Mr. Chairman. I thank my friend from New Jersey who as long as 2 years ago in our full committee. insisted upon the basic element that unless we increase the Border Patrol and the enforcement activity and provided the money for it. not just the authorization but the appropriation. we were just spinning our wheels. The gentleman can actually take credit for the fact we are here where we are today by reason of his insistence. While my friend from Iowa is still on the floor. let me pay tribute to the gentleman. the chairman of the State Justice Appropriations Subcommittee. The gentleman endures all kinds of pushing and pulling and when we came to him for help he always delivered help to us. Unfortunately. as the gentleman points out. the floor. for a bizarre. abhorrent reason. voted up a 4percent cut. but the gentleman provided an additional $25 million to the Immigration Service which we in our authorization committee recommended. I think that is greatly in his honor and I thank the gentleman.
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