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Rep. Cavitt Urges Governor to Send Troops to Border Amidst Crisis
State Rep. Cam Cavitt has introduced a resolution urging Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to send Michigan National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border, following a request for assistance from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. Cavitt emphasized the severity of the situation, stating, "The crisis at the southern border has gotten so far out of control that other states now must step in to clean up the federal government’s mess."Cavitt highlighted that the issue goes beyond national security, describing it as a humanitarian crisis. He pointed out that the Michigan National Guard is...
Bergman & Arrington's GAO Report Finds Biden Misused Border Wall Funds
Representative Jack Bergman and House Budget Committee Chairman, Jodey Arrington, recently commissioned a report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to investigate allegations of misuse of funds by the Biden Administration. According to Representative Bergman, "Biden spent taxpayer dollars that were intended for border security to advance his leftist environmental agenda."The report, as highlighted by the Daily Caller, revealed that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) redirected funds meant for the border wall towards environmental planning and other...