WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Roger Marshall issued the following press release:

On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), delivered remarks on the Senate floor calling on his colleagues to end the era of no accountability and fraud by passing theProtecting American Taxpayers Act.

Senator Marshall emphasized this bill is projected to save $240 billion in taxpayer funds, which would otherwise go to thieves and fraudsters, and he called on members of both parties to come together with the common goal of putting the American taxpayer first.

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Senator Marshall's full speech as delivered:

"Mr. President, just two years ago, we were a land of open borders. Crime was surging across the countr...