The White House on Wednesday accused Republicans of playing 'partisan' games with a hearing on border security in McAllen, Texas -- while calling for more funding.
is holding a field hearing in McAllen, Texas on the border crisis -- a hearing that includes testimony from Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz.
Republicans have repeatedly blamed the administration’s rolling back of Trump-era border policies, such as the border wall construction, reduced interior enforcement and the Migrant Protection Protocols as the reason for the crisis. But Democrats and the administration have attempted to blame Republicans for failing to pass certain measures, including immigration reform and funding at the border. The White House dismissed the hearing and sought to focus on its funding requests -- including a $4.
The White House also noted suggestions by Oversight Chair James Comer last year that"everything is about more money for the Biden administration" and that"we would love to cut off all funding for everything and have a discussion about how to secure this border." On Wednesday, Republican Chairman Mark Green pushed back against the narrative that the issue at the border was funding, and instead sought to blame the crisis on the administration policies and the leadership of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas."The failure at the southern border is not about money. It's not about numbers of Border Patrol agents, not about technology. Although all of those things are important and we can do more and will do more," he said.
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