There were no Senate hearings on the matter. no committee input into the content of this bill. That is not the way this Senate ordinarily does business. and it is certainly not the best way to address legislation that is supposed to be improving our Nations security. The Senate already had a very serious and responsible debate on the subject of border security in the context of its deliberations of comprehensive immigration reform. We spent 9 days debating many amendments on that bill. including amendments related to the construction of fences along the U.S.Mexico border. The bill ultimately adopted by the Senate provides for 370 miles of fencing in the most vulnerable hightraffic areas along the U.S.-Mexican border.
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