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WASHINGTON, D.C. - On behalf of Rules Committee Republicans, Chairman Michael C. Burgess (R-TX) released the following statement on the passing of Rhonda Massie, wife of Congressman and Rules Committee Member Thomas Massie (R-KY):
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Chairman of the House Rules Committee, released the following statement, announcing Jennifer Belair as the new Staff Director for the House Rules Committee and Steve Waskiewicz as Deputy Staff Director.
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Good afternoon.
President Biden didn’t inherit the current chaos we see at the southern border—he created it.
Within his first hours in office, he halted construction of the border wall, and in the days that followed, issued numerous executive actions that invited an open border and lawlessness.
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Good afternoon.
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has testified before Congress that “the border is secure.”
The facts tell us the contrary.
In December, we reached the highest number of migrant encounters ever recorded in American history.