There is a humanitarian crisis at our border. A record number of individuals are crossing our border, overwhelming entry points and causing a massive backlog in processing and courtroom hearings. That includes 56,278 unaccompanied minors so far in fiscal 2019, up 74% year over year. As of early June, the Department of Health and Human Services had more than 13,200 minors in custody.

Yet, for months, Democrats have refused to acknowledge the crisis taking place along the border. In fact, on seventeen occasions, Democrats in the House have blocked motions to vote on H.R. 3056, offered by Republicans to provide $4.5 billion for the humanitarian crisis at our border. They refuse to even debate this commonsense proposal to provide much needed border aid, including: