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Statement AI Summary:

A speaker, identified as Mr. Moore of Utah, discusses the first 100 days of President Trumps second term, highlighting the administrations efforts to reverse prior policies affecting border security, economic growth, and taxation. The speech emphasizes achievements in reducing border crossings through stricter immigration policies such as the remain in Mexico policy, criticizes previous Democratic approaches to immigration as ineffective, underscores tax reforms from 2017 that targeted benefits towards middle- and lower-income Americans, and calls for codification of these policies into law to provide stability. The speaker also anticipates partisan challenges but stresses the importance of delivering predictable tax relief to American families.

Statement AI Bias Category on Immigration:

Right-Leaning

Bias of All Statements by Blake Moore on Immigration:

Statement AI Categories:

Economy and Jobs, Immigration, Taxation

Date:

04-30-2025

Pages In PDF Link That Have Statement:

H1764-H1767

Actual Statement Made In Congress:

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Mr. MOORE of Utah. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the topic of this Special Order. Mr. MOORE of Utah. Mr. Speaker, again, yesterday marked 100 days since President Trump took office for the second time. It has been a whirlwind 100 days, to say the least, as his administration has taken swift action to reverse many of the Biden-era policies that I believe brought major challenges to American businesses and families. From bringing the southwest border crossings to their lowest in history to ushering in critical private investments to our communities and boosting job growth, the Trump administration has wasted no time in reversing many of the wrongs of the last 4 years. We have much to celebrate and highlight this evening. I appreciate my colleagues for taking time to reflect on these past 100 days and how House Republicans are joining the administration to implement a progrowth, profamily, conservative agenda that will deliver for Americans across the country. I yield to the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Rose). Mr. MOORE of Utah. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Tennessee. I always appreciate his consistent voice and willingness to support Special Order hour. Again, there are many wins to focus on, and I can't emphasize this enough. President Trump was overwhelmingly elected in November to fix the border. I don't understand why Democrats couldn't see the horrific approach that they had to it. It doesn't make any sense to me why they let that get as bad as it was, when it was fixable. We have seen the lowest numbers in history. It is common sense. I appreciate the focus on that one fundamental issue. Again, I thank the gentleman from Tennessee. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from the great State of California (Mr. LaMalfa). Mr. MOORE of Utah. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from California for his voice and participation. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from the great State of Tennessee (Mr. Burchett). Mr. MOORE of Utah. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Bean), our final, last but not least, speaker. With his energy level that he always brings to this place, you will understand why he is clearly not the least. Mr. MOORE of Utah. Mr. Speaker, the gentleman from Florida never disappoints, and I thank him for his remarks. Mr. Speaker, I will briefly close with some of the comments I have made before. President Trump in November, along with congressional majorities--the House majority stayed in Republican control. The Senate majority flipped to Republican. It was a clear show that we wanted to move past some of the policies that have been implemented, or not implemented, from the previous administration. I am proud as we look out at his first 100 days. Again, to reiterate what has taken place with our southern border, enforcing very commonsense laws such as making sure that our parole authority is properly done, ending catch and release, and re- implementing the remain in Mexico policy. I think this gets missed from the conversation quite a bit. It is actually some of the most humane things we can do. I still remember the 30-plus immigrants who were basically killed in the back of that truck in the San Antonio area. The only reason that that type of thing happens is because the cartels don't care for human life. The cartels that were running the border over the last 4 years do not care about the plight of an immigrant searching for a better life and a unique work opportunity. They sell them a bill of goods. They literally sell them that bill of goods by making them pay thousands of dollars in the hope that once they get them across the border, then everything will be great for them. Then, they get stuck in a legal system that doesn't benefit them. The most humane way to do it is to re-implement things like the remain in Mexico policy. The point I had always tried to continue to make was that a simple policy change would actually reduce border crossings significantly. When we do that, we take away the power that the cartels have. When the cartels are in power, human beings suffer. There is no other way to look at it. Customs and Border Protection data from earlier this month show that Southwest border crossings are the lowest they have been in recorded history. Think about that, Mr. Speaker. By the numbers, there were over 7,000 Southwest border crossings in March. That is still a high number, but over the last 4 years, the monthly average was over 150,000. It is astonishing. This is something that has been delivered. I would appreciate any opportunity to codify this into law. I do not like ruling by executive order all the time. This is stuff we need to codify. I hope that we can learn from the good experience with the Laken Riley Act and how our functioning Republic is supposed to work to get a piece of legislation done. This one had good, strong bipartisan support. The President signed it. I know there is more that we could be doing on that so we don't have this constant back and forth in the future of our country. We have to get some predictability with this type of policy. Predictability is incredibly important, as well. As I look ahead past the 101st days, I look ahead to one of the most important things to accomplish going forward, and that is a reconciliation piece of legislation. This discussion that has been very prominent here in the beltway is the talk of reconciliation. To put it in plain terms, this is just making sure that, at the end of this year, American families don't pay a significant increase in taxes. In 2017, there was major tax reform done, and I think if you were to take a look at the specific elements of that bill, Mr. Speaker, you would find excitement and broad support for almost all of it. The Republicans in 2017 doubled the standard deduction. Who does the standard deduction support, and who does it help? It helps lower- and middle-income Americans, plain and simple. It increased the number of people who took the standard deduction and gave them the best tax benefit. It is the wealthy folks who itemize, for the most part. Right there, we are already targeting middle- and lower-income Americans. The second piece is doubling the child tax credit. In 2017, Republicans doubled the child tax credit from $1,000 to $2,000. That is something that has been incredibly bipartisan. Democrats, in their own version of reconciliation, have enhanced that, as well. I lead the Family First Act, which is another enhancement of the child tax credit, and I am looking forward to, hopefully, getting that passed through. That is another key win. There are numerous business provisions that help. Real wage growth, economic activity, and strong GDP growth are helping. Mr. Speaker, any time you have the White House, the House, and the Senate under one party, then people get a little bit chippy. They get a little bit partisan as we try to get significant pieces of legislation through. It is not going to be any different this time. That was the case in 2017. I wasn't here then, but as I was sort of watching from the sidelines on these types of things, I get it. Then, in 2021, the Democrats had the White House, the House, and the Senate. They did the American Rescue Plan and the Inflation Reduction Act, and they tried to do Build Back Better. Those were incredibly partisan approaches, which I firmly disagreed with, but that was the piece that took place at the time. We have an opportunity going forward for these next few months to be able to deliver on something that is very important to every American family, and that is making sure that they have consistency in the tax code so there is not going to be a massive tax increase on American families next year. It is something I am proud to be working on, and I hope that we can celebrate it as a key piece of success as we look past this first 100 days of the administration. We are 4 months into our 119th Congress, and this is going to be a key piece. Democrats will say over and over again that this is just a tax break for the billionaires. Mr. Speaker, when you cap SALT like the Republicans did, that only hurts wealthier folks. I hate to bring them that news. I believe it was Bernie Sanders who was criticized by The Washington Post--again, The Washington Post--by giving three or four Pinocchios when they say that these tax breaks that Republicans do just go to benefit the wealthy. That is The Washington Post saying to call it as it is. These are Pinocchios. These are complete lies that the tax policies that Republicans put forth actually strengthen and target the middle- and lower-income Americans. We will say that over and over again. Unfortunately, my Democratic colleagues will say this is just going to benefit the billionaires. I hope that, deep down, they would come to some realization that that is just a lie. Their own media is saying that it is just a lie. It is just one of those things that exist back here, and we are probably going to be dealing with that a lot for the next few months. The reality is this is good, strong tax policy that is going to benefit American families and workers. In addition to some of the successes we have had over the last few months, this is something we have to be able to lock in and accomplish. I look forward to being a key part of that as we move forward. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.

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Library of Congress

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