John Culberson: “regardless of your opinion about Amtrak, if you are concerned about border security and want to do a better job of…”

“regardless of your opinion about Amtrak, if you are concerned about border security and want to do a better job of protecting our border, you need to vote against this amendment. Because according to the CBO's scoring, this $560 million cut from the Federal Building Fund would come primarily out of the repairs, alterations, and construction account. The President has asked for six new border stations on the border between Texas, California, New Mexico, and Arizona. These cuts would leave the building fund without the money they need to build secure, critical border crossings with Mexico. This is not just about Amtrak. This is taking critically needed money to build these border crossings and maintain not just Federal structures across the country but, more importantly, the secure, critical border crossings with Mexico. I urge Members to vote against this amendment. Whether you oppose Amtrak, you should vote against the amendment, as I would, because I am concerned about Amtrak's accounting, but because I am concerned about border security as the highest priority of this Congress, you need to vote ``no'' on this amendment so we can build these secure, critical border crossings. Mr. LaTOURETTE. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Montana (Mr. Rehberg). Parliamentary Inquiry”