Issues
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Border Security Operational control of our borders should be among the highest priorities of Congress. I am frustrated by the continuous battle to secure funding for border security. While $1.2 billion was included in the Homeland Security Appropriations section of the Consolidated Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2008, certain compromises resulted in an agreement that $650 million of these funds cannot be spent until Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff provides a comprehensive plan to the House and Senate Appropriations committees that details how the funds are to be used. Billions of taxpayer dollars are needed to secure our borders, and Congress must ensure that they are not wasted on unworkable systems. . |