Political Quotes

“following the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, the National Institutes of Health, which is the Nation's medical research Agency in Bethesda, MD, needed to secure its campus. The NIH's grounds were always open to the public before that. Anybody could walk or drive through the 300-acre campus and could do it freely, but in its facing heightened threats, officials planned to restrict public access and to build a wall. It was completed in 2005. The wall, with the black metal perimeter fence with guarded checkpoints, became the centerpiece of NIH's new perimeter security system. Signs were posted that said ``No Trespassing.'' On its website, NIH states that the purpose of this border barrier is ``to ensure the safety of our patients, employees, guests and facilities.'' NIH wasn't alone in building a barrier after the attacks in 2001. Across the street, the National Naval Medical Center, now known as Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, also walled off its 243- acre campus. These walls have worked. Both NIH and Walter Reed remain safe and secure. Now we need to deal with a security crisis at our southern border. President Trump has requested $5.7 billion--it is about one one- thousandth of the Federal spending. The President wants to build more physical barriers--a proven border security solution. Thirty percent of the border already has a secure barrier. Congressional leaders from both parties have supported a border wall in the past.…”