It is the most significant of the homeland security approps bills because it enacts into law what this body has said now for 2 straight years that we ought to be doing. It does a number of other really important things. too. And despite the critics. who we have heard from today. saying that it does not do enough. it does more to improve border security than any other single piece of legislation we have had before us since September the llth. It does important things on restructuring our capabilities in science and technology. and every year. we have this debate that we are not spending enough money. whether it is for screening devices in airports or ports or other kinds of places or interoperability of communications. The fact of the matter is structurally this bill does more to get us to the place where we actually can have the technology put to use in the field that will ensure that we are able to provide that kind of support for our citizens and our first responders.
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