January 4, 2024

For Immediate Release

Contact: Taylor Haulsee

 

EAGLE PASS — Speaker Johnson released the following statement today after the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit challenging legislation Governor Greg Abbott signed to secure the Texas-Mexico border.

 

Speaker Johnson said, “Yesterday, more than 60 House Republicans were in South Texas speaking with local landowners and law enforcement. We were shown firsthand how the President’s reckless open-border policies are devastating communities across the state.

“The Biden Administration’s decision to sue the state of Texas for trying to secure its border is shameful. The first responsibility of leaders is to protect their citizens, and Governor Abbott has shown leadership where President Biden has been an abject failure.

“The Biden Administration is showing once again it is obviously their deliberate strategy to keep the border open and continue the chaos and humanitarian crisis their policies have created.”

 

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