[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 18 (Tuesday, January 29, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H1253]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       SECURE OUR SOUTHERN BORDER

  (Mr. WALBERG asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. WALBERG. Mr. Speaker, over the past month, we saw President Trump 
put forward one offer after another to secure our southern border. They 
were reasonable offers that sought common ground, but every step of the 
way, Speaker Pelosi was unwilling to participate in any type of good-
faith negotiations.
  Now the President has given the Democrats yet another opportunity. 
The government is fully reopened and workers are receiving their 
paychecks. We can all agree that that is a good thing, but we still 
need a long-term solution to address the humanitarian crisis at our 
southern border. We need more technology, more border agents, and more 
physical barriers.
  Now is the time for Speaker Pelosi to stop stonewalling. Let's get 
serious about negotiating a deal. Let's make sure our southern border 
is secure, and let's make sure our citizens are safe. That is what the 
American people want us to do, and it is time to get it done.

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