I hope we will continue to follow on now after we have been able to
accomplish this bipartisan, bicameral negotiation with the White House,
and we will continue to govern and to demonstrate our sense of
responsibility to the American people for doing just that. This omnibus package includes a good blueprint for how we can order
our priorities and take care of our country. Yesterday I mentioned the increases in resources to better shore up
border security. This is the largest increase in border security
funding in 10 years. That is a significant accomplishment. This funding
will help the Department of Homeland Security hire more Border Patrol
agents and Customs officials to improve the infrastructure at our ports
of entry and checkpoints and hire more immigration judges to process
more immigration cases. It also creates funding for our troops fighting abroad and for our
military in general and includes a pay raise for our men and women in
the military, which is very important as well, particularly in an All-
Volunteer military and one that has been stressed by 15 years of
continuous conflict around the world. This bill also takes a more strategic look at the threats we are
facing, including resources to shore up technology and equipment that
will help our military stay No. 1.
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