I would like the gentlewoman from Connecticut (Mrs. Johnson) to know that the Committee on the Judiciary made a great pitch to increase the funding for Customs. It was blocked by the chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means sitting there. That is why we could not do it.
Discussing funding for Customs during a House floor debate.
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