Political Quotes

“The effect of sequestration on our borders will be felt especially hard in my western New York community, home to four crossings on the northern border. According to the Department of Homeland Security, if sequestration occurs, Customs and Border Protection will be forced to eliminate 2,700 officers and 5,000 Border Patrol agents. In addition to the job losses, this could mean delays of as long as 4 hours at our border crossings. $1.5 billion in goods and 300,000 individuals cross the U.S.-Canada border each and every day. Western New York businesses and institutions depend on predictable access to and from southern Ontario. Increased wait times will discourage Canadian consumers from visiting western New York, and that is business we can't afford to lose. I call on the House to take immediate action to repeal the sequester and to prevent this unnecessary injury to our economy. ____________________”