[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 80 (Thursday, May 11, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H2296-H2297]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                             SECURE BORDERS

  (Mr. LAWLER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)

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  Mr. LAWLER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to urge the Senate to take up 
the bill we just passed, H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act.
  With title 42 having expired, we are seeing a surge of migrants 
approaching our border that will add to a crisis in New York State that 
has seen New York City take in over 60,000 migrants so far. Now, Mayor 
Eric Adams has resorted to busing migrants into the Hudson Valley, 
despite previously decrying southern States from doing that to New York 
City.
  This is a completely untenable situation and demands immediate 
Federal action, which is why the House Republican majority passed H.R. 
2.
  As the husband of an immigrant, I know why so many people immigrate 
to our Nation. We are the greatest Nation in the world. But we simply 
cannot continue to let our borders be wide open as they are now. We are 
seeing tens of thousands of people cross our borders illegally every 
single day.
  I urge the Senate to pass this legislation. Having spoken with the 
President yesterday in my district, I know he understands the need to 
act on our border.
  We have to work together to secure our border, end this broken 
system, and ensure the safety of our residents.

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