[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 105 (Wednesday, June 16, 2021)]
[House]
[Pages H2828-H2829]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  OPEN THE UNITED STATES-CANADA BORDER

  (Mr. HIGGINS of New York asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. HIGGINS of New York. Mr. Speaker, it was recently announced that 
the European Union is lifting travel restrictions to allow Americans to 
visit once again.
  Over a year under the crush of a devastating global pandemic, highly 
effective vaccines have made this game-changing moment possible.
  Still, our border between the United States and Canada remains 
closed, leaving people unable to access their property and keeping 
loved ones separated for over 15 heartbreaking months.
  This move by the EU would allow my Buffalo neighbors to take a 9-hour 
flight to Paris, France, but they can't take a 90-minute drive to 
Paris, Ontario.
  The administration has set a goal of returning to a pre-pandemic 
sense of normalcy by July 4. For many living along the northern border, 
normalcy includes the ability to cross to check

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on their property and to see their family again.
  It is time to open the U.S.-Canadian border.

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