BOEHNER and the chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security. Mr. KING of New York. for moving this bill and for their strong leadership on border security issues. The last two years. I have toured parts of our nations southwest border with Mexico. Only after seeing the vastness of the landscape and the nearly invisible line that separates our country from Mexico. did I come to fully appreciate the border security crisis our nation faces today. I support this bill because it provides for the use of personnel and technologysuch as cameras and sensors. satellites and unmanned aerial vehiclesto gain operational control of our borders. These are vital tools for our Border Patrol agents who are the tip of the spear in protecting our country. Beginning in June of last year. the Homeland Security Subcommittee that I chair began a series of hearings to closely examine the Departments existing border technology program. know as ISISthe Integrated Surveillance Intelligence System. Unfortunately. our reviews uncovered waste and mismanagement of precious funds provided for border technology.
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