[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 38 (Wednesday, March 2, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H1258]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                           SECURE THE BORDER

  (Mr. ROSE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ROSE. Madam Speaker, I was shocked when President Biden said ``we 
need to secure the border'' during his State of the Union address. In 
his first year in office, over 2 million illegal immigrants were 
apprehended at the southern border, deportations decreased by 70 
percent, and 11,000 migrants were arrested who had previous criminal 
convictions.
  Actions speak louder than words, and when Mr. Biden halted 
construction of President Trump's border wall and attempted to reverse 
the remain in Mexico policy, we knew that he didn't want to secure the 
border. The Biden administration's open border policies put immense 
strain on law enforcement as they work to combat the fentanyl crisis 
wreaking havoc on our communities.
  In fact, Cumberland County, Tennessee, Sheriff Casey Cox recently 
took a trip to the southern border to gain a better understanding of 
the issue after a local 18-year-old woman died of a fentanyl overdose. 
Much like on my own trips to the border, Sheriff Cox observed how 
understaffed and ill-prepared we are to face the crisis under the Biden 
administration.
  Madam Speaker, I urge the President to back up his words with action 
and do what he said: secure the border.

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