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   First field hearing on Texas border crisis is intended to give lawmakers a   
   first-hand look at the communities affected by the influx of migrants   
      
   Democratic members of the House Homeland Security Committee are reportedly   
   bailing from attending a field hearing in Texas about the border crisis.   
      
   Committee chairman Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn., told Fox News about   
   Democratic members pulling out of the hearing, in which U.S. Border Patrol   
   Chief Raul Ortiz was set to testify at.   
      
   "It’s deeply disappointing that the minority members of the Committee have   
   chosen to bail on this week’s full committee field hearing in Texas, only   
   after they invited and confirmed a minority witness for one of the   
   panels," Green said. "The only message their absence sends is that they   
   are uninterested in coming to the table to have a conversation about the   
   devastation that this border crisis is having on Americans and their   
   communities across the country."   
      
   HOUSE HOMELAND SECURITY COMMITTEE TO HOLD FIRST FIELD HEARING ON BORDER   
   CRISIS IN TEXAS   
      
   He added that the committee will continue to encourage Democratic   
   colleagues to step out of the "DC echo chamber" to meet with Americans   
   about the biggest issues they face.   
      
   The House Homeland Security Committee announced last month that it would   
   hold its first field hearing on the crisis at the southern border on March   
   15, giving Republicans a chance to highlight what they say is the direct   
   link between the chaos and disorder at the border and the Biden   
   administration’s policies.   
      
   The hearing is scheduled to take place in McAllen, Texas, and is in line   
   with Republican promises to close in on the crisis, now into its third   
   year.   
      
   MCCARTHY, IN ARIZONA, SAYS ‘NO-ONE BELIEVES’ BIDEN ADMIN'S CLAIM BORDER IS   
   SECURE   
      
   The event also comes nearly a month after the committee held a "border   
   boot camp" in El Paso, Texas, and a full committee hearing on border   
   security.   
      
   Republicans have stressed the need for lawmakers to go into the   
   communities affected by the border crisis and see the consequences first-   
   hand to help shape legislation.   
      
   There were over 1.7 million migrant encounters in FY2021, and more than   
   2.3 million in FY2022. FY2023 has been on track to beat those numbers.   
      
   Adam Shaw contributed to this report.   
      
      
      
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