[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 41 (Thursday, March 7, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H1008]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        FAILURE TO SECURE BORDER

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from 
Illinois (Mrs. Miller) for 5 minutes.
  Mrs. MILLER of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, on his first day in office, 
Biden signed an executive order overturning every border security 
measure established during the Trump administration and paving the way 
for 11 million foreign nationals to enter our country illegally.
  During the first 3 years of his administration, Joe Biden 
consistently denied the border security crisis. Biden lied. Biden and 
his staff falsely claimed that the border was secure.
  It is only now, after countless lives have been taken, that the Biden 
administration has admitted that there is a problem because they put 
politics ahead of the safety of the American people.
  The tragic murder of 22-year-old Georgia student Laken Riley is a 
direct consequence of Biden's failure to secure the border. The illegal 
immigrant from Venezuela who killed her should never have been allowed 
in our country.
  I grieve for Laken's family on their tragic loss. I cannot imagine 
the pain. No parent in our country should ever lose a child due to 
reckless border policies and soft-on-crime policies. Joe Biden and 
Kamala Harris have blood on their hands. They should say her name and 
apologize to her family.
  The primary responsibility of the government is to protect the 
American people. Instead, Biden has opened our borders to an invasion 
of military-age men and put American lives in danger.
  Today, we have the opportunity to vote for the Laken Riley Act to 
ensure that this never happens again.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to vote ``yes.''
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Members are reminded to refrain from 
engaging in personalities toward the President.

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