[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 106 (Tuesday, June 25, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H4123]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      NO AMERICAN CAN AFFORD THE COSTS AND RISKS OF AN OPEN BORDER

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Joyce) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, last month more than 170,000 
illegal immigrants crossed at our southern border.
  More than the populations of the Pennsylvania counties of Mifflin, 
Perry, Juniata, Fulton, and Bedford combined crossed last month.
  Instead of securing our border and protecting our sovereignty, 
President Biden has systematically destroyed the border security 
measures put in place by President Trump.
  By ending the remain in Mexico policy, by instituting procedures to 
allow for mass asylum, and allowing those with suspected connections to 
terrorism to enter into our country, President Biden has put every 
American family at risk.
  Pennsylvania families and no American can afford the costs and the 
risks of an open border.
  It is time to pass legislation that fully funds our Border Patrol and 
equips them with the personnel, the tools, and the training that they 
need to confront the crisis that continues to this day at our southern 
border.


          We Cannot Protect Our Nation With Failed Leadership

  Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, as adversaries like Russia 
and North Korea continue to forge new relationships and as Iranian-
backed terrorists continue to attack our ships in the Middle East, it 
has become clear that President Biden's weak and ineffective foreign 
policy has failed the American people.
  From the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan to the inability to 
stop Chinese-led cyberattacks, President Biden has shown time and time 
again that he is not able to do the work that is required of the 
Commander in Chief.
  We know that weakness only invites aggression, and under President 
Trump's leadership, our Nation was respected on the world stage. It is 
time to fulfill our commitment to creating a Nation that is safe and to 
provide our military with the support needed to protect, to train, to 
equip, and adequately pay our servicemembers.
  We cannot protect our Nation with failed leadership, and we cannot 
keep Americans safe while President Biden continues to fail in his duty 
to deter our adversaries.

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