Speaker. I thank the gentleman for yielding. This debate today is about whether or not this Congress can afford to micromanage what the United States Customs and Border Protection does on our border. This bill calls for a fence from Calexico to Douglas. from Laredo to Brownsville. from Columbus to El Paso. from Del Rio to Eagle Pass. and a fence in the Tecate area as well. Our position in this motion to recommit is. instead of micromanaging. let us give the Customs and Border Protection the resources that they need. Let us give them real meaningful legislative support. Under our bill we give them additional Border Patrol agents. [] 1500 Under our bill we give them security enhancements. we give them surveillance enhancements. we give them practical infrastructure enhancements. In other words. what we do is. we provide them the support and ask them. what is it that you need. tell us how you are going to enhance the ability to better monitor the border. We think that makes sense.
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