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Increased Manpower and Resources to be Deployed to Southwest Border


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Tuesday, May 25, 2010

May 25, 2010 (WASHINGTON) – Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement on the announcement that 1,200 National Guard troops will be deployed to the southwest border along with a request for $500 million in supplemental funds for border protection:

“The increasing drug trafficking and violence occurring along the Southwest border must be confronted. I applaud the President’s ongoing commitment to securing that region and I look forward to hearing more details about the plan and working together to better secure our borders.”

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FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Please contact Dena Graziano or Adam Comis at (202) 225-9978

Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS)

Rep. Bennie G. Thompson
(D-MS)

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