[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 196 (Wednesday, November 29, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H5944]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  BORDER CROSSINGS AT AN ALL-TIME HIGH

  (Mr. WALBERG asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. WALBERG. Mr. Speaker, as a Representative of a northern border 
district, I rise today to address the border crisis impacting 
communities across the country, including those in my district.
  What is unfolding at our southern border is a humanitarian and 
national moral crisis. Under the Biden administration's failed 
policies, every State has become a border State.
  Border crossings are at an all-time high and include people on the 
terrorist watch list and child sex predators. Fentanyl flows freely 
over the border and then is trafficked across the country.
  I have been to both the north and south borders and talked with 
border agents. They feel like the administration has abandoned them, as 
have our constituents.
  In May, House Republicans passed the strongest border security 
package in history, yet the Senate refuses to vote on H.R. 2 or any 
other border solution.
  We can't wait any longer, Mr. Speaker. The Senate must vote on H.R. 
2, secure our border, and protect our communities.

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