Speech #1100061815

That Is what the President is talking about vetoing. Specific to the Homeland Security appropriations bill. which we passed last week. I just wanted to talk a little bit about immigration. Boy. we hear a lot about immigration. around the country on talk radio. I am sure each of you in your Florida districts hear about it. I can promise you in my Western Pennsylvania district. I hear more about immigration than I hear about any other issue. and there is not even a close second. It is an important issue. It is an issue for a lot of people that we have illegal immigrants coming across the border. And for anyone who is talking about this Homeland Security bill that is concerned about that issue. 1 want to tell you that in this bill we have money for fencing. The speaker before us had his prop out where he was showing about building a fence along the border. This bill has money to build the fence. This bill has money for new technologies for detection of immigrants. illegal immigrants coming across the borders. This bill has increased border agents and security agents that are able to enforce our laws. 3.000 new border agents along our southern border with Mexico. It has new detention beds. We have a catchandrelease program where we dont have the capacity to hold on to folks that we are catching on the southern border. so we simply release them. This bill has money to stop that practice with new border agents and new detention beds. So for anyone that is watching this debate that is concerned about immigration and thinks we need to secure the boarders. we agree. and we passed a bill to make that happen. That is the bill the President is threatening to veto. We also have port and aviation security measures.