[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 94 (Monday, June 3, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H3548]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  BORDER SECURITY IS NATIONAL SECURITY

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Joyce) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, this April, Border Patrol 
agents encountered more than 170,000 illegal immigrants attempting to 
enter our country under President Biden's open southern border.
  Border security is national security, and President Biden has shown a 
complete and systematic failure to protect the sovereignty of this 
great Nation.
  Since President Biden took office, more than 350 individuals on the 
terrorist watch list have been apprehended attempting to enter the 
United States. That doesn't include those who came through without 
being apprehended.
  By continuing to promote catch and release policies to facilitate 
illegal immigration, President Biden has continued to incentivize those 
who wish to harm us and cross at open borders.
  A President who refuses to enforce our laws and secure our borders 
cannot effectively lead the American people. We need to equip our 
Border Patrol agents with the tools necessary to enforce our laws. It 
is time for the Senate to pass H.R. 2. It is time for the Senate to 
work with us to keep all Americans safe.


                           The Data is Clear

  Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, in a recent survey conducted 
by The Wall Street Journal, more than 33 percent of parents reported 
that they were struggling financially solely because of inflation.
  Since President Biden took office, inflation has risen by almost 20 
percent, leading to decreased savings, rising debt, and financial 
insecurity for millions of Americans.
  In April, the United States added just 175,000 nonfarm payroll jobs, 
far below the 240,000 jobs that economists had forecasted.
  The data is clear: President Biden's spending spree, coupled with the 
red tape that crushed American supply chains, has created soaring 
inflation that continues to impact each and every aspect of our 
economy.
  Americans can't afford another year of President Biden's wasteful and 
reckless spending.
  As we begin the appropriations process, it is time to put a stop to 
Biden's runaway budget. It is time to cut off funding to Green New Deal 
energy initiatives that subsidize windmills and solar farms that fail 
to provide the base source of power that we need. It is time to stop 
wasting taxpayer dollars on far-left policies that Americans do not 
want and that Americans cannot afford.

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