That is why you have to really rely upon the chairman and ranking member. who kind of strike a balance with this bill. In the CJS bill. we did want to fund the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program. We know how important it is because it reimbursed the States for detaining illegal immigrants. This is a priority for this subcommittee. and we provided $400 million to do that. We are very aware that State budgets are stretched thin. that they should not bear the cost of paying the bill for detaining illegal immigrants. We do not want to create another unfunded Federal mandate there. So working with my colleague on the other side of the aisle. we made sure there was $400 million in it.
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