April 4, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 59 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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                 HUMANITARIAN CRISIS AT SOUTHERN BORDER

  (Mr. RESCHENTHALER asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. RESCHENTHALER. Madam Speaker, this week, as the humanitarian and 
security crisis at our southern border worsens, my colleagues across 
the aisle have failed to act. Instead, House Democrats chose to focus 
on issuing illegal subpoenas for the Mueller report, including its 
underlying evidence, investigative sources, and grand jury materials. 
House Democrats are effectively demanding that Attorney General Barr 
break the law.
  For nearly 2 years, Democrats misled the American people about the 
special counsel's investigation. Now that it is clear that there was 
absolutely no collusion with Russia, my colleagues across the aisle are 
grasping at straws and completely ignoring the crisis at our southern 
border.
  Daily border crossings at our southern border have hit levels that we 
have not seen in decades. Adding to the complexity and gravity of this 
crisis is the dramatic increase in the number of unaccompanied children 
and family units.
  Customs and Border Protection apprehended more than 100,000 family 
unit aliens in 2018. That is up 600 percent since 2013. The 
overwhelming surge of migrants has stretched our facilities to a 
breaking point.
  Madam Speaker, I ask that my colleagues across the aisle end the 
partisan showmanship and work with us to address this crisis.

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