WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Sam Graves joined 146 of his Republican colleagues in introducing the Illegal Immigrant Payoff Prohibition Act to ban the Biden Administration from making settlement payments to illegal immigrants for claims arising from their illegal entry, according to a media release from the congressman's office. The legislation comes on the heels of a bombshell Wall Street Journal exposé that revealed the Biden Administration was mulling over making $450,000 payments to some illegal immigrants. Yesterday, President Biden denied they payments were even being considered, but today a White House spokesperson said the President is "perfectly comfortable" with the payments."This bill will put this bad idea to bed once and for all," Graves said. "We shouldn't be rewarding illegal immigrants for breaking the law and we certainly shouldn't be handing them half-million-dollar payments. That's a slap in the face to working American families and the fallen heroes who have fought and died to protect this country."For reference, the median household income in the United States is just $68,703, meaning it would take the average American family more than 6 and a half years to earn the $450,000 the Biden Administration is considering paying some illegal immigrants. That payment amount is also $50,000 more than a servicemember's next of kin receives under the Servicemembers Group Life Insurance (SGLI) program when a servicemember is killed in action. It could also surpass the payments to made to some families of 9/11 victims.Graves joined 43 of his colleagues in writing the Biden Administration last week to condemn the plan. You can read their full letter here.