EXCLUSIVE — Reps. Kevin Hern (R-OK) and Ben Cline (R-VA) are gathering support for a letter calling on President Joe Biden and congressional leaders to include border security measures in a final debt ceiling bill.
The letter, obtained by the Washington Examiner, is still being circulated to fellow House Republicans and will be sent later this week, according to a source familiar.Cline and Hern are members of the Republican Study Committee. Hern is the chairman, and Cline chairs the RSC Budget and Spending Task Force. The two have been working closely together on debt ceiling solutions throughout the year.
“As we speak, the United States is experiencing a rapidly worsening border crisis and barreling toward a debt limit crisis,” the letter reads. “Let’s be very clear, these crises are a direct product of the failed policies and neglect of President Biden and Congressional Democrats. We believe each of these issues should be considered together during your current debt limit negotiations.”
“American taxpayers should not be forced to foot the bill for the rapidly growing illegal immigration crisis,” the two say in the letter. “Thus, we support the inclusion of common-sense border security and immigration reforms in negotiations to raise the debt ceiling. H.R. 2, the Secure Our Border Act should logically serve as the starting point for considering sound border security measures.”
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