[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11366]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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               PRESIDENT OBAMA NEEDS TO VISIT THE BORDER

  (Mr. BURGESS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, the President needs to come to the Texas 
border. There is a crisis occurring there.
  I just returned from a trip to McAllen. The situation is grave. The 
influx of people is putting a strain on our resources and threatening 
our system of public health.
  Last week marked my second trip to tour the processing and holding 
facilities. I know other Members of the Texas delegation have made the 
trip as well. But President Obama, despite being in Texas for 
fundraising this week, refuses to come to the Texas border.
  The President's remarks from the Rose Garden last week did little to 
deter Central Americans from sending their children to the Texas 
border. His message was correct, but his tone was wrong. The President 
needs to be clear and direct. He needs to send a clear and direct 
message to the parents in Central America: Don't send your children 
across the deserts of Mexico into Texas.
  As a Texan, I felt compelled to make this trip, but I realize my 
influence in this realm is limited. The President has the bully pulpit. 
The President can make the point.
  The President of the United States needs to come to the border and 
speak in a clear and direct fashion to the parents of Central America.

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