Border Security is National Security

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Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, this April, Border Patrol agents encountered more than 170,000 illegal immigrants attempting to enter our country under President Biden's open southern border.

Border security is national security, and President Biden has shown a complete and systematic failure to protect the sovereignty of this great Nation.

Since President Biden took office, more than 350 individuals on the terrorist watch list have been apprehended attempting to enter the United States. That doesn't include those who came through without being apprehended.

By continuing to promote catch and release policies to facilitate illegal immigration, President Biden has continued to incentivize those who wish to harm us and cross at open borders.

A President who refuses to enforce our laws and secure our borders cannot effectively lead the American people. We need to equip our Border Patrol agents with the tools necessary to enforce our laws. It is time for the Senate to pass H.R. 2. It is time for the Senate to work with us to keep all Americans safe. The Data is Clear

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Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, in a recent survey conducted by The Wall Street Journal, more than 33 percent of parents reported that they were struggling financially solely because of inflation.

Since President Biden took office, inflation has risen by almost 20 percent, leading to decreased savings, rising debt, and financial insecurity for millions of Americans.

In April, the United States added just 175,000 nonfarm payroll jobs, far below the 240,000 jobs that economists had forecasted.

The data is clear: President Biden's spending spree, coupled with the red tape that crushed American supply chains, has created soaring inflation that continues to impact each and every aspect of our economy.

Americans can't afford another year of President Biden's wasteful and reckless spending.

As we begin the appropriations process, it is time to put a stop to Biden's runaway budget. It is time to cut off funding to Green New Deal energy initiatives that subsidize windmills and solar farms that fail to provide the base source of power that we need. It is time to stop wasting taxpayer dollars on far-left policies that Americans do not want and that Americans cannot afford.

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