[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 40 (Monday, March 7, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H1305]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                CRISIS AT OUR SOUTHERN BORDER CONTINUES

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Joyce) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, last week President Biden 
addressed Congress and the Nation and claimed that he was committed to 
securing our southern border, but sadly his actions have not matched 
his words.
  According to Border Patrol reports, there were over 150,000 migrant 
encounters at our southern border just during the month of January, a 
96 percent increase from the previous year. As we stand here today, 
more drugs like meth, heroin, cocaine, and fentanyl are pouring into 
our country through our southern border.
  President Biden had a chance to offer solutions to this crisis at the 
State of the Union, but instead he gave flippant remarks that belittled 
the struggles that American families are currently facing.
  We cannot afford to leave our southern border open any longer. We 
cannot afford to let these drugs continue to kill the fathers, mothers, 
sons, and daughters in our communities.
  Mr. Speaker, it is time for President Biden to get serious about the 
crisis at our southern border. It is time to give law enforcement the 
tools that they need. It is time to keep our communities once again 
safe.

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