[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 15, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H172]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       VIRGINIA IS A BORDER STATE

  (Mr. McGUIRE asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. McGUIRE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today as the Representative of 
Virginia's Fifth Congressional District.
  I am honored to serve nearly 800,000 Virginians.
  Virginia, thousands of miles from the border, is a border State. 
Every county, city, and town is a border county, city, and town under 
the current administration.
  Last week, I voted on my first bill, the Laken Riley Act. Illegal 
aliens are robbing, sexually assaulting, and murdering American 
citizens. This bill detains illegal immigrants who commit additional 
crimes, like theft, until they get deported.
  Laken had a bright future, but her life was cut short when an illegal 
alien murdered her while she was jogging one morning. She fought and 
did everything right.
  The perpetrator kept getting released from jail because of weak 
America-last policies.
  I was proud to vote in favor of this legislation introduced by my 
good friend, the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Collins), who is 
empowering law enforcement to do their job.

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