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




                            BORDER SECURITY

  (Ms. BROWNLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Ms. BROWNLEY. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 2, House Republicans' so-called 
border security bill, is yet another glaring example of the false 
outrage exhibited by my colleagues on the other side of the aisle.
  As they speak blatant mistruths about concerns over Americans' 
safety, they turn a blind eye to the deadly epidemic of gun violence 
within our borders.
  Instead, House Republicans clamor around a bill that guts the U.S. 
asylum process and eliminates any realistic pathways to legal 
immigration.
  Their proposal costs the American people $6.1 billion and does 
nothing to increase border security personnel. In fact, the bill would 
pay for the former President's vanity project, an expensive and 
ineffective wall that would make our Nation more vulnerable to drug and 
human trafficking.
  It is with a deep understanding that we are a nation of laws and a 
nation of immigrants that House Democrats are working to pass 
comprehensive immigration reform that will protect our communities, the 
American people, and the American Dream.

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