Eagle Pass, Texas – Alabama’s newest senator spent more time on the southern border than in the Capitol because of his short tenure.
“People in Alabama didn’t choose me to have grass under their feet,” said Senator Katie Britt, standing behind a farmhouse outside Uvalde, Texas. “They chose to put me in here to do something.”
Britt was in Washington DC on January 3 and was sworn in before the US Senate. The following week, Republicans joined a delegation of senators who traveled to the southern border to speak with officials and others affected by the immigration crisis.
Alabama Senator Katie Britt (R) stands on the southern border outside of Eagle Pass, Texas.
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“In Washington, we have a problem with people who talk a lot but don’t actually act,” Britt said. “It’s my sixth day on the job. Joe Biden arrives at the border.” It took 718 days to complete. I’m here. It’s important to see it in person.”
Britt is considered a rising star in the Republican Party, easily winning a preliminary match against former Alabama Congressman Moe Brooks. She beat Democratic opponent Will Boyd in the general election by 36 points.
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But the University of Alabama alumni are no strangers to Capitol Hill. She served as Senator Richard Shelby’s chief of staff and took office this month.
Britt has described herself as a senator “100 out of 100” regarding her place in the Capitol pecking order. She later revealed that she was actually 99th because Ben Sasse had vacated her seat in Nebraska and hadn’t been replaced when she spoke out.
“When people say, ‘Senator?’ I still look around and say, ‘Who’s around me?’ So it’s not fully penetrated yet,” Britt said.
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Katie Britt has described herself as last in the Senate pecking order.
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“I’m a wife. I’m a mom of two school-age kids,” Britt said. “my husband [former NFL player Wesley Britt] And even entering this race was a struggle. ”
“I believed that if our generation didn’t stand up and fight for the next generation, we wouldn’t know what would be left for our children.
Britt said there was “no shortage” of issues to address when the Senate returns to Capitol Hill later this month.
“Obviously, we’re going to keep spending down, make sure inflation stays under control, energy agnostic, energy dominant,” Britt told Fox News. “Unfortunately, our country now has a lot ahead of us, regardless of what is happening abroad, here at our borders, or here at home.”
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“But I believe in this country,” she added. I believe that has come.”
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