Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Rudy Yakym (IN-02) participated in a roundtable discussion on President Biden’s border crisis with House Republican colleagues and members of law enforcement. During the roundtable discussion, Congressman Yakym referenced conversations he previously had with Pulaski County Sheriff Chris Schramm and Cass County Sheriff Ed Schroder about how deadly fentanyl flowing up from the southern border is out of control in their communities.
Congressman Yakym also asked Loudoun County, Virginia Sheriff Michael Chapman about how President Biden’s policy changes from Trump-era immigration policies are contributing to the border crisis and our country’s drug epidemic, and he called on President Biden to reverse his open borders agenda. Rep. Yakym’s line of questioning and comments from the roundtable can be found at the 1:10:34 -1:13:53 mark at the link HERE.
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