WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dean Phillips voted against H.Res.1371, “Strongly condemning the Biden Administration and its Border Czar Kamala Harris’s failure to secure the United States border,” and called on Congress to get serious about solving our nation’s border security and immigration problem.  

“If there is someone to blame for the human and security failures at our southern border, it is, without a doubt, Congress,” said Rep. Phillips. “I have visited our southern border with bipartisan colleagues on two occasions. The situation there remains a serious challenge, but the House Majority in the 118^th Congress has proven it is one they are not serious about fixing. At the behest of Donald Trump, Congressional Republicans walked away from a landmark bipartisan immigration deal so they could continue to use the border as a divisive campaign issue this fall. Abandoning common sense reform in favor of politically-charged, nonbinding resolutions like the one rushed through today is nothing less than a dereliction of duty. Improving border security and implementing humane, efficient, modern immigration policies are not mutually exclusive. I invite Republicans and Democrats in Congress to join me in placing principle over politics in pursuit of meaningful immigration reform – like the Senate’s bipartisan border bill – that will keep our communities safe and economy strong. Our job is to govern, so let’s get to it!”

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