02/08/2012
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"Chairman Lieberman, you recognized this need for additional funding when you introduced legislation to add $550 million in Federal money to better secure our borders."
"Well, you were not successful in that, unfortunately, but I laud you for your effort."
"the trend seems to be that local agencies seem to be supporting Federal agencies, such as CBP, because of their lack of funding and agents at the border."
"If they had shared, it is possible we could have stopped September 11."