MANMADE CRISIS ON THE TEXAS BORDER

  (Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I have been to the border many 
times, but I never expected to witness what I saw last Friday, a real 
manmade crisis. The President's failure to secure our border and uphold 
the rule of law has led to this mess, and now he is failing to deal 
with it.
  While President Obama is nowhere to be found, Texas Governor Rick 
Perry has made stopping the crisis his number one priority. I commend 
him on his latest decision to deploy the Texas National Guard to help 
secure the southern border. I am also grateful for the men and women 
working around the clock to control the crisis.
  Securing the border will help send a clear message to countries that, 
if you enter illegally, you will not be allowed to stay. And that is 
the right thing to do. We are a Nation of laws, and there is a process 
for coming to America.
  Texans and the American people deserve real border security now.

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