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Ryan Mackenzie: “The top priority is building the wall and securing our…”

Featuring: Ryan Mackenzie, Republican | U.S. Representative, Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District

PA 7th Congressional District Republican Candidate Debate

Published March 5, 2024 | Video Starts at 19:04

Thank you. What is your top priority if elected and as a freshman member of Congress, how do you plan to accomplish that goal? So The top priority is building the wall and securing our border. Audience, please. Right now our country is being invaded by hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants who are coming across illegally every single month. Drugs are coming across the border, crime, human trafficking. (19:04–19:10)

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“We are losing our country.”
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“What I've seen from the Joe Biden administration in Washington, D.C. is scaring me.”
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“The challenge of illegal immigration in a wide open border [affects everybody everywhere].”
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“The challenge of overspending in Washington, D.C. [is] driving inflation.”
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“Tourism is a great economic driver for our local communities.”
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“We need to invest in [tourism].”
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“We need to put advertising dollars towards [tourism] so that people across the country see the valuable assets that we have.”
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“We need to make sure that at the federal level, we are protecting Social Security and Medicare for our seniors.”
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“The federal government is raiding [Social Security and Medicare], taking money away.”
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“I serve on the board of a low income housing project for individual seniors.”
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“We help get [seniors] affordable housing.”
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“We have programs for [seniors] so that they can get transportation and get connected with the right resources.”
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“As state representative, I've offered veterans office hours in our district office every single month.”
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“I authored the Startups for Soldiers program to help [veterans] start businesses.”
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“I have consistently voted in a pro life fashion.”
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“I've authored legislation, the Maternal Mortality Review Committee, so that we can improve women's healthcare here in the commonwealth.”
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“We also do need to fight back against the closure of pregnancy crisis centers from Governor Josh Shapiro.”
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“Our country is being invaded by hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants who are coming across illegally every single month.”
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“We have seen a 276% increase in child labor violations [in Pennsylvania].”
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“The closure of mental health facilities has pushed a lot of these individuals to the streets.”
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“We voted on [the Parent's Bill of Rights] in the Pennsylvania House for Representatives. I supported it. Our governor vetoed it.”
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“I authored legislation to eliminate the inheritance tax for small family businesses. That was passed.”
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“Republicans and Democrats came together, increased our gas tax to be one of the highest in the country.”
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“I stood up against [the gas tax increase] and I voted no.”
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“I also pushed for the expansion of E VERIFY against my own leadership.”
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“Every single Republican voted for [the expansion of E-VERIFY] and a majority of Democrats.”
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“I actually do not think that we should be placing an artificial age limit on people [in office].”
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“I've endorsed and supported Donald Trump in this election.”
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“We need to rein in liberal prosecutors who aren't even enforcing the laws that are on the books.”
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“We absolutely have to start by building the wall, properly funding border patrol, and properly funding ICE.”
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“We should be expanding E-Verify.”
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“I authored legislation here in Pennsylvania to expand [E-Verify] in the construction industry.”
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“Veto-proof majorities passed it against the wishes of Governor Wolf.”
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“The radical left is overturning our whole economy in the push for radical climate change.”
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“I've pushed back on Reggie, which is the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.”
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“We need to do everything we can to foster a strong economy to get people to return [to Pennsylvania].”
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“Her radical progressive policies are out of touch with this area.”
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“I called on her to resign from office.”
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“I authored legislation which expanded the opportunity for advanced recycling [in Pennsylvania].”
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“I was able to go to work and actually change the law [to allow advanced recycling technologies].”
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“Now we have these types of facilities opening and operating here in Pennsylvania.”
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“I've had the opportunity as chair of our International Relations Caucus, to help attract foreign international investment into our…”
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“We talked during this hour about the wide open border and all the problems that it's bringing to our communities.”
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“We talked about the overspending in Washington D.C. that's driving inflation and pushing up the prices of things like food, energy and…”
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