Washington, D.C. – Last week, Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) released new numbers showing that September migrant encounters hit a record high. Included in the over 227,000 encounters, 20 were suspected terrorists.
In 2021 ALONE, Bennet voted not once, not twice, but three times against legislation that would continue to fund wall construction at the Southern Border:
But Bennet’s weakness on border security and illegal immigration goes back much further. Bennet has also voted AGAINST the Remain in Mexico policy and in August voted against keeping Title 42 in place.
This summer, Bennet also voted against Sen. Rick Scott’s measure to prioritize hiring Border Patrol agents over IRS auditors, and against Sen. Rob Portman’s measure to fund the detection of illegal narcotics including deadly opioids.
Statement from NRSC Chairman Rick Scott: “The crisis at our southern border is a major threat to our nation. Human suffering, drugs, and even terrorists, have all been found at our porous border. Michael Bennet has done nothing to address the issue and has instead voted to make the situation even worse. We need Joe O’Dea in the Senate to stop the madness and secure our border.”
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