Regrettably. that openness is now a threat to us. We do not have a handle on who and what crosses into our country everyday. This conference report provides $9 billion. which funds 1.000 new border patrol agents. 250 new investigators. 460 new detention personnel. and the necessary infrastructure and training capacity to support a vast improvement in our border security. I want to particularly single out the coast guard for the outstanding job they have done in the gulf coast States. They exemplify a working agencyone that does its job without fanfare and complaint. and which produces tremendous results in the number of lives that were saved rescuing over 33.520 peopleas many as they have over the past 8 yearsstranded by Hurricane Katrina.
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