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In this time of stasis in Congress and a national security crisis at the border, the president should strongly consider declaring a national emergency on the border and temporarily diverting a small fraction of the national budget to build the border wall. The invasion of illegal aliens has reached the point of a national security threat. Failure to recognize the gravity of the issue is willful submission to cognitive dissonance.
I have heard some Republicans express support for trading DACA for $5 billion of border security. There are several problems that we can easily spot: the definition of the DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) population is unsettled and so is the amorphous term "border security."
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The December jobs report showed a stronger-than-expected jobs and wage rate increase across the United States. Congressman Biggs released the following statement:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On the first day of the 116th Congress, House Democrats voted to pass a government funding bill that will increase America's national debt, leave our southern border unsecured, and force Americans to subsidize international abortions. Congressman Biggs voted against the bill and issued the following statement:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Andy Biggs was sworn in for his second term to the U.S. House of Representatives. He released the following statement:
"I'm thankful for the privilege to continue to represent Arizona's Fifth Congressional District. Serving in this body has been one of the greatest honors of my life. My belief in the greatness of America, and its divine origins, inspire me to take my responsibilities seriously each time I step into this chamber.
Every American watching the partial government shutdown understands that this is about more than the shutdown.
We have a crisis of illegal immigration on our southern border that includes drug and human smuggling, violence and humanitarian concerns, and environmental wreckage that occurs as hundreds of thousands – in some years, millions – of illegal border crossers discard their garbage into the once pristine deserts and mountains of border states.
Congressman Jody Hice joins Congressman Andy Biggs to talk about the successes and failures of the soon-to-be completed 115th Congress, and what to anticipate in the upcoming 116th Congress. https://soundcloud.com/user-171694389-215186623/looking-back-on-the-115th-congress-with-rep-jody-hice
Mollie Hemingway joins Congressman Andy Biggs to discuss her efforts to expose the truth behind the corruption at the highest levels of the Department of Justice and FBI and her thoughts on the partisan nature of the attacks against President Trump. https://soundcloud.com/user-171694389-215186623/exposing-the-truth-with-mollie-hemingway
Borders are the most fundamental way we identify Americans. Yet a border is more than a physical location, although that's an important part of the equation. A border also marks the enforcement of the laws that we use to build a national community, including providing an effective deterrent against illegal immigration. I represent a border state, and I know the system. If our laws don't work, then our borders don't work.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the bipartisan Justice Against Corruption on K Street (JACK) Act with a 391-0 vote, sending it to President Trump's desk. The JACK Act would amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act to require lobbyists to disclose if they have ever been convicted of bribery, extortion, embezzlement, illegal kickbacks, tax evasion, or money laundering. Congressman Biggs released the following statement: