When we were at the Yuma border a year ago we talked to a group of rank and file Border Patrol agents and one thing I said is, look, we are the Congress. We cannot enforce the laws. We write laws so what laws do you need us to write?
McClintock emphasizes Congress's role in law-making for border enforcement.
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The Federal forests are absolutely decrepit. Again, one quarter of them destroyed. Yet, we lose money.
They were staffed better, and like I said, we typically only have one deputy on patrol at a time.
The right question is, 'Is it good for the park's visitors?' And I will tell you, my assessment is that this is an attitude problem that runs deep, deep in the Park Service.
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