[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 19 (Thursday, February 1, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H369]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                            SOUTHERN BORDER

  (Ms. DEAN of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. DEAN of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, our Nation's southern border 
and immigration systems are dysfunctional, and it has been this way for 
decades under multiple Presidents and under multiple Houses and Senates 
under both parties.
  Hundreds of thousands of people cross our border every month. Our 
immigration courts are understaffed with an immense backlog of cases. 
Much of the fentanyl crossing the border comes through legal points of 
entry, 95 percent of which is brought by legal residents.
  Mr. Speaker, where do we go from here?
  We have to find real, bipartisan solutions for a secure border and a 
healthy, humane immigration process.
  While our colleagues in the Senate seek solutions to both, our 
Republican majority seeks solutions to neither. They would rather keep 
this issue alive, scare their supporters, and serve the shadow 
government of the former President.
  In the face of progress, they are stalling, orchestrating a sham 
impeachment, rather than making real policy; policies that could ensure 
a better funded Border Patrol, up-to-date fentanyl detection 
technology, well-staffed courts, and an immigration system that 
supports those seeking asylum, refuge, and opportunity, which is the 
very story and value of our Nation.

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