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WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05), and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (VA-09) today issued the following statement as President Biden lifts Title 42 border protections:

“President Biden alone has decided to disregard the safety and security of the American people by refusing to enforce existing immigration laws and by lifting crucial Title 42 protections. Further, by threatening to veto the House Republicans' border security bill, he is choosing to double down on policies that empower Mexican cartels and coyotes. This decision will undoubtedly lead to even more exploitation of unaccompanied migrant children, increased smuggling of illicit fentanyl and fentanyl-related substances, and new outbreaks of contagious diseases, such as tuberculosis and polio.  

“E&C Republicans have offered solutions, like Rep. Lesko’s Securing the Border for Public Health Act, which would allow Title 42 Public Health Authority to be used to address the ongoing threat of illicit drugs coming across our border and into American communities.  

“We continue to urge President Biden to secure the border with the tools at his disposal, including by reinstituting Title 42 protections—which he has the full power to do—or own the consequences of his reckless policies.”

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