Speaker. the administration has mismanaged this entire issue from the beginning. If the Presidents FY 2015 budget had become law. we would have seen a reduction of nearly 3.500 detention beds. a 2 percent reduction in ICEs investigative capacity. and a 12 percent reduction to CBP air and marine operations. all vital tools to deal with this problem. In addition. the Presidents budget request for the Central American Regional Security Initiative. which confronts narcotics and arms trafficking. gangs. and organized crime in that region and addresses border security deficiencies and disrupts criminal infrastructure. was actually proposed to be cut in the Presidents FY 2015 budget. The House FY15 foreign operations bill reverses those cuts and actually increases the resources to deal with these related problems. Mr. Speaker. at every turn. the administration has failed to address the border crisis adequately. and now the President wants a blank check to proceed. His aim is not to stop and reverse the flow of unaccompanied minors into this country. He merely aims to manage that influx more efficiently.
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