Rep. Mike Lawler on Venezuela Regime Change, US Border Security, and Government Shutdown

Venezuela and Narco-Terrorism

• 🎯 Congressman Mike Lawler highlights the designation of cartels as foreign terrorist organizations, a move aimed at protecting Americans from fentanyl-laced drugs.
• ⚠️ He identifies Venezuela as a narco-terrorist state under an illegitimate president, Maduro, and stresses the need to stop its drug trafficking operations.
• ⚡ Lawler suggests that action against this regime may not only be imminent but also necessary due to the high number of American deaths from these drugs.

Government Shutdown and Funding

• 🏛️ The House is expected to vote on a bill to reopen the government, with Republicans confident they have the votes, including potential support from some Democrats.
• 📉 Lawler criticizes Chuck Schumer for the shutdown, which has resulted in defunding SNAP and WIC and leaving federal employees, including troops and air traffic controllers, unpaid.
• ✅ He emphasizes the urgency to end the shutdown, which is inflicting devastating pain on the American people, and ensure federal employees are paid.