Representative Chip Roy (TX-21) led a group of 24 Texas House GOP lawmakers imploring Senate Republicans to fight for the policy changes in H.R. 2 – the Secure the Border Act of 2023 – and the Texas Border Plan in any border security negotiations.
The legislators said, “In May 2023, the House of Representatives embraced the Texas Border Plan in passing H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act of 2023. H.R. 2 is by far the strongest border security legislation to ever pass Congress, but – to date – Chuck Schumer’s Senate has failed to act on this critical legislation.”
“Of course, there are other ideas that could be added to aid the effort. However, the fundamentals of H.R. 2 represent the engine of policy reforms necessary to stop the disastrous flow to the border,”the Congress members wrote.
The lawmakers said,“We urge you, our Senate Republican colleagues, to continue to fight for the policy changes in the Texas Border Plan and leverage every opportunity to ensure they pass the Senate.”
Co-signers of the letter include Representatives Kay Granger (TX-12), Monica De La Cruz (TX-15), Keith Self (TX-3), Pat Fallon (TX-4), Beth Van Duyne (TX-24), Michael Cloud (TX-27), Randy Weber (TX-14), Wesley Hunt (TX-38), Brian Babin (TX-36), Morgan Luttrell (TX-8), Ronny Jackson (TX-13), Troy Nehls (TX-22), Michael Burgess (TX-26), Jake Ellzey (TX-6), John Carter (TX-31), Pete Sessions (TX-17), Jodey Arrington (TX-19), Roger Williams (TX-25), Michael McCaul (TX-10), Lance Gooden (TX-5), August Pfluger (TX-11), Nathaniel Moran (TX-1), and Dan Crenshaw (TX-2).
Read the full letter here.
