That was just discovered. We will have a bill on the floor to strengthen the laws as it relates to the building of tunnels for the purpose of bringing drugs and smuggling aliens in. We will have on the floor funding and protecting American troops. the defense authorization conference report. and defense and military quality of life appropriations conference reports. and then homeland security conference reports which will provide that funding for border security and for the barriers that I talked about. And it is extremely important to watch who is voting for these things and who is opposing them. Oftentimes what we find is that individuals will say one thing at home. and then they come to Washington. and there is something in the air here that makes them do something different. We respectfully request that folks watch and see who is voting for what. On the issue of border security. maintaining the integrity of our borders is an economic and a security concern. Americans are worried about the vulnerabilities at our borders. and House Republicans have passed several pieces of legislation to strengthen our borders. put more technology and personnel at the borders. and develop systems to ascertain who crosses the border and for what purposes. We need to know who is coming in to our Nation. The Republican plan for border security focuses on providing more Border Patrol agents. strengthening security through additional fencing and infrastructure. stricter enforcement. and enhancing State and local law enforcement authority. These are the foundations that must be set before we can begin the next step of immigration reforms. It is imperative. the American people are demanding. that we put our priorities first on controlling the border. making certain we know who is coming into our Nation. It ought not surprise anybody to get a little truth now. and that is that the Democrats have not supported the efforts to secure our borders.
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