Political Quotes

“I modify my amendment with the changes I have at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator has that right. The amendment is so modified. The amendment (No. 1183), as modified, is as follows: Strike section 3 and all that follows through the end, and insert the following: SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE TRIGGERS. (a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Southern Border Security Commission established pursuant to section 4. (2) Comprehensive southern border security strategy.--The term ``Comprehensive Southern Border Security Strategy'' means the strategy established by the Secretary pursuant to section 5(a) to achieve and maintain an effectiveness rate of 90 percent or higher in all border sectors. (3) Effective control.--The term ``effective control'' means the ability to achieve and maintain, in a Border Patrol sector-- (A) persistent surveillance; and (B) an effectiveness rate of 90 percent or higher. (4) Effectiveness rate.--The ``effectiveness rate'', in the case of a border sector, is the percentage calculated by dividing the number of apprehensions and turn backs in the sector during a fiscal year by the total number of illegal entries in the sector during such fiscal year. (5) Southern border.--The term ``Southern border'' means the international border between the United States and Mexico.…”