Political Quotes

“I think it is worth noting some of the great work done by the Department of Homeland Security, which interfaces with the American people more than any other department. Every day Customs and Border Protection processes nearly 1 million travelers entering the United States and seizes 19,000 pounds of illegal drugs between the ports of entry. The Transportation Security Administration--the people who work at our airports--screen 2 million passengers and their baggage. The Coast Guard patrols 3.4 million square miles of U.S. waterways and conducts 54 search and rescue missions that save lives annually. Every day FEMA provides $3.7 million in Federal disaster grants to individuals and households and provides $22 million to States and local communities for disaster response and recovery. Every day the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center trains 8,000 officers from across the country. This work is just too important for our security to be delayed or disrupted because of ideological reasons concerning immigration reform. We need to pass a clean, full-year Homeland Security funding bill. We need to pass it without controversial riders, and I hope we will do that. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. All time is expired. Cloture Motion Pursuant to rule XXII, the Chair lays before the Senate the pending cloture motion, which the clerk will state.…”