Rep. Chip Roy Highlights Texas' $12 Billion Cost for Border Crisis

Border Crisis Costs for States

• 📌 Representative Chip Roy highlights the significant additional expenses states have incurred due to the border crisis.
• 💡 States like Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas are directly impacted by these costs.

Texas' Financial Burden

• 💸 Texas has had to spend upwards of $12 billion from its own budget to manage the crisis at the border.
• 🗣️ Roy emphasizes that this financial burden needs to be addressed.

Call for Federal Repayment

• 🏛️ Roy advocates for federal repayment to states that have borne the brunt of the border crisis expenses.
• 🤝 He believes this issue is critical and should be handled during the reconciliation process.
• ⚠️ The amendment Roy intended to offer focused on addressing these state-level financial impacts.