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Underwood Statement on Declaration of National Emergency at the U.S.-Mexico Border

Statement

Date: Feb. 15, 2019
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: National Security Government Operations

Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) today released the following statement on the President's declaration of national emergency at the United States-Mexico border.

"This declaration is an abuse of power that ignores the will of Congress--and the will of the people we represent. It sets a dangerous precedent and is not an effective solution to this complicated issue. We have a humanitarian crisis at the border that should be solved with bipartisan, bicameral compromise in Congress including border security funding--which I voted for last night--and using resources to update ports of entry, add judges, and increase border surveillance."


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