I am working to stop the flow of drugs and secure our southern border.
Stop the flow of drugs and secure the southern border.
Occurrences
Evidence
"I am working to stop the flow of drugs and secure our southern border."
Sponsor: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (Introduced 01/31/2019) ... Latest Action: Senate - 01/31/2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Tracker: Tip | This bill has the status Introduced
Sponsor: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (Introduced 05/16/2022) ... Latest Action: Senate - 05/16/2022 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Tracker: Tip | This bill has the status Introduced
CBP says the dashboard uses live systems and that final statistics are available at the conclusion of each fiscal year; the page shows ongoing southwest border encounter data through FY2025. It also notes that statistics include both apprehensions and inadmissibles and are subject to change.
CBP states that it is still conducting operations against fentanyl and other synthetic drugs, and that more than 90% of interdicted fentanyl is stopped at ports of entry; the page documents ongoing seizures and operations in 2025.
Cassidy and Husted introduced the No Fentanyl on Social Media Act, directing FTC, DOJ, and HHS to study minors' access to fentanyl through social media and recommend ways to counter it.
CBP's enforcement statistics page shows live dashboards for southwest border encounters and drug seizures and describes CBP as the agency responsible for securing U.S. borders, indicating the underlying drug-and-border problem remains active.
Assessments
Cassidy made repeated, concrete legislative attempts on border security and fentanyl/drug interdiction while serving in the Senate, but the cited bills were only introduced and referred, not enacted. The underlying federal problem also remained active in later CBP data, so the broad promise to stop drug flow and secure the southern border was not achieved. Because he seriously pursued the goal without delivering it, this is a failed but effortful promise.
The promised outcome was to stop drug flows and secure the southern border, a broad federal enforcement result that has not been achieved. Official CBP evidence shows continuing drug interdiction activity and ongoing southwest border encounters well after Cassidy took office. Cassidy did make serious Senate efforts, including sponsoring border-security and cartel-related bills in 2019 and 2022, but those bills stalled after introduction/referral and were not enacted. Because the promised outcome remains unmet despite concrete legislative attempts, this should be scored as not delivered with an effort badge.