Peace Through Strength
Floor Speech
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Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, on Saturday night, the Israeli people were deliberately and brutally attacked when the Iranian regime launched over 300 missiles and drones meant to terrorize and kill civilians.
If it were not for the defensive technologies that were developed here in the United States and the heroism of Israeli, British, French, and Jordanian pilots who took to the air to shoot down Iranian drones, these attacks could have resulted in far greater devastation and loss of life.
It was President Ronald Reagan who said that we must secure peace through strength and that weakness only invites aggression.
Through his long history of appeasement, Joe Biden has failed to deter Iranian threats and ultimately has jeopardized our safety. It is time to send a clear message to Iran and its terrorist proxies that the United States stands firmly with Israel, our greatest ally and the only democracy in the Middle East. Secure Our Border
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Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, in March, Customs and Border Patrol encountered more than 240,000 illegal immigrants attempting to enter the United States, and more than 50,000 of those were at ports of entry and on our northern border.
In 2023, the Swanton border sector in Vermont saw a surge in illegal crossings, surpassing the combined total of the past 11 years.
The truth is in the data. Right now, every State is a border State.
President Biden cannot afford to wait any longer to take action. It is time for President Biden to address this crisis that has allowed more than 5,000 illegal immigrants a day to enter these great United States. This surge is a result of President Biden and Secretary Mayorkas' open-border policies.
The fact is ending the remain in Mexico policy and returning to a catch and release program that allows illegal immigrants to wander our country freely, the Biden administration has put all Americans in danger.
It is time to secure our border, and it is time for the President to put American communities ahead of illegal immigrants.
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