Joyce Applauds Passage of House Legislation to Address Border Crisis

Statement

U.S. Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14) released the following statement after voting in favor of two bills to address the crisis at the southern border.

"The House stayed in session until we got our job done," Joyce said. "The legislation passed tonight provides needed resources to secure our southern border while preventing President Obama from acting unilaterally to grant amnesty against the American people's wishes. It also closes the loophole that incentivized individuals to make the dangerous journey from Central America and escalated this crisis. As opposed to the president's $3.7 billion request, the $694 million in this bill is fully offset so that it will not intensify another crisis: our national debt.

"When our nation is in the midst of a humanitarian crisis, we need to act. I'm pleased Members of the House stayed in Washington to work out the solution our constituents depended on us to provide."

H.R. 5230 passed the House by a vote of 223-189. H.R. 5272 passed by a vote of 216-192.

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