[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 7 (Friday, January 12, 2024)]
[House]
[Pages H126-H127]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             HOUSE REPUBLICANS COMMITTED TO SECURING BORDER

  (Mr. FULCHER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FULCHER. Mr. Speaker, how many more innocent lives need to be 
lost before Secretary Mayorkas and President Biden realize that 
securing our border is more than an immigration issue? It is a 
fundamental duty we owe to the American people.
  Since President Biden took office, over 7 million encounters have 
taken place on our southern border, and that number continues to climb 
at an unsettling rate, with roughly 10,000 additional crossings each 
day.

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  The United States offers more legal immigration than anywhere in the 
world. The individuals entering illegally are not all coming with hopes 
of living out the American Dream. They are helping China bring more 
than 26,000 pounds of fentanyl across the border. They are trafficking 
an all-time high number of vulnerable women and children. They are 
known terrorists on the FBI watch list and more.
  U.S. taxpayers are the ones footing the bill to cover emergency care, 
housing, shelter, and more for these illegal immigrants.
  It is imperative the President and Senate pass the Secure the Border 
Act to fortify the safety of our country and protect our citizens.

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