I intend to request additional resources and personnel for Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and Customs Enforcement to help stem the flow of drugs and people moving north into the United States and guns and money moving south into Mexico.
Susan Collins: “I intend to request additional resources and personnel for Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and Customs…”
On the recordMarch 25, 2009
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Senator Collins emphasizes the need for more resources to secure the southern border.
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