Their motion to recommit was meaningless and ineffectual. Only the Appropriations Committee can actually allocate funds. The Democrats know this. and they know that our appropriators over this year and next have increased Border Patrol strength by 2.700 agents. This is the maximum number of new agents who can realistically be recruited and adequately trained in that time span. But in the meantime we have the question of the broader border security issue of whether you are going to erect that fence. whether you are going to allow State and local law enforcement to assist our ICE agents. whether or not you are going to crack down on criminal gangs. Those are the provisions that we are bringing up today and passing over into the Senate. Our hope is that the Senate leadership.
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