All Democrats to boycott Biden border crisis congressional hearing in Texas

Democrats We will boycott a congressional trip in the U.S.-Mexico Border This week, on the ground that it was a politically motivated move Republicans It is easy to exaggerate the border issue.

The 15 Democratic House Homeland Security Committee members will not travel to South Texas, and they will not attend a hearing with two panels led by Republican leadership on Wednesday morning.

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“After careful consideration, Committee Democrats have decided not to participate in the Republicans’ field hearing this week,” Rep. Bennie Thompson (D–MS) made the statement in support of the legislation. Washington Examiner. “Unfortunately, it has become clear that Republicans planned to politicize this event from the start, breaking with the committee’s proud history of bipartisanship. Instead of a fact-finding mission to develop better border security and immigration policies, Republicans are traveling to the border to attack the administration and try to score political points with their extreme rhetoric – despite having voted against the resources border personnel need.”

Chairman Mark Green (R–TN) Announcement Last week, the committee announced that it would hold a hearing at the Rio Grande Valley to hear from top U.S. Border Patrol officials and other witnesses.

Green criticised Democrats for inviting a witness they chose, and then refusing to attend the hearing. The hearing will still be attended by the official from Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

“It’s deeply disappointing that the minority members of the committee have chosen to bail on this week’s full committee field hearing in Texas, only after they invited and confirmed a minority witness for one of the panels,” Green stated this in a statement that was provided to the Washington Examiner.

This boycott follows in the footsteps of Democrats on House Judiciary Committee who also voted to boycott the House. Refused You can travel to the southern border to attend a hearing in late Februar.

“The only message their absence sends is that they are uninterested in coming to the table to have a conversation about the devastation that this border crisis is having on Americans and their communities across the country,” Green stated. “We will continue to encourage our Democrat colleagues to get out of the D.C. echo chamber and meet Americans where they are to discuss the biggest issues facing them.”

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Thompson also defended Democrats, claiming that members of his party regularly visited the border and were fully up-to-date on the issue.

Other experts who will testify are the Texas Department of Public Safety director Steve McCraw, Kinney County sheriff Brad Coe and Chris Cabrera, Vice President of National Border Patrol Council, as well as Chief Raul Ortiz, U.S. Border Patrol.