Mr. Speaker. to endorse that statement and that philosophy. I may want a little bit more fence and I may want it a little more solid than the President wants. but philosophically. we are in key on this border fence. A week ago. last weekend. so about 10. 11 days ago. I spent 4 days on the ground on the border between Arizona and Mexico. I did not go on a formal CODEL. I did not go on a formal. appointed trip. I went down there on an unannounced trip because even though I appreciate the hospitality that comes from the border patrol and the National Guard and the other entities down there that are defending our border and the work that they do and the way that they have welcomed me and given me the guided tour in the past times I have been down on the border. this time I chose to go down on the border in a less announced fashion. less formal fashion. to be able to go in and simply show up at our ports of entry. show up at our border patrol operations and be there to see simultaneously. and I will say spontaneously. what is going on. This last trip I learned more down there than I have any previous trip. and the reasons are because it was essentially a surprise trip. a spontaneous trip down to the border. I have spoken about this on the floor in the past.
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