Us Congress
Recent News About Us Congress
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Rep. William Timmons (R-SC) stated that Mexican cartels have overrun the southern border after a Turkish national reported paying the cartel $10,000 to illegally cross into the U.S.
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Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) stated that fentanyl dealers should be charged with something close to murder for dealing a "poison," and emphasized the amount of money made from fentanyl trafficking by comparing the cartels to Fortune 500 companies. He made this statement in a post on X.
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U.S. Representative Mark Green has stated that Mexican drug cartels are trafficking fentanyl across the border, resulting in American deaths. He further accused the "far left" of advocating for "mass illegal immigration." Green made these assertions in a post on X on May 16.
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U.S. Representative Clay Higgins (R-LA), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement, has expressed his concern over the current situation at the border. In a recent press release dated May 14, he stated that his resolution acknowledges this failure and "pays tribute" to local and state law enforcement.
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US Representative Tom Tiffany has expressed his concern over the barriers preventing access to federal public lands in Wisconsin. "Outdoor sports like hunting, fishing, trapping, and shooting are deeply rooted in Wisconsin's cultural heritage," he said. Tiffany, who is preparing to face Republican challenger Cheryl Ann Runkel in the Wisconsin primary, further stated that issues such as access barriers and lack of active management are keeping people from these lands.
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Tulsi Gabbard, a former US Representative from Hawaii, stated that nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) have been profiting significantly from the border crisis by housing illegal immigrants, drawing a comparison between them and cartels. Gabbard made this statement on May 14.
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Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) has revealed that "more than 400,000 children" have been brought into the United States, many of whom have suffered abuse at the hands of cartels. Blackburn made this announcement on April 17.