I will join President Trump in stopping illegal immigration by improving border security and by building/completing the wall.
Strengthen border security and build or complete the wall to stop illegal immigration.
Occurrences
Evidence
Under “Secure our Borders,” the campaign site states: “I will join President Trump in stopping illegal immigration by improving border security and by building/completing the wall.”
Roll Call 209 on H.R. 2 shows the vote as “On Passage,” result “Passed,” and lists Bentz (OR) as voting “Yea.”
Congress.gov identifies H.R. 2 as a bill that would require DHS to resume border wall construction and to construct a wall along at least 900 miles of the U.S.-Mexico border; the bill’s tracker shows only “Passed House.”
Assessments
Bentz promised to strengthen border security and build or complete the wall. The cited federal evidence shows he voted for H.R. 2, a serious House effort that would have resumed and expanded border wall construction, and the bill passed the House. But it did not become enacted law and there is no evidence in the payload that the promised wall completion or border-security outcome was delivered during his federal term. Because he materially supported a serious legislative attempt that failed to deliver the promised outcome, this is best scored as never with an effort badge.
Bentz promised to strengthen border security and build or complete the wall. He supported H.R. 2 in 2023, a serious House legislative effort that would have resumed and expanded border wall construction, but the bill only passed the House and did not become law. The promised outcome was therefore not delivered, despite a meaningful attempt.