James Traficant: “Mr. Chairman, the amendment calls for the training of regular and reserved troops. It prohibits making arrests. They are…”

“Mr. Chairman, the amendment calls for the training of regular and reserved troops. It prohibits making arrests. They are not involved with illegal immigration. Their purpose is to support preventing terrorists from entering our Nation, and if there is one threat that we face more than anywhere else, is not a sophisticated battle somewhere overseas, it is terroristic and continued attempt to impregnate our Nation and blow up our Federal buildings. In addition, if this is a war on drugs, then I am Woody Allen, because we have none, and we have two border patrol agents for every mile of border. I say if the Secretary of the Treasurer or the Attorney General requests it, they are allowed to do it. It does not mandate it. I want to know the program, because there is no program, our Nation is overrun by narcotics. The weight of this problem falls right on Congress who sits back with people in the White House that have done nothing. This group has done nothing. If we need more judges, hire them. If we need more prosecutors, hire them and do that in another bill.”