We could purchase 780 fire trucks for improving local emergency response capabilities. and we could employ 5.000 fire fighters. 4.000 police patrol officers. or 7.000 paramedics and emergency medical technicians for one year each. For the cost of fighting the war in Iraq one day. we could double the Federal budget for nuclear reactor safety and security inspections to ensure that these potential terrorist targets are adequately protected. We could pay for 1.100 additional border patrol agents to better guard our borders against potential terrorists. We could provide 9.700 port container inspection units to detect hazardous materials being trafficked into the country. Obviously. the $195 million a day we spend in Iraq could be better spent on the allimportant areas of jobs. education. and health care. which the Senate is debating today.
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