End the Border Catastrophe Act

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Mr. BIGGS. Mr. Speaker, I will say this about the gentleman from New York (Mr. Nadler), that he is right on some points, but he is wrong on some points, as well.

One of them is this: This bill gives money to the States to deal with the calamity that has been caused by the Biden administration.

Mr. Speaker, years ago, Janet Napolitano, who was in the Biden administration in the same position that Secretary Mayorkas is in, demanded that the Federal Government pay for the damages caused by illegal migration at that time. She understood. Just like Katie Hobbs, who is the current Democratic Governor of Arizona, says, we have to have resources. Please understand that you don't understand what is going on on the border.

I will say one thing, that my friend from New York is correct that this is a show vote.

H.R. 2 has been sitting in the Senate. It should have passed. It would have taken care of 90 percent of the problems on the border. I know. I wrote most of those provisions, along with my friend, Chip Roy.

I will tell you this: If we do not pass this, don't come to us if you are living in New York and say you are in trouble because you have perpetuated it.

Mr. Speaker, this is the time to pass this piece of legislation. The process has been crappy, but this is the time to pass this legislation because it has to be done.

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