Mr. President. I will speak for a few minutes and highlight some of the important provisions of this appropriations bill. specifically as they pertain to the issue of border security. The Senator from New Hampshire. the chairman of the Subcommittee on Homeland Security. along with the entire Appropriations Committee. have done much good that should be heralded. But those steps should also be seen as just a first step toward getting us in the right direction. which is to obtain operational security of our Nations borders. something we do not have now and something which represents a clear threat to our national security. As the Senate Committee on Appropriations recognized. these resources are just a first step toward true reform of our immigration system. Additional enforcement resources along the border will be needed. In that connection. Senator KYL. the junior Senator from Arizona. and I will be filing a bill within the next couple of weeks that will authorize additional resources to secure our border. Our Nations immigration and border security system is badly broken. It leaves our borders unprotected and threatens our national security. It makes a mockery of the rule of law.
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