[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 120 (Wednesday, July 24, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H4910]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   CONDEMNING THE HIGHLY PARTISAN BORDER RESOLUTION CRITICIZING VICE 
                            PRESIDENT HARRIS

  (Mr. NICKEL asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. NICKEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong opposition to the 
highly partisan resolution criticizing Vice President Kamala Harris' 
work on the border.
  Like so many Americans, my constituents are sick and tired and they 
are worried that immigration and border security are being used as 
political talking points instead of a policy priority.
  I agree, but facts are facts. It has been over 100 days since 
congressional Republicans walked away from the table on the most 
comprehensive, bipartisan border security deal in decades because 
former President Trump wants to politicize the issue rather than to 
find an actual solution.
  Let's be clear: Trump killed the deal.
  Mr. Speaker, the best way to restore order at the border and fix our 
broken immigration system is passing a bill through Congress. That is 
exactly what the Biden-Harris administration wanted to do. I know we 
can get this done, but only if we work together, not as Democrats and 
Republicans, but as Americans.

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