John Boehner forms group to address child migrant crisis
Source: Politico
Speaker John Boehner said Tuesday that he has appointed a “working group” of House Republicans tasked to respond to the border crisis involving the surge of unaccompanied minors trying to enter the United States illegally.
In a statement, Boehner (R-Ohio) outlined no specific duties for the seven-member group aside from advising lawmakers and keeping them in the loop on the escalating humanitarian crisis.
“The president has allowed a national security and humanitarian crisis to develop on the U.S. southern border,” Boehner said in a statement announcing the group. “There are two imperatives here: protect those children and secure our border.”
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Members of the working group include Republican Reps. John Carter of Texas, Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida, Bob Goodlatte of Virginia, Kay Granger of Texas, Michael McCaul of Texas, Steve Pearce of New Mexico and Matt Salmon of Arizona. Granger chairs the subcommittee that oversees funding for the State Department and foreign operations.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2014/06/john-boehner-create-child-migrants-working-group-108244.html
Pearce's district borders Chihuahua State, Mexico.
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