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Overwhelmed Border Agents ‘Don't Have Resources’ They Need, Texas Lawmaker Says

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🗓️ 13 May 2021

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Texas is a border state, and Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, joins "The Daily Signal Podcast" to discuss how illegal immigration is affecting it. "With my military background, 20 years in the Air Force, it's incumbent upon commanders to visit troops in the field," Pfluger told The Daily Signal. "We've asked the commander in chief to visit the Border Patrol agents, because what stood out to me was, when you talk to these folks, they're trying to the best of their ability to do their job to secure our country, and they don't have the resources," the freshman Texas lawmaker said. "In fact, this administration is cutting resources, halting construction on the border wall, not giving the technology that they need." Pfluger also shares his take on the 178,622 illegal immigrants who were detained along the U.S.-Mexico border in April. That's the highest number of monthly apprehensions in at least two decades. He also discusses how demand for gasoline is skyrocketing after the Colonial Pipeline was hacked by a criminal organization called DarkSide. We also cover these stories: House Republicans oust Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming from her position as GOP Conference chairwoman, the third-ranking Republican in the House of Representatives. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says that the United States is professing “ironclad support” for Israel as the Jewish state faces ongoing attacks from Hamas, a Palestinian militant group.  The government is asking Americans not to hoard gasoline amid increased shortages on the East Coast stemming from the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

This is the Daily Signal Podcast for Thursday, May 13th.

0:10.1

I'm Virginia Allen.

0:11.4

And I'm Rachel Dalgudas.

0:13.0

As a lawmaker from a border state, Congressman August Flueger of Texas sees the impact of

0:17.8

the current crisis at the U.S. Mexico border firsthand.

0:21.5

He joins me today on the Daily Signal Podcast to discuss his perspective on the crisis and

0:26.7

recent numbers just released from customs and border protection that shows that 178 622

0:33.7

illegal immigrants were detained along the U.S. Mexico border in April, which is the highest

0:38.8

number of apprehensions in at least two decades.

0:43.3

And don't forget, if you're enjoying this podcast, please be sure to leave a review

0:47.5

or a five-star rating on Apple Podcasts and encourage others to subscribe.

0:52.3

Now on to our top news.

1:02.7

House Republicans have ousted representative Liz Cheney from her position as GOP conference

1:08.9

chairwoman.

1:10.3

On Wednesday, Republicans held a closed-door vote to determine whether or not to remove

1:15.4

Cheney from her position.

1:17.3

The vote was by voice only, so there is no written record of who voted for and against

1:22.5

Cheney, but it is reported that the vote against her was overwhelming.

1:27.6

Representative Cheney has received harsh criticism from GOP members for speaking out against

1:32.8

former president Donald Trump's claim that the 2020 election was stolen and for voting

1:38.2

to impeach the president after the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

1:43.8

Representative Jim Jordan, Republican of Ohio, said after Wednesday's vote that you can't

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