Congressman Langworthy Supports the Laken Riley Act on the House Floor
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Nick Langworthy (NY-23) voted to pass the Laken Riley Act following his participation in rule debate supporting this important legislation.
Remarks as prepared for delivery:
“Mr. Speaker, the American people are sick and tired of the new status quo at our nation’s borders. The crisis that President Biden and Secretary Mayorkas have done nothing to stop is now affecting every state and every town and endangering the lives of innocent American citizens.
Recently, a 22-year-old woman, Laken Riley, in Georgia, was brutally murdered and taken from her family by an illegal immigrant who should’ve been locked up.
Jose Ibarra entered the United States illegally thanks to President Biden’s refusal to uphold our laws and secure our border. He was given a one-way ticket on the taxpayer dime to New York City, a city that—thanks to Democrats in New York—has been declared a “sanctuary city.” Again, this is a self-made, self-imposed crisis on the American people.
After being arrested in New York City for child endangerment, Jose Ibarra was released back on the streets. Why? Because, once again, the policies of the left. New York State’s disastrous bail reform laws have turned the state’s justice system into a revolving door for violent offenders.
Democrats in New York City, New York State, and right here in Washington know damn well this is the result of their senseless policies. The Biden Administration’s border crisis and New York’s bail reform have shattered lives not just in my own state but now in Georgia.
How many more American lives will it take for us to close the border? How many violent crimes will it take for this Administration and Democrat leaders in cities and states across this country to end their disastrous policies that are endangering the American people and threatening the sovereignty of this country?
I strongly support H.R. 7511, the Laken Riley Act and am a proud cosponsor because enough is enough, M_. Speaker.
House Republicans have passed one measure after another this Congress to bring real security back to our border and real change that ensures the federal government upholds our immigration laws. Our solutions have been greeted with resounding opposition from the same Democrats whose policies have led to the crisis on our border, the crisis in New York City, and now this horrific tragedy in Georgia.
I strongly support the passage of the rule today and urge my colleagues on the other side of the aisle to wake up to this crisis, see the suffering that citizens and non-citizens alike have endured, and support H.R. 7511, the Laken Riley Act.
And with that, Mr. Speaker, I yield back.”