[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 152 (Wednesday, September 20, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H4418-H4419]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 SENATE MUST ACT ON IMMIGRATION CRISIS

  (Mr. FLOOD asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. FLOOD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to address America's immigration 
crisis.
  For 29 months, encounters with illegal immigrants have been higher 
than the highest month in the Trump years.
  While Washington Democrats continue to ignore the crisis, House 
Republicans continue to do everything we can in our power to enforce 
them.
  Earlier this year, we passed H.R. 2, also known as the Secure the 
Border

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Act. This bill helps finish the border wall, stops the Biden 
administration's open-border policies, and increases Border Patrol 
staffing.
  This legislation awaits consideration in a Democratic-controlled 
Senate. It cannot wait any longer.
  It is time for the Senate to take action. We cannot allow the Biden 
administration to dismantle the border wall. We cannot allow Secretary 
Mayorkas to circumvent or dismantle the successful remain in Mexico 
policy. We cannot continue to allow illegal immigrants to stream across 
our border illegally without regard for our national security.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues in the Senate to come together and 
support a commonsense plan like H.R. 2 to stem the humanitarian crisis 
on our southern border.

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