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Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Vice Chairman of the House Rules Committee, delivered the following remarks, yesterday, on the House Floor in support of H.R. 2 - theSecure the Border Act of 2023. Congressman Burgess believes this is the first step to enact comprehensive immigration reform.

As Prepared for Delivery:

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the rule and the underlying bill, H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act of 2023. For over two years, this administration has continued to ignore one crisis after another. Just a few weeks ago, the American people saw that President Biden and the democrat party were fine to ignore our looming debt ceiling crisis.

Mr. Speaker, two weeks ago House Republicans kept our promise to the American people and passed a responsible solution to raising the debt ceiling.

Now this week, House Republicans are having to, once again, clean up after this administration and their reckless policies that are hurting the lives of Americans around the country, but especially those in my home state of Texas.

Our southern border is not secure. This administration does not have operational control, and their claim that they decreased illegal immigration by 90%, is a bold-faced lie. President Biden’s destructive policies and continued lies to the American people have only worsened this crisis.

We have heard from law enforcement on the ground that this country has gone from one of the safest and most secure borders under the Trump Administration, to an unsustainable humanitarian crisis of epic proportions. This happened on day 1 of this administration.

President Biden sits in the White House and threatens to veto this bill, calling for comprehensive immigration reform, while vulnerable migrants crossing our southern border are raped, killed, or trafficked every single day. Along with all Republican members, I want to see comprehensive immigration reform, but that cannot be done until we stop this this crisis on our southern border. HR 2 will do exactly that.

This bill will finish the border wall, provide adequate funding for our border patrol agents, and ensure that the migrants most vulnerable, the unaccompanied alien children, are taken care of once they become this country’s responsibility. This bill is just common sense. I urge my fellow members to support the underlying bill and urge support for this rule.

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