Speech #1090098866

Mr. Chairman. I rise today in strong support of H.R. 4437. the Border Protection. Antiterterrorism and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005. The bill before us today incorporates both border security and immigration enforcement provisions and is the result of a strong collaborative effort by the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on the Judiciary to address these important issues. The Committee on Homeland Security began this process last month when we introduced the bill. H.R. 4312. entitled the Border Security and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2005. This measure focused on border security provisions and reflected a truly bipartisan effort among members of my committee to solve lingering problems in our border defenses. I particularly appreciate the strong and able leadership of the gentleman from Mississippi