[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 25 (Thursday, February 6, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H513]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        THANKING PRESIDENT TRUMP

  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Alford). The Chair recognizes the 
gentlewoman from Illinois (Mrs. Miller) for 5 minutes.
  Mrs. MILLER of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to thank President 
Trump for his efforts to reverse the harmful immigration policies of 
the last administration.
  On his first day in office, President Trump declared a national 
emergency at the southern border and reinstated policies to stop the 
flood of illegal immigrants into the United States.
  Under the Biden administration, migrant encounters at the U.S.-Mexico 
border reached an all-time high. Open-border policies made it easier 
for military-aged men to enter our country and allow drug and human 
traffickers to take control of our borders.
  In 2024 alone, Customs and Border Protection seized over 21,000 
pounds of fentanyl at the U.S.-Mexico border. Fentanyl overdoses during 
this time remained to be the leading cause of death for Americans aged 
18 to 45.
  I applaud President Trump for taking border security seriously, 
including his threat to impose tariffs on Mexico, which led their 
President to deploy 10,000 members of the Mexican National Guard to 
strengthen border security.
  It is time the rest of the world sees again we have a President 
willing to put America first.

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