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let me again reassure the gentleman that every single earmark here followed the House rules. Every Member that has an earmark certified, like every Member is required to in the House, that they had no specific interest, that the spouse had…
Intelligence is our Nation's first line of defense. In a world of asymmetrical threats, it is critical that we detect and disrupt the plans and intentions of those who would do us harm. And it is critical that we conduct intelligence…
Those are two different issues. The time was an issue of Government Printing Office error. That is a different issue. I would just hope that my good friend and colleague and ranking member would agree that we sat down and agreed to bring…
Once again, Mr. Speaker, let me reassure my good friend and colleague from Arizona that the report, along with all the listing of earmarks, was filed appropriately, timely with the Rules Committee. Where the glitch occurred was in the…
I would request that in conference the distinguished chairman seek to increase the scholarship amount for students who agree to teach in high-need schools from the current $10,000 per year to $12,000 per year over a 3-year period of…
In addition, I would also request that we ensure that the provisions requiring NSF to track the types of schools in which Noyce recipients carry out their teaching obligations include an assessment of the effectiveness of the increased…
In addition, seeing as that the problem of out-of-field teachers is most severe in high-need schools, I would request that in conference the distinguished chairman pursue modifications to the bill, clarifying that one of the purposes of…
this week we lost another four soldiers from Fort Bliss to an IED attack in Iraq. That makes a total of 35 troops from El Paso who went to Iraq and didn't come home. Remember, 35 is not just a number. It's not an abstract concept…
I rise in opposition to the White House/ Wilson bill. I want to detect and intercept terrorists before they reach the United States as much as anyone, but I don't want to give the President the ability to trample our Constitution in that…
my motion to recommit states that the assets would go to the immigration matters that are in the jurisdiction of the Judiciary Committee. It has no reference at all about going to conference. I think those are very germane differences. The…
before being elected to represent a border district in Congress, I served for 26\1/2\ years in the United States Border Patrol, including 13 years as sector chief in McAllen and El Paso, Texas. I have years of experience of patrolling the…
Our motion to recommit includes physical infrastructure enhancements; fencing is part of that. There is fencing in there, there are access roads, there are buildings in there. All of that is included in there.
The reference to 2,000 miles of fencing I heard repeatedly by Members of your party at the hearing.
there is none. There is no money provided in this bill. This is purely a political ploy. This again, unfortunately, proves that the leadership of this House is putting politics ahead of good policy. We can do better, we must do better, we…
as we debate the issue of border security here, as we talk about an issue that is so vitally important to the American people, I am disappointed that we can't seem to work together on this particular issue. I have been in Congress for 10…
tonight we start what I hope is the first of a series of honest discussions with the American people, something we have been unable to do up to now. There are a number of issues, a number of problems with where we find ourselves as a…
I believe that we are long overdue in taking the proper action to fund our United States Border Patrol. I have heard a number of my colleagues come on this floor and criticize them, because they get erroneous information, I might add, from…
No, thank you. The CHAIRMAN. Are there further Members wishing to speak on the point of order? If not, the Chair is prepared to rule. The Chair is authoritatively guided under section 312 of the Budget Act by an estimate of the Committee…
I rise today as a Member who represents a border community who has always been concerned about our national security and our border security. Today, still, our border security is driven by money not policy, and certainly not in the best…
I do not have any additional requests for time, and I yield back the balance of my time.
I yield 1 minute to my friend and former sheriff, who represents a border district, Congressman Ortiz. (Mr. ORTIZ asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)
it is very clear, every year we come to the floor and we talk tough about putting troops on the border. It is expensive. The Department of Defense already has that authority. The President can direct it at any time based on whatever…
Absolutely. And I also would make two observations. First, the great restraint that they are showing shows the great respect that we have as a Nation of laws because while we may disagree with the message, we don't disagree that they have…
Yes, I am, Mr. Speaker, in its current form. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Reyes moves to recommit the bill, H.R. 4437, to the Committee on Homeland Security with…
the bipartisan 9/11 Commission recently released a report grading our government's response to its recommendations of a year ago, and that report is sadly filled with failing marks. Now, more than 4 years after the terrorist attacks of…
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