[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 59 (Monday, April 4, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H4129]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   CRISES ON PRESIDENT BIDEN'S WATCH

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Joyce) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, since President Biden took 
office, more than 2 million illegal immigrants have been apprehended at 
our southern border.
  Now, Title 42, a key portion of our border security, is set to expire 
at the same time that our Border Patrol agents are preparing for a 
record surge of illegal border crossings.
  The American people cannot afford President Biden's and proclaimed 
border czar Vice President Harris' failed border policies.
  On President Biden's watch, we have seen record-high levels of 
cocaine, methamphetamine, and fentanyl being trafficked into our 
communities from across our open southern border. These drugs are 
deadly, and over 93,000 Americans have died of overdoses just in the 
past year. These policies have made Americans less safe, and they have 
made our communities less secure.
  In his fiscal year 2023 budget, President Biden failed to even 
mention our border security crisis, a border security crisis that 
affects each and every American community. The truth of the matter is, 
President Biden has no plan to secure our border. President Biden has 
no plan to secure our communities.
  Without the proper funding for our Border Patrol agents, this surge 
in illegal border crossings will lead to a humanitarian crisis, a drug 
crisis, and a national security disaster.
  President Biden has failed to address the challenges that we are 
facing today on our southern border. It is time to keep our communities 
safe. It is time to fund our border security. It is time to reauthorize 
Title 42, and it is time to secure our southern border. Today, the 
actions must occur.

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