They know the way this place operates. They want this to be the peoples House. not the House where a few special interests get to call the shots. Madam Speaker. over the last several years. the Democrats have tried to offer amendments to various bills to improve our border security. Over the last 5 years. if these amendments were adopted. there would be 6.600 more Border Patrol agents. 14.000 more detention beds and 2.700 more immigration and enforcement agents along the border that now exists. That would be a positive thing if those things were adopted. but each and every time they have been objected to by the Republican majority in this House. They have been against increasing Border Patrol agents. against increasing detention beds. against more immigration enforcement agents along our border that now exists. Instead. we get a fence bill that is not paid for. Instead. we get these bills that are before us today that in all likelihood are going nowhere before we adjourn for Congress. This is not the way we should run the House of Representatives. This is not the way to deal with border security issues and immigration reform. This is cynical what is going on here today. This is a rifleshot approach to a problem that needs a comprehensive approach.
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