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Rep. Elise Stefanik, Chairwoman
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Our Message Is Breaking Through!

Washington, DC, June 23, 2021
The White House announced that after 91 days, Vice President Kamala Harris is FINALLY visiting the southern border to see the Biden created border crisis first hand.  This announcement comes on the same day that President Biden is scheduled to address the rising violent crime happening across America.  What does this all mean? We are WINNING! Our message is breaking through to the American people.  Numbers and facts don’t lie. While the Biden Administration will blame everyone but the President for these failures, make no mistake, President Biden’s Far-Left policies are responsible for the border and crime crises, and the numbers back that up. BIDEN’S BORDER CRISIS BY THE NUMBERS:
  • U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced 180,034 enforcement encounters at our southern border in May that is a 674% INCREASE from May of 2020. 
  • May was the 3RD STRAIGHT MONTH of 170K+ apprehensions, which hasn’t occurred since 2000.
  • The 180,034 border crossings in May mark a new 21-year high.
  • CBP has also seized MORE fentanyl so far in 2021 than all of 2020. 
BIDEN’S CRIME CRISIS BY THE NUMBERS: 
  • The New York Times reported a sample of 37 cities with data for the first three months of the year saw an 18% INCREASE in murders compared to the same time period in 2020.
  • There have been 27 ambush-style attacks on law enforcement officers this year, a 50% INCREASE compared to the same time period in 2020.
  • According to the FBI’s Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted database (LEOKA) fatal felony attacks on officers are UP 39% through May 2021 compared to the same time period in 2020.
  • Homicides are up 533% in Portland, 58% in Atlanta, 37% in Philadelphia, and 22% in Los Angeles compared to the same time period in 2020.
  • Shootings are up 126% in Portland, 64% in New York City, 51% in Los Angeles, and 40% in Atlanta compared to the same time period in 2020.
Now, the Biden administration will undoubtedly attempt to spin these crises as everyone else's fault but they can’t outrun the facts. President Biden’s Far-Left policies are to blame for the multiple crises facing America and we CANNOT let people forget that FACT.