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John Cornyn: “Securing the nation's borders is the responsibility of the…”

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Cornyn Champions Texas’ Request for Border Security Reimbursement

Published February 11, 2025 | Video Starts at 00:34

I'm proud to support this request along with my colleague Senator Cruz and members of the Texas delegation in the House of Representatives. Securing the nation's borders is the responsibility of the federal government, plain and simple. Given the division of responsibilities between the states and the federal government, there's no doubt but that this is a federal responsibility. (00:34–00:42)

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“The governor of the great state of Texas, Greg Abbott, has made a request to the United States Congress to reimburse our state for the…”
Cornyn Champions Texas’ Request for Border Security Reimbursement | Uploaded February 11, 2025 | 00:01-00:23
“For four years, though, President Biden and Vice President Harris and Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas intentionally and…”
Cornyn Champions Texas’ Request for Border Security Reimbursement | Uploaded February 11, 2025 | 00:51-01:11
“Early in his presidency, President Biden ended President Trump's very effective policy known as remain in Mexico.”
Cornyn Champions Texas’ Request for Border Security Reimbursement | Uploaded February 11, 2025 | 01:26-01:35
“The Biden administration ended construction of President Trump's border wall and instead spent federal funds to store those materials that…”
Cornyn Champions Texas’ Request for Border Security Reimbursement | Uploaded February 11, 2025 | 02:01-02:17
“President Biden ended title 42 authorities, the COVID era policy.”
Cornyn Champions Texas’ Request for Border Security Reimbursement | Uploaded February 11, 2025 | 02:21-02:27
“The Department of Homeland Security invited more illegal immigration when it created an app for your phone called the CBP1 app, Customs and…”
Cornyn Champions Texas’ Request for Border Security Reimbursement | Uploaded February 11, 2025 | 02:56-03:20
“They issued hundreds of millions of dollars in reimbursements to nonprofits and non governmental organizations that helped facilitate this…”
Cornyn Champions Texas’ Request for Border Security Reimbursement | Uploaded February 11, 2025 | 04:44-05:01
“Vice President Harris was assigned the task, as we know, of being the border czar to help manage this crisis.”
Cornyn Champions Texas’ Request for Border Security Reimbursement | Uploaded February 11, 2025 | 05:12-05:22
“On her one and only visit to the Texas border, she steered clear of the hot spots like the Rio Grande Valley.”
Cornyn Champions Texas’ Request for Border Security Reimbursement | Uploaded February 11, 2025 | 06:00-06:08
“The Biden administration's handling of border security was an unmitigated disaster.”
Cornyn Champions Texas’ Request for Border Security Reimbursement | Uploaded February 11, 2025 | 07:17-07:25
“Texas, which has 1,200 miles of common border with Mexico, was basically left up to its own devices.”
Cornyn Champions Texas’ Request for Border Security Reimbursement | Uploaded February 11, 2025 | 07:30-07:37
“Operation Lone Star resulted in the apprehension of more than a half a million illegal immigrants by Texas law enforcement.”
Cornyn Champions Texas’ Request for Border Security Reimbursement | Uploaded February 11, 2025 | 08:13-08:22
“Law enforcement arrested more than 50,000 criminals trying to make their way across the border.”
Cornyn Champions Texas’ Request for Border Security Reimbursement | Uploaded February 11, 2025 | 08:15-08:22
“Texas also built 240 miles of border barriers when the federal government refused to do its job.”
Cornyn Champions Texas’ Request for Border Security Reimbursement | Uploaded February 11, 2025 | 08:25-08:34
“Texas was able to reduce illegal immigration into the state by 87%.”
Cornyn Champions Texas’ Request for Border Security Reimbursement | Uploaded February 11, 2025 | 08:59-09:05
“The state had to spend nearly $4.8 billion, again on money that should have been provided by the federal government.”
Cornyn Champions Texas’ Request for Border Security Reimbursement | Uploaded February 11, 2025 | 09:07-09:16
“The state also spent $3.6 billion to deploy the national guard for building border barriers.”
Cornyn Champions Texas’ Request for Border Security Reimbursement | Uploaded February 11, 2025 | 09:33-09:43
“Another 2.25 billion has gone toward personnel costs for Texas state troopers, law enforcement.”
Cornyn Champions Texas’ Request for Border Security Reimbursement | Uploaded February 11, 2025 | 09:50-09:59
“Governor Abbott and the state legislature had to spend more than $11 billion to make up for the Biden administration's blunders.”
Cornyn Champions Texas’ Request for Border Security Reimbursement | Uploaded February 11, 2025 | 11:04-11:14
“Securing a country's borders is the function of the federal government.”
Cornyn Champions Texas’ Request for Border Security Reimbursement | Uploaded February 11, 2025 | 11:24-11:29
“It's just fair and right and just for Texas taxpayers to be made whole for the border security responsibilities it took on.”
Cornyn Champions Texas’ Request for Border Security Reimbursement | Uploaded February 11, 2025 | 12:20-12:33