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The top Republicans on two House panels declared their concern Monday over a reported plan by the Biden Administration to send cash payments to Central American countries to help address the root causes of the migrant crisis. Republican Reps. James Comer of Kentucky and Jason Smith of Missouri, the ranking members of the committees on oversight and budget, raised questions about Biden’s “conditional cash transfer program” to combat the ongoing U.S. southern border crisis in a letter sent Monday to Acting Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Shalanda Young. They wrote: In the midst of a border crisis propelled by the Biden Administration reversing successful [Trump-era] deterrent policies, it is worrisome that the administration’s solution isn’t to reinstate those policies or replace them with workable solutions, but instead to funnel more money to pay countries to dissuade their citizens from breaking U.S. laws, particularly countries with corruption concerns. … [Read more...] about GOP Pushes Back Against Joe Biden’s ‘Naive’ Plan to ‘Bribe’ Central American Migrants Not to Break U.S. Laws

The Biden administration’s decision to rely on Mexico for border security, consistent with the previous two administrations, has given Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador even more leverage to keep the United States out of non-migration-related problems in his country, namely corruption. On Monday, the Washington Post acknowledged : Mexico’s ability to limit migration has given its government significant leverage over an issue that is a political vulnerability for Biden. It also lands the Biden administration in the awkward position of asking Mexico to intensify its enforcement efforts after easing U.S. border controls by rolling back Trump-era policies, including deals made with López Obrador. The Mexican president has explicitly blamed Biden’s welcoming tone for migrants for the crisis that is overwhelming resources and personnel at the U.S. side of the southern border. On Monday, the Post noted: Mexican officials, including Foreign Minister Marcelo … [Read more...] about Report: Mexico Gains Leverage over Joe Biden by Helping Secure U.S. Border

Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), one of few Republicans who spoke with President Joe Biden following his joint address to Congress on Wednesday night, urged the president to make a trip to the southern border and show support for the border patrol agents who are working there. According to Malliotakis’s office, the New York congresswoman spoke to Biden and “ urged him to go to the border and support our [ Customs and Border Protection] agents.” Nicole had the opportunity to speak with @POTUS after his #JointAddress . She urged him to go to the border and support our @CBP agents. They also briefly discussed transportation and infrastructure. https://t.co/oCFv7R9sTD — Office of Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (@RepMalliotakis) April 29, 2021 Her office also noted that the two briefly spoke about “transportation and infrastructure,” as Malliotakis could be seen on camera handing Biden an unidentified business card. During Biden’s address, Malliotakis’s office noted on … [Read more...] about GOP Congresswoman Pulls Biden Aside After Speech to Urge Him to Tour Border

close Video Biden calls situation at border a 'crisis', VP Harris still no plan to visit French Hill R-AR, joins 'FOX Report' to discuss his visit to the US-Mexico border In a 2014 speech, then-Vice President Joe Biden spoke repeatedly of a "crisis" at the border -- a contrast to the current Biden White House’s reluctance to describe a much larger surge as such, instead referring to it as a "challenge." Biden made the speech in Guatemala City in June 2014 alongside then-Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto and then-Guatemalan President Juan Orlando Hernandez, and said there was unanimity that the "current situation is untenable and unsustainable." BIDEN CLAIMS 'WE'VE NOW GOTTEN CONTROL' OF MIGRANT SURGE AT SOUTHERN BORDER, AMID CRITICISM "We also agreed that this is a matter of shared responsibility -- not just the United States, but shared responsibility of every Central American country and Mexico.  And I will address in a minute, … [Read more...] about Flashback: Joe Biden, in 2014 speech, spoke of a ‘crisis’ at the border

CINCINNATI (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris has been in Ohio to talk up public transportation and President Joe Biden’s spending plan. Harris and Ohio’s Democratic U.S. senator Sherrod Brown met Friday with transportation and business leaders in a roundtable discussion hosted by the University of Cincinnati. READ MORE: Whitehall Borough Police Chief Keith Henderson Retires They talked about the importance of public transportation in supporting workers, families and small businesses. READ MORE: Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Orders Homewood Food Truck Operating Without Permit To Close Harris says easily accessible public transportation also helps working parents spend more time with their children. Harris and President Joe Biden have been on the road to promote the ambitious spending plans he outlined in his speech Wednesday night to Congress. MORE NEWS: St. Vincent College Orders Students To Shelter-In-Place Due To Rising COVID-19 Cases (Copyright 2020 The … [Read more...] about VP Harris Visits Ohio To Talk Public Transit, Spending Plan