[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 148 (Wednesday, September 13, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H4273-H4274]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         BIDEN'S BORDER CRISIS

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Virginia (Mr. Cline) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. CLINE. Mr. Speaker, just a few weeks ago, the White House press 
secretary said that President Biden has ``done more to secure the 
border . . . than anybody else.'' She could not be more wrong.
  The Biden administration's open border policies have created the 
worst illegal immigration crisis in our Nation's history, and it is 
making our communities less safe while the Mexican cartels thrive. 
Deadly fentanyl has poured across our southern border in record-high 
amounts, endangering countless American lives. Criminal cartels are now 
making $13 billion a year smuggling illegal immigrants into our 
interior.
  Even more troubling, the Department of Homeland Security has admitted 
that 40 percent of illegal migrants

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caught and released into our communities have disappeared, with no way 
to track them.
  A secure nation requires a secure border, which is why earlier this 
year House Republicans passed H.R. 2, Secure the Border Act, the 
strongest border security legislation that Congress has ever 
considered.
  While President Biden and DHS Secretary Mayorkas have no plans to get 
this chaos under control, we are fighting to stop it. It is far past 
time the Senate stops stalling and passes our critical bill to restore 
the rule of law in our Nation.
  To help them act, we should make border security a condition of any 
continuing resolution when the fiscal year ends on September 30. The 
American people demand and deserve nothing less.


Congratulating the Northside High School Softball Team on Winning Class 
                             3 State Title

  Mr. CLINE. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the Northside High School 
softball team for winning the Class 3 State title, the program's first 
State championship victory since 2010 and their second in program 
history.
  After working hard all season, the Vikings left it all on the diamond 
and beat the York Falcons 3 to 1.

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  These talented student athletes include Baylee Compton, McKenzie 
Taylor, Leila Aguilar, Sydney Jordan, Karlee Austin, Zoe Mason, Chloey 
Lafon, Shelby Ellis, Maddelena Shepher, Bonnie Ellis, Carsyn Michaels, 
and Abbie Caldwell.
  Northside senior Baylee Compton pitched a five-hitter for the 
Vikings, striking out 16 and walking 1. In the top of the fifth, the 
Vikings scored twice and grabbed a 2 to 1 lead. Then in the final 
inning, Sydney Jordan hit an RBI signal, scoring the championship 
winning run.
  Congratulations, again, to the Northside High School softball team, 
Head Coach Kassie Brammer, parents, faculty, and staff on this 
incredible achievement.

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