[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 188 (Tuesday, October 26, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H5884]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          CRISIS AT THE BORDER

  (Mr. PFLUGER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PFLUGER. Madam Speaker, crisis after crisis after crisis.
  We now know that over 2.1 million people have illegally entered this 
country this year. That is 1.7 million who have been apprehended, the 
highest number ever on record. And 400,000 additional gotaways that the 
administration is now owning up to; yet we know nothing about them, we 
know nothing about their intent for this country, we know nothing about 
what they are doing.
  And more fentanyl has been seized by CBP at our southern border to 
kill seven times over every single American.
  Even as migrant caravans with thousands of migrants march toward our 
border, this administration continues to mislead and deny that we have 
a crisis.
  I am extremely concerned about who is facilitating these caravans and 
what organizations are involved in the drug and human trafficking along 
the way.
  The blame for this crisis falls squarely on the Biden administration 
and his open-border policies. Biden has abandoned Texans, and this 
administration's blatant disregard and incompetence for border security 
is endangering every single American. Let me again say that the 
President is abandoning not just Texans, but every American.
  This administration needs to get back to work, and I urge the 
Democrats to come to the table.

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