The Bush administration has had almost 6 years. and the Republican Congress 11 years. to secure the border. Since 9/11. House Republicans rejected eight Democratic amendments to enhance border security resources. If these Democratic amendments had been adopted. there would be 6.600 more Border Patrol agents. 14.000 more detention beds. and 2.700 more immigration agents along our borders that now exist. On December 16. 2005. all 218 House Republicans voting that day opposed a Democratic motion to recommit to H.R. 4437 to improve border security and immigration enforcement by fulfilling the 9/11 Commissions border security recommendations. Fifty days before election day. the House Republican leadership has scheduled votes on bills we have already voted on. As usual. Republicans are all talk. but cheap on action to securing the border. Last week they voted on a border fence bill. but refused to provide the money needed to build a 700mile fence along the TexasMexico border. If Republicans were serious. they would have moved forward with a HouseSenate conference that protects United States borders. strengthens our Nations security and addresses the Nations immigration problems comprehensively. Instead. they spent the summer conducting 22 sham hearings across the Nation. Republicans talk about the fence as if it is the sole solution.
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