[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 179 (Tuesday, October 31, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S5237]
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                            BORDER SECURITY

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, Congress also has an opportunity to 
force the administration to start treating our southern border like the 
sovereign, legal boundary that it is. The southern border crisis is not 
a problem of insufficient resources. It is not the zero-sum alternative 
to deterring our adversaries overseas. It is the direct result of 
misguided policies that have incentivized record illegal migration.
  It doesn't take tens of billions of dollars to fix this problem; it 
just takes common sense. I would urge our Democratic colleagues to show 
some common sense by working with Republicans to stop the border 
crisis, rebuild American military strength, and stand with our friends 
in Ukraine, Israel, and Asia.

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