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Washington, DC—January 20, 2022….Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today joined Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (NY-21), Senator Rick Scott (R-FL), and more than 100 other members in pushing for answers on the border crisis. The lawmakers sent a letter requesting the Office of Inspector General for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) conduct a comprehensive review of the decisions by the Biden Administration, which have led to the worst border crisis in United States history.

The lawmakers wrote, in part, “To date, the Biden Administration has not meaningfully complied with congressional oversight of the 2021 border crisis. This lack of information hinders Congress’ ability to effectively legislate solutions to both fix the immediate crisis and to ensure that political considerations do not outweigh national security in the future. The Inspector General is best positioned to provide such apolitical oversight and report to Congress such findings.”

The members go on to demand a full accounting of the 2021 crisis on the Southern Border, including a breakdown of illegal immigrants encountered, apprehended, and released into the United States, as well as DHS vetting procedures, involvement with nonprofit organizations (NPOs), and communications with the White House transition team regarding the consequences of undoing the former Trump Administration’s immigration policies.

Read the full letter here.

Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) has represented Arkansas’s Third Congressional District since 2011. He is a member of the House Appropriations Committee.

womack.house.gov

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