[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 71 (Tuesday, April 29, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2614-S2615]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                  Trump Administration First 100 Days

  Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, it has been 100 days of the new Trump 
administration, and President Trump is delivering. Run down elements of 
the Republican agenda: securing our border, restoring American 
strength, extending tax relief for hard-working Americans, unleashing 
American energy, saving taxpayer dollars, and restoring common sense 
after an administration obsessed with imposing far-left, woke 
ideology--and President Trump has made progress on them all.
  After 4 years of increasing energy instability under the Biden 
administration, on day one, President Trump declared a national 
emergency on energy and started moving to unleash American energy 
production.
  He has ended President Biden's electric vehicle mandate, which was 
guaranteed to place vast new burdens on our already shaky electric 
grid, opened up oil and gas production, rescinded burdensome energy 
regulations, and a whole lot more.
  His administration has restored common sense to Washington after the 
Biden administration's attempt to impose far-left, woke ideologies on 
the American people. Notably, President Trump issued an Executive order 
to prevent biological males from hijacking sports for women and girls.
  Of course, the President has been working closely with the House and 
Senate on legislation to permanently extend the tax relief he signed 
into law during his first administration--tax relief to put more money 
in hard-working Americans' pockets.
  We took a big step forward in that process with congressional passage 
of a budget resolution in April, and we are moving toward a final 
bill--a bill that will not only make tax relief permanent but will also 
deliver on other President Trump and Republican priorities. That 
includes investment in our military and restoring our national defense, 
securing our border, and reforming the way we spend taxpayer dollars.
  Speaking of the border, at the top of any list of President Trump's 
accomplishments is the incredible progress the President has made when 
it comes to securing our border. I don't need to tell anyone what 
things were like at our southern border in the last administration. It 
flat-out was chaos. President Biden presided over 4 years of 
recordbreaking illegal immigration at our southern border, with all the 
dangers that represents.
  President Trump promised that he would put an end to the Biden border 
crisis and restore order and respect for the rule of law, and in just 
100 days--100 days--he has delivered to an incredible degree.
  U.S. Customs and Border Protection reported just 11,709 encounters at 
our southern border in February and just 11,017 in March--nothing short 
of a dizzying drop. To put those February and March numbers into 
perspective, during February 2024 and March 2024, under the Biden 
administration, encounters at our southern border numbered 189,913 in 
February and 189,359 in March. Think about that--189,000 down to 11,000 
in a year. What a difference leadership makes--a 94-percent decrease in 
illegal crossings at our southern border. That is an incredible 
achievement, and America is safer because of it.
  I have to say it is a reminder that had President Biden actually 
cared about border security, he could have secured the border at any 
time during his administration. President Trump has managed to do it in 
mere weeks.
  I should also note that not only has President Trump drastically 
reduced attempted illegal entries, but he has also focused on rounding 
up dangerous illegal aliens who are resident in our country: gang 
members, individuals charged with murder, rape, theft, sexual crimes 
against children, and the list goes on and on.
  The President has also taken steps, along with Congress, to stop the 
deadly cross-border trade in fentanyl, which affects communities around 
our country. I know those efforts are going to continue.
  Open borders represent a real security threat, and I am incredibly 
grateful for the work President Trump has done to secure our borders 
and to protect our country.
  One hundred days. If this is what President Trump has accomplished in 
his first 3 months, I can't wait to see what is to come.
  I yield the floor.
  I suggest the absence of a quorum.

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  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The senior assistant executive clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order 
for the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.