Daniel Meuser

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Mr. MEUSER. Mr. Chair, on rollcall No. 304, I mistakenly voted ``aye'' when I intended to vote ``no.'' Amendment No. 23 Offered by Ms. Greene of Georgia

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Mr. MEUSER. Mr. Speaker, I have been to the border several times now. When I visited in 2019 under President Trump, it was orderly, and the situation was contained. It brings me no pleasure to say when I visited last time, under the Joe Biden administration, it was an unmitigated disaster. We watched migrants flow over the border and saw holding facilities far past capacity. We saw guardsmen pulled away from their border posts to go buy diapers and other supplies. We saw mountains of drugs that had been confiscated, which left everyone wondering how many had gone through undetected. On any visit to the border, CBP will inform you that where there is a barrier, the border is secure, and the portions without are not. Yet, sadly, this administration has done nothing over the past 2\1/2\ years to curb illegal immigration. Inversely, they have actually encouraged it, which has strengthened the cartels. It has gotten so bad we are having illegals fill up school gymnasiums. Yes, we need comprehensive immigration reform, but we need to stop the bleeding first by securing the border. We know how to do it.

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Mr. MEUSER. Mr. Chairman, I thank the chairman of Ways and Means, my good friend from Missouri, very much for having this important debate for the CHOICE Arrangement Act. Mr. Chairman, this bill does nothing more than expand the association health plans. Businesses want to have current coverage that exists today. They can keep it. President Trump years back enacted an expansion of association health plans which greatly benefited the farmers in my district and the small businesses in my district to find plans that suited them. They used the power of their numbers to reduce costs 29 percent. We have better coverage, preferable to the entities, at lower costs. If they like their current coverage, they can keep it. It sounds way too logical, apparently, for this body. There is no logical reason to oppose H.R. 3799 other than for special interests or political motivation.

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Mr. MEUSER. Mr. Speaker, on top of the self-inflicted crises the Biden White House has created, including excessive spending, the assault on American energy, open borders, and a rattled economy, the Biden administration has accumulated over $367 billion in regulatory costs. These overbearing regulations are harming small businesses and hindering growth. This administration seems determined as well to weaken the American energy industry. It has gone after everyday automobiles, drilling, pipelines, coal, and natural gas. But their anti-all-of-the-below energy crusade doesn't stop there. They have mandated emissions rules on air-conditioning units, washing machines, refrigerators, and, yes, even light bulbs. What a bright idea. Now they are coming after the American families' gas stoves. This is a blatant example of the heavy hand of government thinking it knows best, putting an excessive burden on American families. Mr. Speaker, we must change course and start working for the American people, not against them.

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Mr. MEUSER. Mr. Speaker, as we celebrate National Police Week, we honor and thank the brave men and women of law enforcement. Just this week we passed the POLICE Act, and I proudly supported it. Public safety is the most important factor to a high quality of life and perhaps the number one function of government, but, sadly, we have seen a rise in anti-law enforcement rhetoric and violence. Already this year, 135 officers have been shot in the line of duty, a more than 50 percent increase from this time in 2020. This should be agonizing to all Americans. As well we must, as elected officials, always show respect for the work and authority of the police. If we don't, portions of the public will not, and weakening the thin blue line is dangerous to police officers and to society as a whole. To all those who put on the uniform every day, we say thank you to America's finest. As your Representative in Congress and the son of a former police detective, know that I will always back the blue.

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Mr. MEUSER. Mr. Speaker, I thank my good friend from Texas, who is the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Mr. Speaker, anyone who is even slightly informed understands how dire the immigration crisis is at our southern border. Mr. Speaker, if you go to the border, as I have a few times, Customs and Border Protection, the National Guard, and local and State officials all say the same thing: the situation is out of control, our border is not secure, and it is a human disaster. Cartels and traffickers inform vulnerable people that it is seamless to enter the United States illegally, putting people in terrible harm's way. Mr. Speaker, one-third of women are being raped, according to reports. Hundreds are dying, perhaps thousands, and tons of fentanyl is coming across, killing 300 mostly young Americans a day. So what do we do? We have a solution. It is called H.R. 2. Mr. Speaker, it is really simple. A ``yes'' for H.R. 2 is for solving the border crisis, and a ``no'' is for the status quo.

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Mr. MEUSER. Mr. Speaker, I thank my good friend from Texas, the chairman of the Budget Committee. Mr. Speaker, we are debating a bill to accomplish goals, goals of equal importance: Pay the Nation's debts and begin a discussion with a plan so that we demonstrate to the American people that we in this House will rein in the astronomically excessive spending of the past 3 years. Mr. Speaker, the American people deserve and demand that we do this. It is right and just. We must pay our Nation's debts. The American people don't want to see the excesses continue. That sentiment is pervasive. Over the past 3 years, we have increased our national debt by almost $12 trillion. Some was due to COVID, most due to ideology and complete lack of fiscal restraint. Mr. Speaker, our plan pays our Nation's debts, and we must, as well, limit Federal excesses moving forward back to 2022 levels. We are not talking about going into disasters here, 2022 levels with increases moving forward. It saves money by largely reclaiming COVID funds--COVID is over; those funds are available; they should be reclaimed--and by creating growth initiatives, which we must have, Mr. Speaker, in order to compete globally and assure the American Dream stays alive for our children. The White House and this House must cooperate and do what is right and just.

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Mr. MEUSER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the 194th birthday of the best beer in the world, Yuengling, whose birthday was yesterday, April 18. Yuengling is the oldest and most iconic brewery in America. Founded in 1829 by David G. Yuengling, this family-owned business has been producing quality beer for almost two centuries and six generations while employing thousands of Pennsylvanians along the way. From its humble beginnings as a small brewery in Pottsville, it remains in Pottsville, and is now a large brewery, serving millions who enjoy it across the country. Yuengling has a rich history and has survived through Civil War, two world wars, Prohibition, the Great Depression, and recessions. In the words of its owner Dick Yuengling, a friend of mine, ``The brewery is a survivor.'' Just recently, I met with the sixth generation Jen Yuengling, who gave a great speech on the history of Yuengling at Bucknell University, the open discourse forum. Her passion for the brand will stand the test of time. Today, let's raise a pint to the Yuengling family and to the best American brewery and beer there is made in America. Cheers.

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Mr. MEUSER. Madam Chair, the increased cost of energy over the last couple of years under the Biden administration has put tremendous strains on small businesses, families, and my neighbors across Pennsylvania and across our country. My district does encompass a good portion of the Marcellus shale, one of the highest natural gas producing regions, in fact, in the world. Energy is jobs. Energy is good pay. Natural gas is about education. The schools that are developing throughout my communities in order to enrich young people for the future and have them stay in Pennsylvania is so incredibly meaningful, Madam Chair. Natural gas, Madam Chair, is one of the cleanest energies known to man. A tripling, it is known, of the use of natural gas will enormously reduce carbon emissions on a worldwide perspective. There is so much good about this. Natural gas is an answer to any transitional carbon- free emissions. Madam Chair, this administration has been doing everything it can to assault domestic energy and is truly choosing Venezuela over Pennsylvania and OPEC over Texas, and the list can go on. This is senseless. H.R. 1 corrects a lot of this. H.R. 1 is about energy independence, which improves our national security. It is about less carbon emissions because we do create the cleanest energy in the world. H.R. 1 is about strengthening America, Madam Chair.

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Mr. MEUSER. Mr. Chairman, I appreciate the esteemed gentlewoman from North Carolina for allotting me some time here today. I rise in support, strong support, Mr. Chair, of H.R. 5, the Parents Bill of Rights Act. As parents, we put trust in our local schools and teachers and expect that our children are receiving an appropriate education, and in most cases, they do. We have all had great teachers that have positively impacted our lives, and our children have, and we are very grateful for that and we will remember them forever. In recent years, for varying reasons, there have been well-known instances where the trust between schools and parents has been eroded, in fact, broken, and primarily those issues stem from parents being excluded or having their participation in the educational process removed, such as curriculum review being very limited. Everyone agrees that such instances, whether they occur often or infrequently, should not happen, and when they do, they are unacceptable. As a father, I know that to a mom and dad there is nothing more precious than their children, and being included in the education process should be a parent's right, especially as taxpayers. Any rational adult, whether parent or educator, knows what the reasonable level of involvement should be. Parents should have the right to be heard and to know what their child is being taught. Parents should have the right to see the school budget. Parents should have the right to be alerted if there are instances of violence or problems in the child's schools. Parents are not asking too much. They are simply asking to be involved, which helps create a strong family and a better educational environment for all. It is our responsibility as elected officials to honor their requests and guarantee they will be included in the education process and school activities. That is why this Republican majority has put forth the Parents Bill of Rights Act, and I urge my colleagues to support this important legislation.

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Mr. MEUSER. Mr. Speaker, we are hearing about the issues that farmers face. I have 8,000 farmers in my district. Workforce, we hear about comprehensive illegal immigration reform, yes, indeed. But, Mr. Speaker, border security first. Border security first, then we can help our farmers and others with comprehensive illegal immigration reform. That never seems to be on the table. Rural broadband, absolutely. We have been talking about it for far too long, and it is way late in coming. Mr. Speaker, this WOTUS, waters of the U.S., never have I heard such a clamor from my farmers. This is such an insult, and it shows just simply how out of touch those that would propose something like this are when it is related to my farmers and the farmers throughout the United States. Mr. Speaker, we know that every day farmers live in an uncertain climate, to say the least, to say it literally. The Biden administration's proposal here is a far, far more burdensome regulation that will create a higher level of uncertainty, increase compliance costs for farmers during a time that costs are escalating. This rule will literally lead to puddles and ditches on farmers' property being regulated under the Clean Water Act. Temporary puddles, temporary wetlands that evaporate in a few days they could be responsible for, very often when it is miles away from navigable waters. If this rule goes into effect, small businesses--and landowners as well--will be forced to spend thousands of dollars on consultants and lawyers to determine if they need a Federal permit on their own land or risk expensive penalties or even jail time. The Supreme Court will be hearing this case soon. They will certainly reverse any rule made. No WOTUS before SCOTUS.

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Mr. MEUSER. Mr. Speaker, I thank our chairman very much for his leadership on what is a very important subject. I rise today, Mr. Speaker, to support the simple yet necessary resolution to denounce the inevitable corruption of socialism and the suffering, death, and destruction it has brought upon hundreds of millions of people throughout the world since its inception. Our Founding Fathers built our Nation on the principles of freedom and liberty, which leads to a free market economy, all tenets that stand directly counter to the ideas and ideals of socialism. Capitalism has produced prosperity for generations of Americans and has shaped the American Dream that so many have sought by immigrating to America for centuries. Mr. Speaker, how many are fleeing capitalist countries like the United States for socialist countries, I ask? Overtaxed economies backfire. They have no growth, prosperity, quality of life, or advancements in medicine, food, housing, or education. Overregulation stifles business throughout national and global markets and, on the State side, gives States like Florida and Texas--and good for them--a great advantage over overregulated and overtaxed States. Historically, obvious metrics and clear results prove that capitalism is far better for all societies, especially the United States of America. As President Reagan said, socialism only works in two places: Heaven where they don't need it, and hell where they already have it. Socialist governments culminate with absolute power, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

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Mr. MEUSER. Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague and friend, Mr. Buck, for his leadership on this issue. This is quite a somewhat disturbing issue, I think, to all of us, Republicans and Democrats. For the last 2 years, Americans have often been led to believe that anything they see and hear that does not comport with the stance of the Biden administration is somehow ``misinformation,'' whether it is criticism of COVID mandates, the fact that our border is not secure, or the authenticity of Hunter Biden's laptop. Thanks to the Twitter files, we know that social media companies actively exploited their ideology and suppressed speech with which they disagreed. Nice, in America. Two years ago, two of our Democrat colleagues sent letters to every cable and satellite provider calling conservative news channels FOX News, Newsmax, and One America News purveyors of disinformation and asked specifically: ``Are you planning to carry FOX News, Newsmax, both now and beyond any contract renewal date? If so, why?'' Last year, DIRECTV announced that it was deplatforming One America News and just last week they deplatformed Newsmax. Over a million DIRECTV subscribers in Pennsylvania, hundreds of thousands in my district, no longer have access to Newsmax through their TV. Dozens and dozens of my constituents have written or called my office to voice their concern and anger about DIRECTV's actions to deplatform Newsmax. This is unacceptable. The Committee on Oversight and Accountability will be, I very much hope and will be supporting, investigating private companies that have circumvented the First Amendment for ideological purposes, and this investigation should not be limited to social media platforms alone.

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Mr. MEUSER. Mr. Speaker, every student deserves the opportunity to receive an education that empowers them to excel. They are our Nation's future and should have the opportunity to attend a school that best suits them, whether it is public or private, charter or other. This week is not about placing private education over public school education. Many Americans have access to great public schools, but many do not. School choice increases options available for families and incentivizes improvement of all schools. Nobody knows what is best for their children more than a parent does, and a student's ZIP Code should not determine their destiny. School choice policies are a great equalizer and increase opportunity for students no matter where they live. Education savings accounts, like those recently implemented in Iowa, and my colleague Adrian Smith's legislation, the Educational Choice for Children's Act, which provides a tax credit for those who fund scholarship awards for K-12 students, are two examples of policies that will increase opportunity for millions of children across America. As a Member of Congress, I look forward to supporting such proposals.

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Mr. MEUSER. Madam Speaker, I have been reminded during these first days of the 118th Congress of the importance and significance of an open U.S. Capitol. I have had a number of guests from my district here with us this past week as the people's House has finally been reopened to the public. Yesterday I had Bode Brewer and his family with here with me, the excitement, awe, and inspiration that I saw in this young man's eyes in viewing this Capitol, as well as the opportunity he had to meet so many of my colleagues who play such a significant role in this House, was truly profound. Today I am visited by my constituent, Cadet Aidan Carr, whom I nominated to United States Military Academy West Point and who is in his third year at the Academy. Not only does Aidan have a clear sense of honor being here with us, but he is carrying himself with a great sense of respect, patriotism, and sense of duty for the commitment he has made to protect this country and this institution. So as we begin the 118th Congress, I hope we all are reminded of the responsibility we have in this House to serve the American people in the greatest country on Earth.

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Mr. MEUSER. Mr. Speaker, I thank my friend from Nebraska for yielding. The idea, Mr. Speaker, of hiring 87,000 new IRS agents to close the tax gap is misguided. I served as revenue secretary for the great Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. We did, in fact, close a tax gap through what proved to be very effective measures. These measures included improving IT systems and processes, which truly determined tax evasion from tax avoidance. Largely taking the easy approach of hiring 87,000 new agents, doubling the size of the IRS--I don't know who thinks that is a good idea--does not improve the quality of information used to accomplish the goal of collecting all tax revenues that are due. It will only increase the number of audits, most often on innocent small businesses and individuals. As well, the CBO projection of $186 billion of increased revenue was established before the administration said that only those above $400,000 in income would be audited. Currently, nearly 90 percent of the audits are conducted on small businesses and those making less than $400,000. How can you make a projection when your targeted audience is reduced by 90 percent? This is an absolutely flawed plan that will do nothing but increase the size of government, increase audits on law-abiding businesses, and fail to achieve its intended results. It is Big Government at its worse. According to the CBO, the hiring of these new IRS agents will also cause audit rates to rise on all taxpayers. A bipartisan analysis found that this increase in funding would result in 1.2 million more audits; 700,000 of them will target taxpayers making $75,000 or less. These new IRS agents will not be targeting wealthy tax cheats as they claim. They will be targeting everyday Americans.

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Mr. MEUSER. Madam Speaker, on Roll Call No. 540, I mistakenly voted NAY when I intended to vote AYE.

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Mr. MEUSER. Mr. Speaker, the latest inflation numbers are in. Inflation has increased 7.1 percent in the last year, and in my home State of Pennsylvania, it has increased 12 percent. Despite the Biden administration celebrating, nobody in my district is celebrating. There is no celebrating when my constituents go to the grocery store, the gas station, and when they pay their home heating bills. They feel this pain every day. This inflation has primarily been caused by the assault on our domestic energy and excessive government spending. We are now in discussions on our appropriations bill. Mr. Speaker, not only is the plan to add over 7 percent to compensate for inflation--which was originally created by such excessive spending--we are now going to double down and spend hundreds of billions of dollars in excess of pre-COVID levels. In fact, the Government funding bill being discussed is 25 percent more than prepandemic levels and 10 percent more than last year. There is no merit to this continued spending spree. It will only further drive inflation and grow our deficit which, in turn, incurs more interest to be paid on our debt. All the while the Fed is increasing interest rates to further burden my constituents and to also dampen our economy. This is absolutely ``gas backwards'' policy.

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Mr. MEUSER. Mr. Speaker, as today is Pearl Harbor Day, may we all give thanks to those before us who fought and gave their lives for our freedom. Mr. Speaker, come next year, Americans who receive $600 or more on their third-party payment systems like Venmo will receive a tax form thanks to a provision put into the American Rescue Plan. For instance, if you sold an old couch and received payment for it of over $600, you could trigger an IRS audit. This reporting requirement will not be targeting the wealthy, as it was designed for, but middle class Americans who often send and receive money via Venmo and other services. The new 87,000 IRS agents hired through the Democrat plan will be very busy. We were told last year the IRS agents would only be targeting those making more than $400,000 a year. I think we all remember that. The SNOOP Act introduced by my colleague Michelle Steel would reverse the reporting threshold back to $20,000, ensuring everyday Americans are not subject to this IRS intrusion and overreach, and I ask my colleagues to support it.

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Mr. MEUSER. Madam Speaker, it is universally understood that our border is an unforgivable, unmitigated disaster. Since President Biden took office there have been: 4 million illegal crossings; over 1 million gotaways; 98 individuals on the terror watch list apprehended, and God knows how many we didn't catch; over 800 have died crossing the border; one in three women are sexually assaulted on the journey; and over 14,000 pounds of deadly fentanyl seized, a single-year record. Illegal drugs have contributed to the deaths of over 107,000 mostly young Americans in the last year. Sadly, 14 of our CBP agents have committed suicide this year, as well. Despite all of this horrifying data, President Biden and Secretary Mayorkas tell us that this border is secure--unforgivable rhetoric that is insulting to the American people. The Biden administration, Madam Speaker, has no plan for the massive additional influx which will occur in just a few weeks when title 42 ends, a complete dereliction of duty.

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Mr. MEUSER. Madam Speaker, as we here in the House and our country come near the close of 2022, the United States has gone through the worst year on our record for illegal border crossings. Meanwhile, we have a Homeland Security Secretary who tells us regularly that the border is secure. Just this last month, over 230,000 illegals have crossed that we know of. Along with this, gasoline prices are over $4 a gallon again, and the cost of Thanksgiving for most families will be over 20 percent what it was last year. This has been a troubling year. America needs a new course. This House needs a new course, a new direction, and new priorities that strengthen America and Americans.

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Mr. MEUSER. Madam Speaker, I thank Ranking Member Bost for his leadership on this important bill. I rise in support of the AUTO for Veterans Act. This legislation would expand, as stated, access to the Department of Veterans Affairs' automobile grant, which assists severely disabled veterans. Veterans, especially those in rural communities, Madam Speaker, face transportation challenges, as we all know, that affect their quality of life and independence. Expanding the VA auto grant program is a commonsense step toward improving this program for men and women who made tremendous sacrifices serving our country. Improving access to safe and reliable transportation for disabled veterans will ensure they can maintain their independence and lead fulfilling, healthy lives. I introduced the AUTO for Veterans Act, a bill nearly identical to this legislation, in the last Congress, and it did receive support from numerous veterans service organizations and garnered over 70 cosponsors, including Democrats and Republicans. I am glad that my Democrat colleagues were able to see the merit of this legislation, and I do look forward to the Senate taking action on this legislation and providing much-needed support and independence for our wounded veterans. Madam Speaker, I encourage all of my colleagues to support this bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.

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Mr. MEUSER. Madam Speaker, I thank my good friend from Pennsylvania for his leadership and for his support of this commonsense legislation. Madam Speaker, I do rise to oppose the previous question so that we may immediately consider my bill, H.R. 6592, the Immigration Transparency and Transit Notification Act, which would provide much- needed transparency for the secret immigration flights sent by the Biden administration to my hometown and to communities across, primarily, rural America. Thanks to their open border policies, the Biden administration has been sending hundreds of flights full of illegal immigrants into American communities, often in the dead of night. Over the last year- and-a-half, these flights have been landing in towns across America, placing thousands of illegal immigrants into communities with no prior notice, yet no one has flinched, no mainstream media attention, no outrage from the podium at the White House or Democrats in this House. Now that Chicago, Washington, D.C., and Martha's Vineyard have received flights, now it has become a seemingly national crisis. Remember, the Biden administration was flying thousands of these illegals secretly to middle America for well over a year now, and no one has batted an eye. Sanctuary cities and States offering benefits to illegal immigrants and the open border rhetoric from the Biden administration continue to induce illegal immigration and likely violates Title 8 of the U.S. Code. Republicans have endlessly called on the Biden administration and my colleagues in this House, Democrat colleagues, to secure our border and ultimately put an end to this practice of airdropping illegal immigrants into American communities. This should not be a partisan issue. I became aware of these flights in my area only from local whistleblowers at our local airport. I engaged in good faith with DHS and HHS and was met with nothing but nontruths and empty promises. We were first told no illegals were being flown into Pennsylvania. This, of course, turned out to be completely untrue. I saw it with my own eyes. I was also told that it was just a coincidence these flights were coming in at 2 o'clock in the morning into remote rural airports. One flight was around midnight on Christmas night. After these meetings, I was told that I would receive notification of future flights. No such notifications were ever received, yet the flights continued. At this point, I introduced this responsible piece of legislation to bring transparency, accountability, and decency, and local help and support to the situation. The current situation at our border is not humane. Millions of illegals are enduring a treacherous journey, as we all know, facing perilous conditions, assault, rape, and death, all because the Biden administration's words and actions, and that of the cartels certainly, that we allow to exist, have led them to believe that they can come. This is not humane, Madam Speaker. Nothing about the Biden administration's border policy is. When such illegals arrive on ghost flights, as mentioned, in these communities, no one on the ground has any idea where they are coming from or where they are going. In addition to all of this, we have deadly drugs like fentanyl pouring across the border, killing over 100,000 Americans just in the past year. The cartels are getting rich as migrants are giving away their life savings under the pretense set out by the Biden administration that they are welcomed here. The illegals are not to blame for making this journey. It is the cartels and the Biden administration's encouraging them who are to blame. The false message is out: Show up to our border and all will be fine. As a result, our border is overrun and border communities and others across the country--yes, even now Martha's Vineyard--are now feeling the effects of this. It needs to stop. Of course, if our southern border is secured, there would be no need for such ghost flights to take place. Effective border policy should be fully implemented. Catch and release must end. Our border must be secured. Until these policies change and our border is secured, I offer this legislation to bring accountability and transparency to these flights and ensure American communities are properly informed, ensure that the sponsor is legitimate and verified and safe, that we are not aiding and abetting human trafficking, and we give the State's Governor the authority to approve flights and determine if they have the means to provide the support necessary. The schools should also be notified, Madam Speaker. How is it when 10 young children here illegally, who do not speak English, show up at a school district on a Monday morning, without notification? It is wrong. It is a terrible shame that it took flights to liberal enclaves like New York, Chicago, D.C., and Martha's Vineyard for this to be taken seriously and receive the attention that it finally deserves.

Mr. MEUSER. Madam Speaker, our border must be secured. I think I am making my point. Until then, this bill will bring order and transparency to this practice. I hope my Democrat colleagues are truly outraged by some of these practices, as I have outlined. I urge them to join me in defeating the previous question in support of my bill. In doing so, we will address the reality that so many communities across America have been facing for nearly 2 years. Let's act responsibly.

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Mr. MEUSER. Madam Speaker, over the past 21 months under the Biden administration, border States and cities such as McAllen, Texas and Yuma, Arizona, have seen hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants enter their cities under these reckless border policies. I, along with 59 Republicans, introduced H.R. 6592, the Immigration Transparency and Notification Act, to provide for transparency of these secret immigration flights conducted by the Biden administration into my hometown and rural towns across America. Thousands of illegals were flown into areas across the country with no notice or coordination, yet no one flinched; no mainstream media attention; no outrage from the White House. Now that Chicago, D.C., and Martha's Vineyard have joined the party and been introduced to open border policy, somehow, now this is a national tragedy and unacceptable. This is hypocrisy at its highest.