Border security
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House Republicans press Biden admin on cost of border surge: 'Crisis of its own creation'
Reps. Jason Smith and John Katko are calling for transparency as costs continue to climb
By Ronn Blitzer | Fox News
Two House Republicans are seeking answers from the Biden administration regarding just how much money the government is spending as a result of the ongoing border crisis and what they plan to do about it going further.
In a letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Acting Director Shalanda Young, Reps. Jason Smith, R-Mo., and John Katko, R-N.Y., expressed concern over the rising costs of migrant-related expenses and reports that funds from the operating budgets of the departments of Homeland Security and Health and Human Services have been redirected to deal with the situation. Smith and Katko are the ranking members of the House Budget and Homeland Security committees, respectively.
"While it is evident that President Biden's immigration policies have encouraged historic levels of migration to the border, exacerbating the national security, humanitarian, and public health crisis, what remains unclear is the true cost—both current and future—of responding to this policy-driven crisis," the congressmen wrote in their letter.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-republicans-biden-border-surge-cost
