TY Baker
This letter was entered in the Record at S1410:
Illegal border crossings are near forty-year
lows.
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There is no documented terrorist or na-
tional security emergency at the southern bor-
der.
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There is no emergency related to violent
crime at the southern border.
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There is no human or drug trafficking emer-
gency that can be addressed by a wall at the
southern border.
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This proclamation will only exacerbate the
humanitarian concerns that do exist at the
southern border.
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Redirecting funds for the claimed โโnational
emergencyโโ will undermine U.S. national secu-
rity and foreign policy interests.
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The situation at the border does not require
the use of the armed forces, and a wall is unnec-
essary to support the use of the armed forces.
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There is no basis for circumventing the ap-
propriations process with a declaration of a na-
tional emergency at the southern border.
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Respectfully submitted,
Signed/*
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Crocker, Thomas Donilon, Jen Easterly,
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Chuck Hagel, Avril D. Haines, Luke Hartig,
Heather A. Higginbottom, Roberta Jacobson,
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Raul, Dan Restrepo, Susan E. Rice, Anne C.
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Sure.
The Democrats do not allow debate to close on bills the Republicans want.
It takes sixty Senators for a cloture vote, except for nominees.
With nominees the Democrats require a cloture got, 4 days for each nominee.
Epic obstructionism.
Other than that, the Republican Senate seemsxquite loyal to MAGA.
McConnell is doing a fantastic job, media concern fagging notwithstanding.
No president has had nearly as many nominees turned back, 128 for Trump vs 12 or something for the next closest.
Its the most important part of anyone's day.
Omar doesn't like the war on behalf of the Zionist state.
Neither do I.
Or the flak she got for naming the problem.
Uncle All Pepe, nice.