May 20, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 84 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              DEMANDING CONGRESS ACT TO SECURE OUR BORDER

  (Mr. GIANFORTE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GIANFORTE. Mr. Speaker, we have a crisis on our southern border, 
even if Democrat leaders try desperately to deny it. Nearly 100,000 
people were detained last month trying to illegally cross our southern 
border.
  Mr. Speaker, imagine if the population of Billings, Montana, was 
caught crossing the border in just 1 month. That is the crisis our 
country faces.
  Last week, a U.S. district court judge in Billings sentenced a 
Mexican citizen to prison for possession of 34 pounds of meth with the 
intent to distribute. That is nearly 125,000 doses. With Montana facing 
a meth epidemic, we must secure our border and stop the flow of Mexican 
meth into our communities.
  Mr. Speaker, I saw firsthand the crisis on our southern border. 
Congress has an obligation to act. I have stood with President Trump to 
secure it. Let's build the wall where feasible. The safety and security 
of our country and our communities depend on it.

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