,,iii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #aef  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #ad1 #bjba,mr4 
,scott ( ,florida 7= himself1 ,mr4      
,lank=d1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 ,mr4 ,johnson1 &   
,mr4 ,hawley7 submitt$ ! foll[+         
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal     
,affairs  ,,resolution  ,comm5d+ !      
(fic]s & p]sonnel ( ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 &    
local ag5cies deploy$ by air1 gr\nd1 &  
m>9e1 & z tactical bord] security1 = _! 
"w dur+ ! crisis at ! ,s\!rn bord]4     
,:]eas ,u4,s4 ,cu/oms & ,bord]          
,protection 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is preamble z 
,,cbp7 is *>g$ ) protect+ ! bord]s ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates & facilitat+ travel &     
trade2 ,:]eas ,presid5t ,bid5 promis$ a 
humane approa* to immigration b ! ,bid5 
,adm9i/ration 0 woefully unprep>$ = a   
surge ( migrants f ,c5tral ,am]ica1     
includ+ a record numb] ( vuln]able1     
unaccompani$ *ildr5 unlawfully cross+ ! 
unsecur$ ,unit$ ,/ates-,mexico bord]    
7ref]r$ to 9 ?is preamble z ! ,s\!rn    

bord]72 ,:]eas ! ,s\!rn bord] is        
exp]i5c+ a humanit>ian crisis )         
unprec$5t$ numb]s ( vuln]able           
individuals attempt+ to unlawfully ent] 
! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas1 on ,m>* #ac1   
#bjba1 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& ,security  
direct$ ! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy ,managem5t    
,ag5cy to support a gov]nm5t-wide       
response ef=t to address ! surge (      
unlawful cross+s at ! ,s\!rn bord]2     
,:]eas1 9 ,febru>y #bjba1 #ajj1dda      
individuals 7 appreh5d$ at ! ,s\!rn     
bord]1 :i* is a #bh-p]c5t increase f    
,janu>y #bjba2 ,:]eas a total ( #deh1jhh
 individuals 7 enc\nt]$ at ! ,s\!rn     
bord] 9 fiscal ye> #bjbj1 :i* is only   
#fa1acj enc\nt]s m ?an ! numb] record$ 9
 ! fir/ half ( ! curr5t fiscal ye>2     
,:]eas1 9 all ( fiscal ye> #bjbj1       
#cc1bci unaccompani$ m9ors 7 enc\nt]$ at
 ! ,s\!rn bord]1 :i* is only #c1eaj     
enc\nt]s m ?an ! numb] record$ 9 ! fir/ 
half ( ! curr5t fiscal ye>2 ,:]eas ,,cbp
 has conduct$ m ?an #c1jjj daily        
appreh5sions1 :ile /ill ma9ta9+ a po/ure

 to secure ! bord] ( ! ,nation &        
facilitate int]national trade & travel2 
,:]eas ! immigration policies (         
,presid5t ,bid5 are-- 7#a7 lur+ hundr$s 
( ?\s&s ( migrants to unlawfully cross !
 ,s\!rn bord]2  7#b7 lead+ to an al>m+  
increase 9 human traffick+ & drug       
smuggl+ by c>tels & transnational       
crim9al organizations2 &  7#c7 putt+    
unaccompani$ m9ors at risk ( human      
traffick+1 viol5ce1 sexual abuse1 &     
sep>ation f ! families ( ! unaccompani$ 
m9ors2 ,:]eas num]\s acts ( selfless    
h]oism by ,,cbp ag5ts occur on a daily  
basis1 z ! ag5ts face dang]\s conditions
 b cont9ue to risk _! lives dur+ a      
global heal? p&emic to rescue migrants  
attempt+ to unlawfully ent] ! ,unit$    
,/ates along ! ,s\!rn bord]2 ,:]eas !   
selfless h]oism by ,,cbp ag5ts has be5  
on full display z ! crisis at ! ,s\!rn  
bord] gr[s & ?\s&s ( ali5s attempt to   
unlawfully ent] ! ,unit$ ,/ates ea* day1
 includ+ rec5tly report$ rescues-- 7#a7 
9 ,febru>y #bjba1 ( a migrant woman f   

,mexico ab&on$ by human smuggl]s & left 
to die 9 a freez+ w9t] /orm z !y        
attempt$ to unlawfully ent] ,texas2     
7#b7 9 ,m>* #bjba1 ( a migrant man & a  
#b-ye>-old *ild swept away by a swift   
curr5t 9 a canal z !y attempt$ to       
unlawfully ent] ,arizona2  7#c7 9 ,m>*  
#bjba1 ( a migrant man :o 0 ab&on$ by   
human smuggl]s unlawfully ent]+         
,cali=nia1 rema9$ miss+ = #h days1 & _h 
to be c>ri$ out ( ! m\nta9\s t]ra9 on ! 
%\ld]s ( a ,,cbp ag5t2 &  7#d7 9 ,m>*   
#bjba1 ( a migrant man 9 sev]e di/ress 9
 a remote des]t location :o 0 ab&on$ by 
human smuggl]s attempt+ to unlawfully   
ent] ,new ,mexico & :o requir$ s]i\s    
m$ical att5tion2 ,:]eas fac$ )          
inadequate ,f$]al res\rces to manage !  
surge ( illegal bord] cross+s1 ,/ates   
along ! ,s\!rn bord] h in/all$ _! own   
bord] protection patrols1 su* z ,arizona
 ,bord] ,/rike ,=ce & ,op]ation ,lone   
,/> 9 ,texas2 & ,:]eas res\rces f       
,f$]al1 ,/ate1 & local ag5cies w ne$ to 
be div]t$ f o!r areas to h&le ! surge ( 

migrants unlawfully ent]+ ! ,unit$      
,/ates3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate--  
7#a7 recognizes t !re is an ongo+ & gr[+
 crisis on our ,s\!rn bord]2 &  7#b7    
comm5ds ! m5 & wom5 ( ! ,u4,s4 ,cu/oms &
 ,bord] ,protection1 includ+ ,bord]     
,patrol p]sonnel1 ,(fice ( ,field       
,op]ations p]sonnel1 ,air & ,m>9e       
,op]ations p]sonnel1 ,(fice ( ,trade    
p]sonnel1 ! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy ,managem5t  
,ag5cy1 & all support p]sonnel & allies 
( su* ag5cies f ,/ate & local gov]nm5ts 
= ! "w ( su* m5 & wom5 dur+ ! crisis at 
! ,s\!rn bord]4