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Democrats initially wanted a $15 federal minimum wage, which recently passed in the House of Representatives. Now, some are calling for $20 per hour.
Both policies would backfire on Americans in a major way.
The Congressional Budget Office recently estimated that if the $15 minimum wage became law, up to 3.7 million jobs could be eliminated by 2025.
GILBERT, ARIZONA – Today, the Trump administration announced plans to absolve the Flores Settlement Agreement, keeping families together in detention while continuing to provide quality care for illegal aliens. This decision eliminates a lucrative incentive for illegal entry into the United States by removing the requirement to release family units into our communities before their cases have been fully processed. Congressman Biggs announced his support of the rule:
Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Patrol agents have recently experienced vicious, hate-filled rhetoric. Leftist radicals in Congress falsely claimed that these agencies were running Nazi-like concentration camps. The Left wrongly accused them of withholding hygiene products and other necessities. The Left alarmed the country with the patently absurd allegation that agents forced detained women to drink from toilets.
None of their claims are true.
GILBERT, ARIZONA – Today, Congressman Andy Biggs introduced a resolution to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the Mexico City policy and to affirm the sanctity of life at all stages.
82 U.S. Representatives cosponsored this resolution.
Congressman Biggs, Members of Congress, and leaders from pro-life organizations issued the following statements:
The politically active judicial branch is out of control. Left-wing judges are no longer content to apply law to the case before them; many judges have found a way to legislate well beyond their jurisdiction by simply issuing a national injunction. It is a way to try to control government policy by the judges, not for legal reasons, but for political motivations.
GILBERT, AZ – Today, Congressman Biggs and six of his Republican colleagues sent a letter to the House Ethics Committee asking the committee to look into Representative Joaquin Castro for suppressing the First Amendment rights of Americans.
The border crisis continues even though the number of people caught trying to enter illegally has dropped substantially. The numbers really are staggering. More than 3,000 people a day are caught or surrender. We are down from more than 140,000 illegal aliens apprehended in May to just under 100,000 in June.
GILBERT, ARIZONA – Today, the U.S. Department of Labor released its July 2019 Employment Situation Report, showing that 164,000 jobs were added last month, the unemployment rate remained at 3.7%, and wage growth from last year ticked up 3.2%. Congressman Biggs issued the following statement:
Even after the embarrassing Robert Mueller hearing in Congress last week, some Democrats ardently continue their efforts to impeach President Trump.