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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Congressman Brian Babin (TX-36) introduced a bill to help southern border states fund construction of their own border wall.

The Securing our Border States Act will establish a block grant program, the “Empowering States to Build the Wall Fund,” for border states to continue constructing a barrier along their borders with Mexico. Once the Governor of a southwest border state certifies that they want funding for wall construction, the money will go directly to them – eliminating the ability for President Biden to stop it. This bill is a joint effort with the Republican Study Committee and is supported by Reps. Jim Banks (IN-03), Troy Nehls (TX-22), Jerry Carl (AL-01), Kat Cammack (FL-03), Barry Loudermilk (GA-11), Bob Good (VA-05), Jeff Duncan (SC-03), Randy Weber (TX-14), Ronny Jackson (TX-13), Ralph Norman (SC-05), Rick Allen (GA-12), Jim Hagedorn (MN-01), Ben Cline (VA-06), Doug Lamborn (CO-05), Rob Wittman (VA-01), and Bob Gibbs (OH-07).

“On day one of his presidency, Biden set in motion the worst border crisis in our nation’s history,” said Babin. “Central to that was his presidential proclamation to pause construction of President Trump’s border wall. Without physical barriers, border agents have little chance of stopping much of anything coming across our wide-open southwest border. Drug smugglers and human traffickers simply go through the countless gaps of unfinished wall, evading our agents and burdening and endangering our border states.

“The only viable path to fixing this dire situation is to put resources directly into the hands of the states and bypass the Biden administration and their political games entirely. This bill reinforces Republican Governors around the country who are sending resources to Texas and Arizona, and I am proud to join in this effort.”

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