On Wednesday, Congressman Bradley Byrne (AL-1) sent a letter to President Donald Trump praising his Oval Office speech to the nation on immigration and border security.

Byrne also lauded Trump for holding strong in the fight for border security where other administrations have failed to solve the issue.

“I thank you for standing up for our communities and for the American people. Please know that this Member of Congress will stand with you to see your proposals enacted into law,” Byrne wrote.

Byrne’s letter as follows:

January 9, 2019

The Honorable Donald J. Trump

President of the United States

1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest

Washington, District of Columbia 20500

Dear Mr. President,

I write to congratulate you on your strong and successful speech to the nation last night and to thank you for your leadership on securing the southern border.

For decades, successive Administrations and Congresses have played political games with this most important issue or pretended it was not real or pressing. However, as you know, communities and law enforcement officials in my home state of Alabama and across the country deal with the consequences of these failures every day.

I thank you for standing up for our communities and for the American people. Please know that this Member of Congress will stand with you to see your proposals enacted into law.

Sincerely,

Bradley Byrne

Member of Congress

You can read more Alabama reactions to Trump’s speech here and here.

Sean Ross is a staff writer for Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on Twitter @sean_yhn