I believe. the high quality of debate certainly on his side and hopefully on our side today and also for the cooperation that he has given throughout the time that I have been chairman over the last year as chairman of the Homeland Security Committee. Mr. Speaker. there is no issue that is more on the minds of the American people than illegal Immigration. and there is one part of the bill that we passed last December which has overwhelming support. and that is the construction of a fence along significant parts of the southern border. operational control of the balance of the border. and also to give Border Patrol agents the authority to stop vehicles. to use force to stop vehicles. But. again. the key part of this is operational control and significant control. including the use of a fence along the southern border. We can tell the American people we have heard the message.
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