[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 17 (Tuesday, January 30, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H299]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                          CRISIS AT THE BORDER

  (Mr. HORSFORD asked and was given permission to address the House for 
one minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HORSFORD. Mr. Speaker, we do have a crisis at the border.
  For decades, we have been waiting for a solution for comprehensive 
immigration reform. In fact, in my first term here in the House, I was 
proud to be one of the leads on a comprehensive immigration reform bill 
that included commonsense solutions for undocumented people here, 
accelerated pathways for our young people who call themselves Dreamers, 
and had investments in enforcement measures. However, House Republicans 
refused to allow it to move forward, even after the Senate voted to 
pass it.
  Mr. Speaker, I would ask my House Republican colleagues why they 
won't take yes for an answer. President Biden has made clear our 
immigration system is broken, and only Congress can fix it. Instead, my 
Republican colleagues want to scream that the President is not doing 
enough to fix our broken immigration system, but, yet, are not willing 
to bring actual reforms up for a vote.
  In fact, they only brought a bill that would cut 2,000 Customs and 
Border agents from the border. That is not a solution. Let's work 
together. Let's pass a bipartisan bill. Take yes for an answer.

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