We believe that States ought to have the ability to regulate who gets a concealed-carry permit in their State and that there should be respect for States' rights.

Yes, but there has to be--they cannot just willy-nilly order someone into counseling.

Did you say 400,000?

We may have to look at a little more flexibility here because what the States have on file is not necessarily--we drafted our legislation one way, and the States have things on file in different ways.

I think we have to look at the whole things.

This indicates that gun walking might have been discussed at this meeting as well.

I want to be clear about that premise.

Knowledge of any other members of other departments with border responsibility, DHS or State, briefed on the program or these tactics?

He was deputy chief of staff to Attorney General Mukasey.

I think we can infer that both Mr. Friedrich and Mr. O'Connor were likely to have received the material.

Could you go back and look at the files or have someone do that and get us information on whether these people were part of briefings, part of meetings that might have related to that program, Wide Receiver?

You may have recalled that.

today I want to discuss the jobs bill we are currently debating and how important it is that we pass this right away. I also want to respond to the minority leader's remarks this morning in which he tried to deny the bipartisan nature of…

There is no better answer than that. Yes and yes.

This is just what we need because you could have a whole lot of booths on the Canadian side; you cannot on the New York side, just by the geography.

These new false IDs pose a major threat to the security of the U.S. as anyone who is on a no-fly list and terrorist watchlist can now evade our defenses by using these licenses to fly on airplanes with a false identity.

But I am sure you would have no problem working with our New York schools to make them safer.

I am asking you to begin installing integrated electronic ID readers at TSA security points that can electronically scan and verify that the identification provided by an airline passenger in order to board a flight is indeed valid lawful…

I think your administration is doing--I want to pay a compliment on immigration enforcement because your administration is the first really to take a rational approach to this issue.

I ask unanimous consent that the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table and that any statements related to the bill be printed in the Record. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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