Statement by the Press Secretary on Emergency Funding for Border Enforcement

The only ones delaying help for the children are the Democrats. They falsely claimed all year that the situation at the border was a "manufactured crisis" and denied desperately needed humanitarian funding for months. They have refused to work with Republicans to end incentives for the human trafficking that takes advantage of women and children, or to end the surge of cartels bringing in illegal drugs. The Administration sent its request for emergency funding 8 weeks ago, but there was no action. We have already negotiated a broadly supported bipartisan funding bill. It is time for House Democrats to pass the Senate bill and stop delaying funding to deal with this very real humanitarian crisis.