I rise in support of the FY 2006 Homeland Security Appropriations conference report. This bill does not fully address our homeland security needs. Still. it provides vital funds to make our country safer. and so I will support it today. Total funding in the bill is increased from this years levels. Specifically. the bill increases funding over the requested levels for immigration and for customs and border protection. The agreement also provides $1.5 billion. 35 percent more than current funding. for science and technology programs. I am pleased that the conferees adopted an important amendment offered by Representative DAVID OBEY that requires the Department of Homeland Security.
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