[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 170 (Wednesday, September 29, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H5517]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          CRISIS AT THE BORDER

  (Mr. GUEST asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GUEST. Madam Speaker, last week during a Committee on Homeland 
Security hearing, Secretary Mayorkas testified, and he stated on 
numerous occasions that our border is secure.
  Even as encounters of migrants reached historic levels and the amount 
of narcotics being smuggled across our border soar, Secretary Mayorkas 
and the Biden administration refuse to admit there is a problem.
  The border crisis is fueled by the President's actions, such as his 
decision to stop building the wall; his decision to cancel successful 
Trump immigration policies; and his decision to signal that amnesty 
will be provided to those who come here illegally.
  Former Secretary of State Colin Powell had a policy known as the 
Pottery Barn rule, which was, in short, ``You break it, you own it.''
  The Biden administration has created this crisis, and now it is time 
for the President to own the consequences of his actions.

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