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No matter how you look at it, the Biden-Harris administration has been an absolute disaster. We have a southern border that’s in pure chaos because of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’s radical immigration policies. The cost of living has skyrocketed by more than 20% since Biden and Harris took office and began their out-of-control spending spree. There is no question America isn’t heading in the right direction. And when you look back at the policies of this administration, it’s clear as day why our nation is at a breaking point.

Let’s start with the chaos on the border – an issue that’s top of mind for farmers, workers, and families across southeast and south-central Missouri. Before Biden and Harris came into office, our border was the most secure it’s ever been thanks to the tough, effective policies of former President Donald Trump. But everything changed when the Biden-Harris administration brought back catch-and-release, halted construction on the border wall, got rid of Remain in Mexico, ended Title 42 removals, and more. Since Biden and Harris took office, there have been more than 10 million illegal border entries. In addition, more people were caught illegally crossing the border in the first year of the Biden-Harris administration than during Trump’s entire presidency.

One of Biden’s so-called solutions to addressing the border crisis was appointing Kamala Harris as Border Czar. So what has she done to help address the crisis she’s been tasked with ending? Nothing. Since she became Border Czar, monthly encounters of illegal immigrants have surpassed even the highest month under Trump. Harris – who has only visited the border once – has been an absolute disaster as Border Czar.

The painful state of the economy is an issue that I hear about from folks across Missouri. The Biden-Harris administration inherited an economy that was well on its way to recovery. But because of several terrible policy decisions, our economy was sent into a tailspin.

The $2 trillion American Rescue Plan is one of their most consequential pieces of economic policy. Their spending bill is packed full of welfare for wealthy individuals and is why working-class families are struggling with one of the worst cost-of-living crises in 40 years. Even some prominent liberal economists who served in Obama’s administration agree that this package ignited this crisis. The legislation also contributed to a worker shortage devastating Main Street businesses by including $400 billion to pay people not to work.

But this plan was just part of their spending spree over two years when Washington Democrats controlled Congress and added $10 trillion in new spending overall.

From rubber stamping trillions in Democrat-led spending contributing to high living costs to enacting open-border policies leading to significant challenges at our borders – these issues are largely attributed to current administrative decisions.

In Washington, efforts continue against what some describe as a "radical agenda" while working towards strengthening both economic stability and border security akin to previous administrations.