[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 4 (Tuesday, January 9, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H7]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       VISIT TO EAGLE PASS, TEXAS

  (Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina. Mr. Speaker, my second trip to the 
southern border as a Member of Congress was to Eagle Pass, hosted by 
the gentleman from Texas, Mr. Tony Gonzalez.
  While there, we met with local border community elected officials who 
expressed how an influx of migrant crossings overwhelmed their 
communities. We toured the Eagle Pass Port of Entry, where I saw 
firsthand field operations and the economic impact of the international 
rail bridge closure: a daily revenue loss of about $50 million.
  Del Rio Sector statistics reveal over 90,000 encounters, 39,000 known 
got-aways, 250 criminal arrests, and 30 migrants on the terror watch 
list.
  There is only one way to address this evolving situation: 
bipartisanship.
  Our southern border situation is not a Democratic or a Republican 
issue, but an American issue. We must find common ground for Eastern 
North Carolinians and the American people.

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