LINDSAY GRAHAM. offered it because he thought it was the right thing to do. He has very strong feelings about a lot of issues and be expresses them. One of those he feels strongly about is the issue of immigration. He offered this amendment in good faith. and I want everybody to know that is how I feel. Procedurally. though. sometimes here we get in the way of each other. In fact. that is what has happened. What I would like to do is ask unanimous consent that the money portionthe portion of the Graham amendment that funds border security for all the things he and Senator GREGG laid outthat we accept that by unanimous consent. My friend from New Hampshire wants to look at the legislation they have. I am hopeful that sometime tonight I can offer that in the form of a unanimous consent request. I wish to make sure everybody on both sides has the opportunity to look at the legislation. In effect. I again state simply it would give more money for border security. I will not harp on this. other than to say we in Nevada have a tremendous problem. We arrest illegals. and there is no place to put them. So they are let loose. This money would allow us to build more detention beds. hire more border security officers. and it will add the first part of the legislation that is absolutely necessarythat we do something about immigration. We always talk about border security wherever any of us go. But then there are other things that would not happen today with this legislation. Hopefully. within the next hour or so. when Senator GREGG has had a chance to look at thatand I will clear it with Senator KENNEDY and otherswe can. by unanimous consent. pass that portion of the bill dealing with fiiancing border security. 53. Pt. 15 July 25. 2007 I yield the floor at this time and. again. express my appreciation for the bipartisan vote that we had.
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