WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Yvette Herrell (R-N.M.) cosponsored two bills introduced by Congressman Fred Keller (R-Pa.) following their recent trip to the border with House Oversight Committee Republicans.

The first bill commends the men and women of Customs and Border Protection for their service. Morale is low among Border Patrol agents as heard in a video recorded by Keller during the congressional delegation's night tour of the border in El Paso, Texas.

"The Biden administration refuses to call what's happening at our border a crisis," said Herrell. "It is a crisis and the undermanned and overworked Border Patrol agents tirelessly and selflessly defending our country and dealing with the situation there deserve to be recognized."

Herrell also cosponsored legislation to instructing the Department of Homeland Security to ensure all individuals here lawfully are given priority over those who are not as COVID-19 vaccines are distributed. Current guidance issued by the Biden administration creates an incentive for individuals to enter the country outside the legal process in order to receive a vaccine, among other benefits.

"American citizens, taxpayers, and people here legally should get the COVID-19 vaccine, if they want it, before illegal immigrants," said Herrell.