WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt issued the following press release:

Today, U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) issued the following statement celebrating the highly successful first year of President Trump's second term in office:

"One year ago today, President Trump's triumphant return to the White House ended four years of decline and ushered in a new era of prosperity, security, and opportunity. He reversed Biden's open-border destruction, restored America's sovereignty over the Western Hemisphere, instituted a realist foreign policy that prioritizes our interests, secured trillions of dollars in new investment, and put the federal government firmly back on the side of citizens, not criminals and illegal aliens. As President Trum...