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WASHINGTON—At a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol on May 11, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) joined his colleagues in calling out President Biden for creating a border crisis that is rapidly escalating into a catastrophe. The conference occurred hours before the impending expiration of Title 42, an existing authority that allows the President to quickly expel individuals illegally crossing America’s borders.  

“The Big Lie of 2023 is that the border is secure,” Senator Sullivan said. “The President knows it. Secretary Mayorkas knows it. I think you guys in the media know it. Certainly, our Border Patrol agents know it. And most importantly, the American people know it. . . On May 11, Biden's open border will move from crisis to catastrophe and tens of thousands of law-abiding American citizens from border states to the great state of Alaska will continue to pay dearly for this president's remarkable dereliction of duty when it comes to securing our border.”

FULL REMARKS: “The biggest falsehood being peddled in Washington, D.C. right now and to the American people is that our border is secure. Day after day, we hear senior Biden administration officials repeating that the border is secure. Over the past few years, there have been a lot of our Democratic colleagues referencing and talking about the “Big Lie.” The Big Lie of 2023 is that the border is secure. The president knows it. Secretary Mayorkas knows it. I think you guys in the media know it. Certainly, our Border Patrol agents know it. And most importantly, the American people know it. You've heard a lot of numbers and statistics on May 11 at this press conference. One that Senator Hagerty just mentioned, largely driven by the fentanyl crisis because of our open southern border, overdoses are now the leading cause of death for Americans ages 18 to 45 in 2021. Drug overdose deaths in Alaska increased by the largest percentage of any other state, demonstrating that even the Americans that I have the privilege of representing thousands of miles from Biden's open borders are still paying a dear price for this fiasco. The border is not secure, and everybody knows it, including the cartels. On May 11, Biden's open border will move from crisis to catastrophe, and tens of thousands of law-abiding American citizens fro m border states to the great state of Alaska will continue to pay dearly for this president's remarkable dereliction of duty when it comes to securing our border.”

To read Senator Sullivan’s official statement on the impending expiration of Title 42, as well as about Senator Sullivan’s past efforts to secure America’s borders, click here.

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