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Mr. BARRASSO. Mr. President, I just saw the minority leader of the U.S. Senate, the senior Senator from New York, on the floor talking about the 100 days of the Trump administration. He had his view. Let me give you the rest of the story--because President Trump took office 100 days ago today. That is when unified Republican government began.

The Republicans have been fighting every day for the American people. We have been fixing past failures. We are forging a bright future. We have a very bold agenda, and people are seeing historic results. Americans entrusted Republicans with the Senate, the House, and the White House, and we are addressing their priorities.

What do Americans want? Americans want secure borders. We are delivering them. Illegal crossings into the United States from Mexico-- at an all-time low last month.

Americans want affordable energy. What is happening? We are making it a lot easier to produce American energy.

Americans want jobs. We have created nearly 450,000 jobs in the first 100 days.

Americans want affordable prices. That is what you see and that is what I see at home. Prices fell in March for the first time in years-- in years.

Americans want peace through strength. Well, we are restoring it. Just ask the Houthi rebels about the resolve of the American people.

Americans want common sense, and we are fighting for that as well.

After 100 days, one thing is clear: Republicans are keeping our promises. We are getting America back on track. Here is our record:

The Senate confirmed President Trump's Cabinet at lightning speed, record rates. His team carries out the agenda to get America back on track. That is what that team that we confirmed is doing.

We promised safety and prosperity, and we are delivering it.

Well, first, we are making our communities safer, and you are seeing that in all 50 States. President Trump quickly restored strong border policies. He ended the chaos. He reinstated ``Remain in Mexico.'' He designated the cartels as ``terrorists.'' He stopped Joe Biden's widespread abuse of parole authorities. And he is doing what he promised in terms of deporting criminal illegal immigrants. I applaud President Trump.

Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, border czar Tom Homan-- they have made a significant difference to the safety and security of the American people. Illegal crossings have dropped 94 percent on their watch. I mean, think about it. Before, under Joe Biden's open border policies--let's take a look. In March of last year, they were having 7,000 illegal immigrants cross into this country each and every day. Now under President Trump, there were 7,000 for the entire month of March. Talk about a dramatic impact, a dramatic difference. That is it.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement reported there were over 100,000 deportations in the first 80 days of the administration. We have seen more ICE arrests of illegal immigrant criminals in the last 100 days under President Trump than we saw in all of 2024 under Joe Biden.

So the message is now clear: If you threaten our communities, you are out. No second chances. That is it.

This is progress, and it is promises kept.

Republicans in Congress--what do we do? We passed the Laken Riley Act. President Trump signed it into law. It was the first bill that he signed into law, the first serious immigration legislation in decades. It honors the memory of Laken Riley, a young nursing student who was murdered by an illegal immigrant in Georgia while she was out for a jog. It also honors the memory of Sarah Root. She was a young woman from Iowa. She was killed by an illegal alien who was driving while drunk. Senator Joni Ernst of Iowa championed Sarah's cause for years. The Laken Riley Act mandates illegal immigrants who break the law be detained, not just released into the community.

Republicans in Congress, compared to what we saw with the Democrats in the last 4 years, are committed to protecting American families. That is the reason we continue to work with President Trump to give Border Patrol agents the tools and the resources they need--things we were never able to do under Joe Biden and the Democrats with their open border policies.

Our agenda puts us on a path to finish the wall. It will boost Border Patrol. It will provide the staffing that Immigration and Customs Enforcement needs. It will build more detention space for the lawbreakers. And think about who those lawbreakers are. Those are people who felt invited into our country by Joe Biden and Democrats with medical care, free food, free housing, free plane tickets--an open invitation and an open border policy. Those days are over. This is how we keep our communities safe.

Mr. President, I am going to switch to energy because we have a bold energy agenda as well. For far too long, restrictive regulations locked up our God-given resources--the energy we have in the ground--certainly in my home State of Wyoming but all across the United States.

The cost of energy for American citizens rose 34 percent in the last 4 years. Who can afford that? Well, we are reversing that trend.

President Trump, Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, and Environmental Protection Agency head Lee Zeldin--to me, they are America's energy all-stars. They are showing it every day.

In 100 days, this administration, along with Congress, has taken over 50 actions to unleash America's energy potential, and we have a lot of it there.

I was at the White House recently when President Trump signed an Executive order for clean coal. Wyoming has--we are the Saudi Arabia of coal, and our energy workers are ready to lead the way because we are pursuing and need to continue to pursue an all-of-the-above energy strategy. We need it all.

President Trump opened up areas for drilling in Alaska and the Gulf of America. It is American energy. It is affordable energy.

Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum announced his Department is working to increase oil production in the Gulf of America by 100,000 barrels each and every day. That is going to help lower costs.

President Trump has been so successful with streamlining burdensome requirements in terms of trying to build new energy infrastructure. He has lifted the Biden ban on liquefied natural gas exports. People around the world want what we have in America to sell, and they need it desperately.

We have abundant energy in this country. We want to use that energy to help our allies and to help drive down costs at home.

President Trump and Congress also cut costly Biden-era regulations on home appliances.

We are pioneering nuclear power that is safe and efficient.

These steps power America and will continue to power us as a nation into the future. They fuel our freedom. It is why energy is called the master resource. They are good for affordable prices and good for our national security.

We are an energy superpower in this country, and under President Trump, we are finally acting like it, not apologizing for it as we did in the last administration.

Within days of taking office, President Trump restored pressure on Iran. That is how we are protecting strength around the world and projecting it for the world to see. We are engaged in maximum pressure. It is a 180-degree turn from the weakness of the previous administration. It channels the strength and the resolve of President Ronald Reagan.

President Trump has committed time and time again and shown the world that he stands firmly with Israel.

Houthi terrorists attacked our servicemembers and our ships. President Trump struck back. America defends our military and our interests.

President Trump is also strengthening alliances around the world-- Japan, South Korea, Australia, and India. They are partnering with us to counter China's global ambitions, and China is ambitious and active and aggressive.

New trade deals are going to bring supply chains back home to America, and this is going to end our dependence on communist China.

Under President Trump, America continues to stand tall. We are not going to be bullied. We are going to back our friends. We are going to confront our foes. This keeps America safe. Strength deters. Weakness invites, provokes.

Finally, Mr. President, we are returning to common sense. No more woke, leftwing policies that the American people strongly oppose. No more DEI mandates in Federal Agencies. A refocused military, focused on merit and readiness, not distractions; a military that is lethal, intimidating, and ready to fight.

In Congress, we are seeing Republicans cutting wasteful Washington spending--talk about common sense. Fiscal discipline is long overdue. This is bold, results-driven change.

So how can we build on it? What is next? Well, in the next 100 days, Republicans will continue to fulfill our promises. We are going to stop the Democrats' $4 trillion tax hike. This protects families and small businesses from the largest tax increase in American history. We are going to cut crippling regulations. Businesses will be allowed to grow and innovate and thrive. We are going to strengthen our border by providing law enforcement the resources they need.

The Republican agenda puts America and Americans first. Our mission, our mandate is America first. Republicans have delivered in 100 days. We have achieved so much. We are going to deliver even more because together we are going to get America back on track. America's future is bright.

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