Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds will travel to Eagle Pass, Texas, on Sunday to join a group of Republican governors for a news conference as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott continues to feud with President Joe Biden over border security.
Reynolds was one of two dozen Republican governors who rallied behind Abbott last week as he vowed to continue installing razor wire at the southern border in an effort to stem the flow of migrants across the border.
Reynolds' office said in a news release the conference would highlight the “actions the State of Texas has made to protect Americans in response to President Joe Biden’s reckless open border policies.”
The other governors planning to be at Eagle Pass are from Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Tennessee and Utah.
The U.S. Supreme Court last week cleared the way for Border Patrol officials to begin cutting razor wire fencing that Texas officials had installed at the border after Abbott sued to stop them. The ruling did not impact Abbott’s ability to continue placing the razor wire.
Abbott has since said that Biden has failed his constitutional duty to secure the border. Abbott has declared the rise in unlawful border crossings an “invasion,” saying he has a constitutional duty to enforce border policies.
“Because the Biden administration has abdicated its constitutional compact duties to the states, Texas has every legal justification to protect the sovereignty of our states and our nation,” Reynolds and other Republican governors said last week.
The Biden administration has been pushing for Congress to agree on a deal to secure the southern border, and Biden said he would “shut down” the border if given the authority.
White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre said last week Abbott had politicized the situation and was endangering people’s lives.
“It's not making people's lives safer. It's actually making it harder for law enforcement at the border to do their job,” she said in an interview on CNN. “And so we have been very clear. We want to make sure we get something done at the border.”
Reynolds will hold a press briefing in Des Moines after she returns on Monday, her office said.
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Reynolds was one of two dozen Republican governors who rallied behind Abbott last week as he vowed to continue installing razor wire at the southern border in an effort to stem the flow of migrants across the border.
Reynolds' office said in a news release the conference would highlight the “actions the State of Texas has made to protect Americans in response to President Joe Biden’s reckless open border policies.”
The other governors planning to be at Eagle Pass are from Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Tennessee and Utah.
The U.S. Supreme Court last week cleared the way for Border Patrol officials to begin cutting razor wire fencing that Texas officials had installed at the border after Abbott sued to stop them. The ruling did not impact Abbott’s ability to continue placing the razor wire.
Abbott has since said that Biden has failed his constitutional duty to secure the border. Abbott has declared the rise in unlawful border crossings an “invasion,” saying he has a constitutional duty to enforce border policies.
“Because the Biden administration has abdicated its constitutional compact duties to the states, Texas has every legal justification to protect the sovereignty of our states and our nation,” Reynolds and other Republican governors said last week.
The Biden administration has been pushing for Congress to agree on a deal to secure the southern border, and Biden said he would “shut down” the border if given the authority.
White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre said last week Abbott had politicized the situation and was endangering people’s lives.
“It's not making people's lives safer. It's actually making it harder for law enforcement at the border to do their job,” she said in an interview on CNN. “And so we have been very clear. We want to make sure we get something done at the border.”
Reynolds will hold a press briefing in Des Moines after she returns on Monday, her office said.
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