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  • Keeping international land ports of entry open

    Senator Pete Ricketts|Feb 21, 2024

    In December, President Biden’s team shut down two border rail crossings in Eagle Pass and El Paso, Texas. The administration also falsely implied the closures were necessary for enforcement. In reality,Customs and Border Protection agents were reassigned to “quickly process individuals” who had crossed the border illegally. Prioritizing the processing of illegal immigrants over facilitating critical trade routes is unacceptable. Shutting down train traffic cost $250 million in commerce per d...

  • Fighting big government failures at the SSA

    Senator Pete Ricketts|Sep 28, 2023

    Social Security is the largest program in the federal budget, managing over $1 trillion in payments to roughly 70 million beneficiaries annually. It's a necessary program and an important part of retirement for millions of Americans. Unfortunately, like many big government programs, Washington is failing to prevent its waste, fraud and abuse costing taxpayers billions. For example, in Fiscal Year 2021 alone, Social Security's combined Disability Insurance, Old-Age and Survivors Insurance and...

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