Monday, August 19, 2024

Congressman Bob Good Update: Our Fiscal and Border “Insecurity”

Fighting to Restore Fiscal Stability

My House Freedom Caucus colleagues and I are fighting to restore fiscal stability in Washington. The House holds the power and the responsibility of the purse. It is our duty to cut woke and wasteful spending and pass our required 12 appropriations bills reflecting Republican policy priorities, as we promised the American people. Because of our failure to do this last year, Americans are suffering under the Biden-Pelosi-Schumer policies and spending levels that were in place when Democrats had full control of government two years ago! 

If Congress does not do its job and pass the spending bills before the end of the fiscal year on September 30, House Republicans should pass a 6-month Continuing Resolution (CR) that funds the government into the New Year. This will ensure that the will of the American people, as demonstrated with the results of the upcoming election on November 5, will determine how the government is funded next year.

House Republicans should also attach the SAVE Act to any Continuing Resolution to help prevent illegal aliens from voting in the November election. The SAVE Act requires proof of citizenship to register to vote, and requires states to purge non-citizens from their voter rolls. You can read about the official House Freedom Caucus position endorsing a CR with the SAVE Act here

The Biden-Harris Border Invasion 

 President Biden and Vice President Harris have repeatedly claimed that they lacked the authority to secure the border and protect American citizens. Yet, in the first days of the Biden-Harris administration, they overturned President Trump's policies that dramatically curtailed illegal immigration into our country, and they stopped wall construction. However, the Biden-Harris Administration recently took executive action to slightly slow the flow of illegal aliens across the border. These desperate measures before the election prove they had the authority to stop it all along. 
 
Vice President Harris, who was specifically tasked by President Biden with addressing our nation's borders, has notably neglected her critical responsibility. Her negligence has helped over 10 million illegal aliens enter our country with little to no restrictions. 
 
This week we learned that in the Boston Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office alone, they have arrested criminal illegal aliens including fentanyl traffickers, a child molester, an attempted murderer, and a rapist who were released into the country under the generous Biden-Harris border policies. Meanwhile, during the 2020 presidential campaign, then-candidate Harris said she would close ICE detention centers on day one if she were president. 
 
America's adversaries are taking advantage of the Biden-Harris open borders to threaten our security and sovereignty. We know tens of thousands of illegal aliens are crossing each year from hostile countries, including Iran, Russia, and China. 
 
It is imperative that we reinstate the Trump-era policies that effectively controlled illegal immigration and protected our national interests. 

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