[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 10755]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      WE NEED TO SECURE OUR BORDER

  (Mrs. BLACK asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. BLACK. Mr. Speaker, in May of 2011, President Obama gave a 
speech in El Paso, Texas, where he effectively said: Mission 
accomplished--our border is secure. In fact, he mocked those of us who 
disagreed with him, suggesting that we wouldn't be happy until there 
was a moat guarding our southern border.
  Mr. Speaker, as we witness tens of thousands of children crossing our 
border today, I hope the President remembers his speech in El Paso and 
owns up to his administration's failure in enforcing our immigration 
policy.
  We need a secure border before we can address any kind of immigration 
reform, which is why I am a proud cosponsor of H.R. 2220, the SMART 
Border Act--tough, smart legislation to finally get operational control 
over our Nation's borders.

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