Political Quotes

“In fact, since 1981, Congress has authorized military support to civilian law enforcement agencies, and those narrow authorizations are prescribed in title 10, chapter 18 of the United States Code. In sum, they act to support law enforcement efforts, but they do not direct them. Finally, I will remind my colleagues that a similar amendment was offered last year by the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Lamborn), and the amendment was accepted by voice vote. This amendment today seeks to achieve the same goal. The amendment is offset by a reduction to the defensewide operations and maintenance account, $30.2 billion account. Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas are all struggling. We are in desperate need of expertise and support at our southwestern border. If you support efforts to secure the border and interdict illegal trafficking in guns, money, drugs, and humans, including sex slaves, then you should support this amendment. I thank the chairman and the ranking member for their tireless efforts to prioritize resources in this bill. Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.”