Rep. Rose: President Biden Does Not Need a New Law to Secure the Border

WASHINGTON, DC—U.S. Representative John Rose (TN-06) spoke on the House Floor Wednesday, following President Biden’s recent trip to Brownsville, Texas. During the stop, the president urged Congressional Republicans to support new border legislation.

The full remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below:  

Mister Speaker, during a rare visit to the southern border last week, President Biden expressed a dire need for Congressional Republicans to, quote, “show a little spine” and pass border legislation.

Let’s be clear. House Republicans have passed legislation. The Secure the Border Act of 2023 would require construction on the border wall to restart, increase the number of Border Patrol agents, and strengthen and streamline our existing asylum process. Lastly – and this one is critical – it would finally put a stop to the Biden Administration’s massive catch-and-release operation. 

More than one million illegal immigrants have been released into the United States on parole under President Biden – a blatant abuse of executive parole authority under the law.

Furthermore, Mister Speaker none of the president’s open-border policies require an act of Congress, just as reversing them won’t require new legislation.

You can watch the speech here.