House Minority Leader Tom Emmer claimed Saturday that President Biden is only interested in discussing border security because “border security is now a political responsibility of the White House.”
“Since taking office over three years ago, we have an administration that has fully opened our southern border through approximately 64 executive actions,” Emmer told Fox News’ Neil Kabuto. “They effectively undone all the work that the previous government had done to close the border. That’s a record number. More than 300,000 people crossed the border in December.”
He also said that former President Trump’s claim that he asked Republicans not to support the bipartisan border agreement approved by the Senate is false and is “the story of someone who wants to hide the border.” [Biden] management. “
He said Republicans want to see the text of the bill to make sure “what we’re doing on our southern border is real solutions, not just words.”
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House Majority Whip Tom Emmer said President Biden is interested in the border issue because it is a “political responsibility” to him. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
Emmer claimed that reinstating President Trump’s Remain in Mexico policy would stop “70% of the flow across the southern border overnight,” adding that “catch and release” should also be abolished. Ta.
After Kabuto noted that some conservatives have suggested that “some kind of deal is better than no deal,” Emmer said, “President Biden has shown interest in discussing this issue. The only reason it’s there is because this issue is now a political responsibility for the White House.” ”
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Emmer balked at the president’s Friday statement on border security in which he said the bill would give him “emergency powers to close the border in the event of border congestion,” and shortly after signing it. He said he would do this.
“If you give the president additional parole authority to admit up to 50,000 people a year, if you implement 5,000 people plus one at the border over a period of time and give them discretionary power, and if they don’t stop capturing Mexico, If we don’t restore Remain status, even if we get to the floor, it will be very difficult to get the votes we need,” Emmer explained.
“Neil, Donald Trump secured the border when he was in the White House,” he added. “This administration has undone all the great work that has been done.”
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House Speaker Mike Johnson also suggested Friday that the bill could be “killed on arrival.”
