House Speaker McCarthy Holds Press Conference on Border Security Act

C-SPAN: Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and other House Republicans held a press conference from Capitol Hill after the House passed border security legislation, 219-213. The bill passed ahead of the midnight expiration of Title 42, the emergency health order that authorized removal of migrants who came from countries where COVID-19 was present. The bill includes resuming construction on the U.S.-Mexico border wall, more funding for additional border patrol agents, new limits on migrant asylum seekers, and requiring employers to use E-verify on employees. Speaker McCarthy also addressed the impending debt limit deadline, saying he and President Biden would meet next week to further discuss it, and that their respective staff members were also working on the matter.