Speech #1050188151

I have listened to them and their expertise. I asked my colleagues. We have passed bills over the last several years for 1.000 new border patrol every year for the next 10 years. That means 10.000 new border patrols on the borders of the United States. I voted for that. I support that. But now. in addition to those 10.000 border patrols. we are talking about placing armed forces of the United States at the border. No one has suggested. and the gentleman from Ohio did not offer in his amendment nonlethal forces. which is what everybody talks about. but that is not what the amendment provides for. We could have provided for nonlethal forces so that we could have the surveillance. the intelligence. the helicopters. the AWACS and all of that. but that is not what is being provided for here.