No American Can Afford the Costs and Risks of An Open Border

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Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, last month more than 170,000 illegal immigrants crossed at our southern border.

More than the populations of the Pennsylvania counties of Mifflin, Perry, Juniata, Fulton, and Bedford combined crossed last month.

Instead of securing our border and protecting our sovereignty, President Biden has systematically destroyed the border security measures put in place by President Trump.

By ending the remain in Mexico policy, by instituting procedures to allow for mass asylum, and allowing those with suspected connections to terrorism to enter into our country, President Biden has put every American family at risk.

Pennsylvania families and no American can afford the costs and the risks of an open border.

It is time to pass legislation that fully funds our Border Patrol and equips them with the personnel, the tools, and the training that they need to confront the crisis that continues to this day at our southern border. We Cannot Protect Our Nation With Failed Leadership

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Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, as adversaries like Russia and North Korea continue to forge new relationships and as Iranian- backed terrorists continue to attack our ships in the Middle East, it has become clear that President Biden's weak and ineffective foreign policy has failed the American people.

From the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan to the inability to stop Chinese-led cyberattacks, President Biden has shown time and time again that he is not able to do the work that is required of the Commander in Chief.

We know that weakness only invites aggression, and under President Trump's leadership, our Nation was respected on the world stage. It is time to fulfill our commitment to creating a Nation that is safe and to provide our military with the support needed to protect, to train, to equip, and adequately pay our servicemembers.

We cannot protect our Nation with failed leadership, and we cannot keep Americans safe while President Biden continues to fail in his duty to deter our adversaries.

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