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On May 22, 2024, in Washington, D.C., U.S. Senator Roger Marshall criticized Senate Democrats for their proposed border bailout bill, which Democrat Leader Chuck Schumer plans to bring to a vote this week. Senator Marshall described the bill as politically motivated and intended to support vulnerable Senate Democrats facing challenging campaigns in 2024.

Senator Marshall emphasized that the American public recognizes the bill as an unserious proposal. He contrasted it with the Secure Our Borders Act (H.R. 2), which he and Senator Cruz introduced on the Senate floor. According to Marshall, H.R. 2 offers meaningful border security solutions.

Marshall's remarks included strong criticism of the Democrats' approach: "As I was contemplating last night, Joe Biden and Chuck Schumer bringing this bill to the floor, I was trying to think of an analogy. And what I came up with is it’s like a firefighter who starts a fire in a building. He goes back to the fire station, sounds the alarm, and shows up with the fire truck. But then instead of putting water on the problem, he’s throwing gasoline on the problem, and then expects praise for it."

He further cited statements from within Democratic ranks: "Look, the border never closes. The border never closes. I didn’t say that. The Democrat architect of this bill says that when he discussed their half-baked border bailout."

Marshall underscored what he sees as political motivations behind the proposed legislation: "Folks it’s six months out now from an election and Democrats are in crisis mode. They’ve seen the polling; they’re going to have to answer for the 11 million illegal aliens that have crossed this border."

In his speech, Marshall argued that Democrats had contributed significantly to creating what he termed a crisis over three years: "This is a crisis that the Democrats have spent three years making… we are offering solutions."

The Secure Our Borders Act (H.R. 2), according to Marshall, represents a viable solution already passed by the House and awaiting action from President Biden: "It ends catch and release; it builds a wall; it hires more Border Patrol agents; and ends abuse of parole and asylum."