[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 1669]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        OUR BORDER IS NOT SECURE

  (Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, new reports from the 
Department of Homeland Security show a surge in illegal immigration, 30 
percent, actually. Last Friday I returned to McAllen, Texas, to tour 
the Rio Grande River by boat and see our security challenges firsthand, 
something President Obama has refused to do.
  Let me be clear. Our border is not secure. Obama's amnesty is 
devastating for Texas, particularly its border cities, but the problems 
far exceed our border. This affects the whole country. It undermines 
the safety of all Americans and hurts law-abiding taxpayers.
  My most sacred duty is to protect our homeland and every citizen in 
it. I spent 29 years as a fighter pilot and 7 as a POW doing just that. 
Rest assured, I will continue to fight to keep America safe.

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