Speaker Mike Johnson took a group of House Republicans to Eagle Pass, Texas on Wednesday. It is said to be the largest group that has visited the border.
Happening now: Speaker of the House Mike Johnson leads a Congressional delegation in Eagle Pass, TX to hear about the impact of the ongoing border crisis. pic.twitter.com/DcFz7r4RlF
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While there, the Republicans got a look at illegal immigrants trying to cross over into Texas. Instead, they came across a barrier of razor wire. Razor wire has been installed along the bank of the Rio Grande River as part of Operation Lone Star, Governor Abbott’s initiative to secure the Texas border with Mexico. The illegals crossed the river and then couldn’t come into Texas because of the razor wire. They asked for Border Patrol agents but there were none at that spot. They asked for the…
