[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 69 (Wednesday, April 21, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H2034]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 VOICING CONCERN ABOUT SOUTHERN BORDER

  (Mr. HERN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HERN. Madam Speaker, today, I rise to give voice to the concern 
of millions of Americans, the crisis at our southern border.
  I saw it for myself. Not only are our facilities packed to 10 times 
beyond capacity, but the influx is growing.
  Biden revoked Trump's effective border policies and put nothing in 
place to make up for it, creating the current crisis that is spiraling 
out of control.
  We need to send immediate aid to our Border Patrol. They need it.
  But here is what Congress is doing instead:
  We are voting to provide legal welfare services to people illegally 
in our country while millions of Americans are denied help.
  We are voting on D.C. statehood, a violation of the constitutional 
function of our Capital City.
  The Speaker pushed 16 bills together in an en bloc last night, 
preventing Members of Congress from voting on separate pieces of 
legislation.
  The American people are watching what we do here. They see unserious 
people doing unserious work. It is why our approval rating is so poor. 
It is time to stop letting them down and do something real.

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