LAREDO, TX – Today, Senator Rick Scott visited the United States border with Mexico, near Laredo, Texas, to get an on the ground, hands-on briefing from Customs and Border Patrol agents about the issues they face and what they need to do their job. He toured the Laredo, Texas port of entry as well as portions of the Rio Grande River within the Laredo Sector, which encompasses 116 counties and covers 101,439 square miles of southwest and northeast Texas. 

Senator Rick Scott said, “I enjoyed visiting with Border Patrol agents on the ground to get more information about their needs at the Southern border and how we can keep American families safe. These brave men and women risk their lives every day to keep our country safe, and we owe them a debt of gratitude. Democrats need to stop playing politics and do what’s right for the American people - SECURE OUR BORDER.”

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