[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 157 (Wednesday, September 28, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H8203]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           PRESS CORPS SHOULD RESEARCH SOUTHERN BORDER CRISIS

  (Mr. GROTHMAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. GROTHMAN. Madam Speaker, over the last couple of weeks, there 
have been stories again about our southern border, which I think is the 
biggest crisis facing America today.
  We will refresh the American public and remind them that whereas 2 
years ago, 5,000 to 10,000 people were crossing our border and being 
let in the country, we have now, in an average month, over 150,000 
entering the country.
  In any event, there are rumors that, right now, Venezuela is--as 
there were rumors about Cuba about 40 years ago--letting people who are 
prisoners out of Venezuela to come to the United States.
  Given that Venezuela considers the United States an enemy, a country 
that they are hostile to, why wouldn't they? The question is, where is 
the press corps? And why isn't the press corps demanding more 
information about the type of people that are crossing our southern 
border and particularly about Venezuelans who are coming in the country 
and whether there are any particular traits that these people have?
  I beg the press corps to wake up a little bit and do a little 
research here.

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