Senator Hassan Statement on New Border Security Executive Actions

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) released the following statement after President Biden announced new border security executive actions:  

“For years, under administrations of both parties, I have pushed to strengthen security at the border, and it is something I have heard about directly from frontline law enforcement officers at the border. President Biden’s new executive actions recognize the need to help manage the flow of those seeking to enter the United States while still protecting people fleeing from torture and other exceptional circumstances. But a sustainable solution to securing the border requires Congress to act – which is why Congress should take up and pass the negotiated bipartisan border security package that was blocked by Senate Republicans at Donald Trump’s behest. This was the strongest bipartisan border security package to be proposed in decades; I will continue pushing to pass this and get other resources to the border to strengthen security and crack down on the deadly flow of fentanyl.”

Throughout her time in the Senate, Senator Hassan has led efforts to increase security at the Southern border. Senator Hassan advocated strongly for the bipartisan border security package, including writing an op-ed in Fox News making the case for it. Earlier this year, Senator Hassan and colleagues’ bipartisan END FENTANYL Act, which will help Customs and Border Protection crack down on fentanyl trafficking at the border, was signed into law. Senator Hassan and colleagues’ FEND Off Fentanyl Act, which targets the illicit fentanyl supply chain, was also signed into law earlier this year. Senator Hassan also worked with her colleagues to pass into law the bipartisan INTERDICT Act, which has provided Customs and Border Protection with additional tools to help detect and intercept fentanyl and other illegal synthetic opioids.

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