Republicans on the House Oversight Committee lambasted the Biden administration days ahead of the midterm elections for failing to answer its more than a dozen requests for information on how it will regain control of the U.S.-Mexico border.
The Republicans said the Biden administration and Democrats were beholden to a double standard by refusing to acknowledge the extent of the present situation at the 2,000-mile southern border.
In 2019, fewer than 1 million people were encountered at the border, less than half the number encountered in 2022. “Under the prior administration, Fiscal Year 2019 was a year in which both Democrats and Republicans declared a crisis at the southern border,” the letter states. “The Biden Administration, however, refuses to acknowledge this current, unprecedented and deadly crisis. Vice President Harris even claims that the border is ‘secure’ and insists that ‘[w]e have a secure border in that that is a priority for any nation, including ours and our administration.
Republicans asked Mayorkas to preserve all communications and records related to his department’s border operations in a sign that Republicans are preparing for tougher oversight next year if they win back the House majority and control of the agenda.
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