That amendment was very simple. It said cut the overhead from the Department of Commerce and the Department of Justice by less than 1 percent. That will give us $40 million. That $40 million can be used to protect our border and restrict the numbers of illegal aliens. estimated to be 1.500 a day. coming across the border. Less than 1 percent300 new border patrol officersand it lost by 8 votes. Why? Because today California may be on the short end of the stick. But the message I want to bring to my colleagues this morning is this: Tomorrow you are going to be on the short end of the stick. because this problem is not going to remain in California.
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