Dash cams have been used on law enforcement vehicles for a long time,
and that did not break the bank of the State of Texas. The State of
Texas has a $10 billion rainy day fund right now, a surplus.
$10 million, which is what this amendment requests, is a small amount
of money compared to the amount of money that we spend on furniture in
this place. Are we saying that we don't want to discover whether
somebody is planting evidence or whether somebody is making a false
accusation against an ICE agent who is just trying to do his or her
job, that, instead, we are going to turn a blind eye to that because we
would rather spend it on leather seats or Member travel or something
else? This is the future. These cameras are going to be used at some point
by Border Patrol, by ICE, by law enforcement. As I said, law
enforcement stepped forward and requested my assistance in getting
money for body cameras in San Antonio, and so I hope that my colleagues
will find it in themselves to support this amendment. I yield back the balance of my time.
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