{"id":2139096,"date":"2024-01-03T03:11:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-03T08:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/largest-showing-of-house-republicans-to-descend-on-ground-zero-of-biden-border-crisis\/"},"modified":"2024-01-03T03:17:46","modified_gmt":"2024-01-03T08:17:46","slug":"largest-showing-of-house-republicans-to-descend-on-ground-zero-of-biden-border-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/largest-showing-of-house-republicans-to-descend-on-ground-zero-of-biden-border-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Massive gathering of House Republicans at Biden&#8217;s border crisis epicenter"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flargest-showing-of-house-republicans-to-descend-on-ground-zero-of-biden-border-crisis%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2139096&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>House\u200d Republicans \u2062Visit Border Crisis Epicenter<\/h2>\n<p>Nearly a \u200dthird of all House \u2062Republicans are expected to visit the epicenter\u2064 of \u2063the border crisis on Wednesday as the immigration surge reaches new records. \u200bHouse Speaker \u2064Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) will lead \u2063more than 60 Republicans on a trip\u200d to Eagle \u200bPass, a remote \u2064border town located 140\u2062 miles southwest \u2064of San Antonio where thousands of immigrants have\u2062 crossed daily over the past several years.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s critical\u200b for\u200b Members of Congress from all\u200b over the country to\u2064 see what it\u2019s like for border communities on the frontlines. Out\u2062 of the 20 CODEL\u2019s [congressional delegations] I\u2019ve hosted at\u200c the border, this one will be the largest, with \u200dover \u200c60 Republican members \u2062coming\u2064 to \u2062Eagle Pass,&#8221; Gonzales wrote\u2063 in a statement to the Washington Examiner\u2064 Tuesday evening.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Nothing shows a commitment to solving this problem like visiting \u2063for yourself and solving our\u2063 border crisis needs to be priority number one this \u2062Congress,\u201d Gonzales said just hours ahead of the lawmakers&#8217; arrival.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The two-day\u200b trip will \u2062commence \u2064Tuesday evening in San Antonio, where\u200d many immigrants who are released by the Border Patrol or U.S. Immigration \u2062and \u200bCustoms Enforcement and allowed \u200dto remain in the country will travel because \u2062it \u200dis the \u2062closest major city to the\u2064 border.\u2063 Lawmakers will hear from Border Patrol&#8217;s second in command about the state of\u200d operations in the Eagle\u200d Pass and \u200cDel Rio \u200carea and\u2063 nationwide, Gonzales\u200d said in an interview on CNN on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, the delegation will drive \u200dto Eagle Pass to\u200b meet with \u200dsheriffs, judges, ranchers, commissioners, mayors, and Texas Department of Public Safety officers about how\u200d the crisis has affected border communities and \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-state-troopers-deployed-by-abbott-stopped-8721-human-smugglers\/\" title=\"Texas state troopers deployed by Abbott stopped 8,721 human smugglers\">counties 100 miles north<\/a> of the border. Republicans will also tour several Border Patrol facilities in the region where immigrants are\u2062 temporarily \u200cdetained while they are \u2063booked into custody.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The \u200bgoal is for House Republicans to be \u200cfocused\u200d on solutions towards the border as \u2062we get in the &#8217;24 year and we start to get \u2064to tackle some of these legislative priorities,&#8221; Gonzales said.<\/p>\n<p>The trip comes three years into President Joe Biden&#8217;s \u200cterm, all while the\u200d border crisis has gone from bad to worse and the Biden administration&#8217;s attempted \u2064fixes have \u200bproved inconsequential.<\/p>\n<p>For Republicans, the \u2063border visit is a chance to educate members on how Biden&#8217;s \u2062policies are impacting operations \u200cthere, and it serves as the starting\u200d point for\u200d the \u200cparty&#8217;s second year in control of the House \u200bafter it passed\u2062 comprehensive border security legislation last year but \u2063it died \u2062in the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>Big names \u2062in the GOP, including House\u2063 Homeland \u200cSecurity Chairman \u200dMark Green (R-TN) and House Judiciary Chairman\u2064 Jim Jordan (R-OH), will attend,\u200b according to Gonzales&#8217;s office.<\/p>\n<p>However, border hawk Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX),\u2063 whose \u2062district sits between San Antonio and Austin,\u2062 announced Tuesday that he will sit out the trip.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cOur people \u2013 law enforcement, ranchers, local\u2064 leaders \u2013\u200b are tired of meetings, speeches, and press conferences,&#8221; Roy wrote in a letter to letter to his \u2062colleagues\u2062 Tuesday, in which he told\u2062 them \u2062to use\u200c their legislative authority not to fund the \u2063government rather\u200d than making another trip south.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Once back\u2064 in Washington next week, House \u200cRepublicans are intent on taking up articles of \u200cimpeachment against Homeland Security\u2063 Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas while the \u200bSenate mulls what kind of\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-abbott-texas-border-counties-have-to-pick-up-slack-at-the-border\/\" title=\"Gov. Abbott: Texas border counties have to pick up slack at the border\">border security funding<\/a> to \u200dinclude in a supplemental bill to send more than $100 billion \u200cto Ukraine and Israel. Supplemental talks have been\u2062 ongoing over the holiday recess but have yet\u2063 to produce a border deal.<\/p>\n<p>Green and\u2062 House\u200b Homeland Security Committee Republicans highlighted \u200cU.S. Customs and Border Protection data from \u2062November\u200b and said the declining\u200b situation at the border\u2062 was more reason to remove Mayorkas from office.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Last month\u2019s\u2064 CBP\u200d data \u2063encapsulates part \u200cof \u2064why this Committee will\u2064 be taking up articles \u2064of \u200cimpeachment against Department \u2064of Homeland \u2064Security (DHS)\u2062 Secretary \u2062Alejandro Mayorkas, as this \u2064crisis is \u200conly further spinning\u200d out\u200c of control through his intentionally\u200c reckless catch-and-release policies and refusal to \u2063enforce \u200bthe laws \u200bpassed by Congress,&#8221; the committee wrote in \u2063an \u200bemail.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Department of Homeland\u2063 Security defended Mayorkas\u2062 in an email to the\u200b Washington \u200bExaminer \u2062and said he plans to be \u200din Eagle Pass next week for a private meeting with local officials and CBP leaders. The department did \u200cnot respond to a question regarding whether Republicans invited Mayorkas this \u200cweek.<\/p>\n<p>CBP\u2064 encountered \u2063more than 308,000 illegal immigrants nationwide in\u2064 November, the highest figure ever seen in a November. Numbers will be even higher in December.<\/p>\n<p>Estimates shared with Fox News on Monday revealed that just across \u2062the southern border, authorities processed more than 302,000 immigrants in December, which does not include tens of thousands \u2062of immigrants encountered at the Canadian border or paroled into the \u2063United \u2062States at airports.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How\u2064 does\u2063 the decision of Congressman Chip Roy to skip the trip reflect the ongoing debate within the Republican Party about addressing the border crisis?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  R time and \u2063resources \u2063more effectively. He\u2062 argued that the border crisis requires immediate action and tangible solutions, rather than just another congressional delegation visit.<\/p>\n<p>Roy&#8217;s decision to\u2063 skip \u200cthe trip highlights the ongoing \u2062debate within the Republican Party \u200cabout how to address the border crisis. While some Republicans believe that visiting the border and gaining firsthand\u200c knowledge of the\u2064 situation is crucial, others argue that it is more important to focus on implementing effective policies and legislation.<\/p>\n<p>The border crisis has become a pressing issue for\u200c the Biden administration, as the number of immigrants crossing\u2062 the\u2062 border \u200ccontinues to\u2064 rise. Republicans have been quick to criticize the administration&#8217;s handling of the crisis, blaming Biden&#8217;s immigration policies for the surge in illegal border crossings.<\/p>\n<p>During their\u200b visit to Eagle Pass, the Republican lawmakers \u200dwill have\u2062 the opportunity to meet with local officials and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oregon-governor-encourages-people-to-call-police-on-neighbors-violating-covid-orders\/\" title=\"Oregon Governor Encourages People To Call Police On Neighbors Violating COVID Orders\">law enforcement agencies<\/a> to understand the impact of the crisis on border\u2063 communities. They will also tour Border Patrol facilities to \u200csee firsthand the conditions under which immigrants are held\u200c while awaiting processing.<\/p>\n<p>The trip serves as a symbolic gesture of solidarity \u200cwith border communities and a statement of commitment to finding solutions to the border crisis. House\u2063 Speaker Mike Johnson emphasized the\u2063 importance of Members of Congress witnessing \u2064the challenges faced \u200dby border communities and prioritizing the resolution of the crisis.<\/p>\n<p>As Republicans embark on their border visit, they intend to\u2063 gather information,\u200c engage \u200dwith local\u200b stakeholders, and \u200dpropose solutions\u200d that address the root causes of the crisis. The trip marks the beginning\u2062 of their second year in control of the House, with a renewed \u200dfocus on comprehensive border security \u2062legislation.<\/p>\n<p>The visit also serves as an opportunity for \u2063prominent Republican lawmakers to demonstrate their dedication to resolving the border crisis. House Homeland Security Chairman\u200b Mark Green and House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan will be in attendance, lending \u2064their expertise and influence\u200b to the discussions.<\/p>\n<p>While Congressman Chip Roy has\u2062 chosen\u2063 to sit out the trip, his dissenting voice highlights the complex nature of the debate within the Republican Party. Roy argues \u200dthat action is needed, rather than more meetings and press conferences. This difference in approach reflects the diverse range of opinions within the party on how best to tackle the border crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, the \u200bHouse Republicans&#8217; visit to \u200bthe border \u200ccrisis epicenter \u2063represents a crucial step \u2064in understanding the challenges faced by border communities \u200dand finding effective solutions. As the Biden \u2064administration continues to \u2062grapple with the crisis, this \u2063visit provides an opportunity for Republicans to contribute to the national dialogue and propose meaningful \u2063policy changes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AUSTIN, Texas \u2014 Over 60 House Republicans, led by Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX), are set to visit Eagle Pass, the border crisis epicenter. 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