Palmer Collects Eyewitness Accounts from Border, Calls on VP Harris to Take Action

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Palmer Collects Eyewitness Accounts from Border, Calls on VP Harris to Take Action

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Gary Palmer (AL-06) has joined House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy in sending an open letter to Vice President Kamala Harris to express the ongoing concerns of House Members regarding the humanitarian crisis at the U.S. southern border. The letter includes testimonies and photos from Members who recently visited the border, compiled by the Republican Policy Committee and highlighted today at Leader McCarthy's weekly press briefing. Congressman Palmer released the following statement:

"We are witnessing a serious crisis at our border. Facilities are overflowing, conditions are terrible, and children are being left abandoned at the border," Palmer said. "All of this can be directly linked to this Administration's easing of necessary border protections and open border rhetoric. The Homeland Security Secretary recently confirmed that the agency is ‘on pace to encounter more individuals at the southwest border than we have in the last 20 years.' Despite all of this, Vice President Harris has yet to make a visit to the border or comment at length on the crisis there, even though she was tapped by the President to lead efforts in addressing it a month ago. It is time for this Administration to acknowledge the problem that it has created and to work with Congress to resolve it. The testimonies and policy solutions compiled by the Republican Policy Committee offer a commonsense place to start."

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