[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 144 (Tuesday, September 17, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H5241]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION POSES NATIONAL SECURITY RISK

  The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Pennsylvania 
(Mr. Joyce) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, since taking office, 
President Biden and Vice President Harris have thrown open our doors to 
more than 10 million illegal immigrants, more than 99.7 percent of whom 
are still in the United States today.
  This mass illegal immigration poses a national security risk, with 
Border Patrol agents lacking the tools and resources needed to stop, 
apprehend, and deport illegal immigrants. With cities now strained by 
illegal immigrants taking up shelter in school gyms and utilizing 
resources already stressed by record inflation, American communities 
are now forced to confront this crisis created by an open-border 
policy.
  In New York City alone, free hotels, free healthcare, and debit cards 
have attracted more than 100,000 migrants since the spring of 2022, and 
more than 65,000 of them remain in New York City today.
  It is time for the House to pass the No Bailout for Sanctuary Cities 
Act, which would prohibit our tax dollars from being used by sanctuary 
cities to benefit these illegal immigrants.
  We need to return to the secure-border policies that we had under 
President Donald J. Trump. It is time to secure our borders, and it is 
time to disincentivize the policies that made each and every State a 
border State.


         Streamline Enrolling in Out-of-State Medicaid Programs

  Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, later today, the House will 
consider the Accelerating Kids' Access to Care Act. This important 
legislation will streamline the process for doctors to enroll in out-
of-State Medicaid programs in order to provide much-needed care for 
children.
  Last year, I met with two of my constituents from Perry County, Derek 
and Amy Nesbit, who shared with me the story of their son, William, and 
William's battle with leukemia.
  Throughout William's treatment, the Nesbit family was met with red 
tape and bureaucracy that led to difficulties in receiving the 
treatment that William so desperately needed and the treatment that 
William deserved.
  Tragically, William lost his battle with leukemia, and since then, 
the Nesbits have dedicated their time and resources to advocating for a 
better system for the children and families who are affected with 
diseases.
  Children enrolled in Medicaid deserve access to the best possible 
care, and we have a responsibility to remove obstacles that exist 
because of where a patient lives.
  Today, I am proud to support this important bill, the Accelerating 
Kids' Access to Care Act, which will remove these barriers and enable 
access to timely and quality care for all of our kids.

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