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Mike Johnson: “A senior Border Patrol officer told us...that if the Biden…”

Featuring: Mike Johnson, Republican | Speaker of the United States House of Representatives | National

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Speaker Mike Johnson's Maiden Floor Speech

Published | Video Starts at 12:47

Is that the most common sense rule you've ever thought of? The president doesn't agree. President Biden doesn't agree because he stopped it. He issued an executive order to stop that common sense rule. A senior Border Patrol officer told us...that if the Biden administration...would issue an executive order today to just simply reinstate, remain in Mexico...that would stop the flow by 70%. Mexico. They think that that would stop the flow by 70%. 7 0. One stroke of a pen by the president. He does not seem to care. (12:47–13:03)

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Asserts that reinstating the 'remain in Mexico' policy could reduce border crossings by 70%.

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