House Democrats launch new border security task force
Source: The Hill
03/12/24 7:43 PM ET
More than two dozen House Democrats established a new border security task force on Tuesday, as members double down on border policy amid the 2024 election.
The task force, co-chaired by Reps. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) and Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.), is dedicated to “countering the surge of illicit narcotics threatening communities across the country and addressing the influx of irregular migration at the southern border,” Cuellar’s office said in a statement.
Moderate Democrats have increased pressure on President Biden in recent weeks to make a deal with Republicans on border security measures. House Republicans previously threw out a bipartisan border security bill passed in the Senate last month.
“Cities across the country are now feeling the consequences of the humanitarian crisis at the border — something border communities have been dealing with for years,” Cuellar said in a statement. “This crisis is unsustainable, and Democrats need a forum to approach border security policy as the GOP continues to play partisan politics with the issue.”
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