Following Report That 30% of Border Patrol’s Cameras are Broken, Rep. Angie Craig Urges Vote on Bipartisan Border Agreement

WASHINGTON, DC – Following news reports that nearly one-third of the surveillance cameras used by U.S. Customs and Border Protection along the southern border are not working, U.S. Representative Angie Craig renewed her call for a vote on the bipartisan border agreement.

In a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson, Rep. Craig noted the bipartisan border deal negotiated earlier this year included $170 million for remote video surveillance towers and $47.5 million to update mobile surveillance systems along the southern border.

“The safety and security of our nation’s southern border is nothing to play politics with. I’ve stood ready to pass comprehensive border security policy and funding legislation and I know colleagues on both sides of the aisle are ready to vote for this bill,” wrote Rep. Craig.

Rep. Craig has been a leading voice for bipartisan border security reform – successfully urgingPresident Biden to take executive action to decrease illegal border crossings earlier this year.

Over a year ago, Rep. Craig visited the southern border with 17 Republicans and urged bipartisan action to keep communities safe.

Earlier this year, Rep. Craig joined the Democrats for Border Security Task Force and led the House effort to secure federal funding to install fentanyl scanners at the southern border.

President Biden signed Rep. Craig’s bipartisan END FENTANYL Actinto law in March to help stop the smuggling of illicit fentanyl through U.S. ports of entry.

Click here to read Rep. Craig’s letter to Speaker Johnson.

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