Speech #1020190952

The van continued down the highway. out of control. This agent was able to position the service vehicle beside the van. and he was then able to Jump from the service vehicle. He is a Border Patrol man. leaping from a moving car on the highway. This is like an old John Wayne movie. leaping onto the lead horse in the stagecoach. He was able to jump from his vehicle into the smugglers vehicle. At this time the agent was able to stop the van. saving the 15 Mexican nationals in the back of the van from almost certain injury or death. another example of Border Patrol men saving lives. These are lives of people who have been smuggled illegally into the country. For this there were no parades. no tickertape. There was no writeup in the newspaper. This was just another day at the job for a Border Patrol man. leaping from a moving car on a freeway into another one to save the lives of the people that you are paid to stop at the border. Mr. Speaker.