Congressman Biggs’ Statement on Tentative Government Funding and Border Security Agreement

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last night, an appropriations conference committee emerged with a tentative agreement to address government funding and border security. Congressman Biggs released the following statement:

"The American people should be outraged when they learn about the border security provisions of this deal. Instead of President Trump's requested amount of $5.7 billion for the wall – as opposed to the $25 billion he really needs – conferees will provide less than $2 billion. Instead of empowering ICE to do their jobs to protect the homeland from criminally violent illegal aliens, conferees agreed to limit their abilities to detain them. Instead of listening to Border Patrol experts, conferees decided to chart their own path towards a politically comfortable solution.

"Congress has failed again to secure the border. Sadly, this is a bipartisan failure. President Trump now has one choice. I urge President Trump to use the authority Congress has already delegated to the executive branch to begin building the wall and additional border security measures. The American people deserve a secure border."

Congressman Andy Biggs is a second-term Representative from Arizona's Fifth Congressional District, representing parts of Chandler, Gilbert, Mesa, and Queen Creek. Congressman Biggs is a member of the House Judiciary and Science, Space, and Technology committees. He lives with his wife, Cindy, in Gilbert.