Mayorkas Forced to APOLOGIZE to Family During Tense Exchange on Border Security

They want to meet with you today Mr Secretary I'll host it in my office will you Commit to meeting with them Congressman I most certainly will as Long as you can politicize the meeting Mr secretary the only person Politicizing anything here Is you I now recognize Mr Pfluger from Texas Thank you Mr chairman this is a sad day America's security has never been weaker Than it is under the Biden Administration and you're Reign as Secretary of Homeland Security On March 13th of this year a Texas DPS Trooper attempted to stop ration Comer For speeding and comer refused to stop In a reckless high-speed chase in Student at one point during this Chase Uh the suspect began to nonchalantly Live stream himself driving at 105 miles Per hour and evading the police officer Behind him at the same time a 70 year Old 71 year old grandmother and her Seven-year-old granddaughter were on Their way home after a play date Their names were Maria and Amelia Tembunga Maria is the mother of two of My constituents As Maria passed through the intersection Of State Highway 163 and I-10 Service Road Comer blew through a red light and

Struck Maria in Amelia's vehicle they Were pronounced dead at the scene along With two other people after law Enforcement secured that scene it was Revealed that Khmer was a human Trafficker Smuggling 11 illegal aliens in his truck Evading the law Over the last few weeks I have heard Countless stories of this beautiful Seven-year-old girl about Amelia and Maria About how Amelia was an outgoing Fashionista she wanted to be an Influencer about how she loved to play With her friends and dance with her Aunt Jenny and cook with her grandmother Maria I'm wearing a pink tie today Mr Secretary in honor Of that little girl Most importantly Mr secretary the tambunga family is here Today Emilio Maria's husband and Amelia's Grandfather Elisa Maria's daughter and Amelia's mother in Virginia Maria's Daughter and Amelia's Aunt they're Sitting right behind you They came here today because they want Answers They came here today because of the Failures of you and your leadership they Came here because they want closure they Deserve answers Mr mayorkas will you

Turn around and offer them your Condolences and an apology for the Failure of your Administration That led to the death of their loved Ones they're right there they're Standing right there Congressman Mr Secretary they're standing there and I Think they deserve an apology from you Congressman Mr chairman may I stand and Turn certain certainly My heart breaks to your loss my heart Breaks for the loss of all victims of Criminal activity It is a failure of the policies that Have allowed Hundreds of thousands of families to go Through this grief They want to meet with you today Mr Secretary I'll host it in my office will you Commit to meeting with them Congressman I most certainly will as Long as you can politicize the meeting Mr secretary the only person Politicizing anything here Is you The security Of this country is not a political Matter In fact on September 21 2021 you told me In this committee room that the Border Was Secure if we can play that video is The Border more secure under your Leadership than when you started

A congressman the border is secure we're Executing our plan and I've been very Clear and unequivocal in that regard Mr Secretary the question is is the Border More secure now under your leadership is No less secure than it was previously Mr Mayorkas are you going to tell the Tambunga family that the border is Secure today Congressman you are Politicizing it tragedy I'm Not Politicizing Tragedy they came here to Washington D.C of their own volition to Get accountability for the loss of their Family two beloved members of their Family This year We had a hearing at the border which no Democrat came to not a single Democrat Came to the hearing that we had in McAllen Texas and chief Ortiz said that The border is not secured do you Disagree with Chief Ortiz Congressman uh let me uh return to what You said accountability is brought in a Court of law Mr Mayor has delivered Accountability for 12 years Mr Mayor Chris do you disagree with the head Border patrol agent when he said that Our border is not secure Congressman I Have testified to that issue so you do Disagree with him you disagree with your Chief of border patrol I respectfully do In that regard you do not a single Border patrol agent that I've talked to

In the past three years has said that They trust your leadership or have faith That you're keeping our country secure I Look forward to the meeting with the Tambunga family and coming up with real Solutions and I hope that all of my Democrat colleagues will meet the Timbunga family and listen to their Story and understand the things that are Happening in my state and in others Because of the failure of these policies And we have the answers right in front Of us I hope that every one of you will Do that you have the opportunity in McAllen Texas And it's time to meet with them I yield Back