Mr. Speaker. the conterence agreement on the programs under the jurisdiction of the Defense Subcommittee for the global war on terror totals $65.792 billion. which is $1.765 billion below the Housepassed level and $103.9 million above the Presidents request. The conference agreement provides $708 million for the National Guards border security support to the Department of Homeland Security. As the House is aware. the President amended his original supplemental budget submission in order to fund border security activities. This resulted in a cut of almost $1.9 billion in Defense spending for the global war on terror. I sincerely regret that decision.
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