WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, in a roundtable event focused on the Biden administration’s horrific and self-created border crisis, Senator Rick Scott called for the resignation of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Joined by Senators Ron Johnson and Rob Portman, Senator Scott heard from Americans who have dealt with Biden’s border crisis firsthand, including law enforcement, former Customs and Border Protection leadership and the parents of children who fell victim to this deadly crisis. Today’s roundtable comes on the same day as reporting from the Washington Post  showed that under President Biden’s failed leadership, apprehensions at the southern border have reached an all-time record and jumped to nearly 1.7 million in Fiscal Year 2021.

Senator Rick Scott said, “This border crisis is not just a Texas or Arizona problem, every state is a border state when the savage cartels are given a free pass to human traffic and smuggle lethal drugs into this country. Every American is put in harm’s way because of the Biden administration’s dangerous policies that have wreaked havoc across our nation. But, there are more people responsible for this growing disaster besides the occupants of the White House and Senate Democrats who have refused to hold a proper hearing on this crisis—and they must all be held accountable. The Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas, has refused to do his job and has completely abdicated his duty to the country and the millions of American lives he swore to protect. It should start with Mayorkas. He has failed Americans—he should resign TODAY. He cannot and has not led DHS through this crisis effectively. He's actively making this crisis worse.”

See more from Senator Rick Scott’s opening statement and remarks HERE and HERE or below.

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