[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 30 (Tuesday, March 11, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H818]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       PROTECT AMERICA'S BORDERS

  (Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I like those last remarks.
  Mr. Speaker, I am outraged, also, at the President's lack of 
leadership in protecting our borders from the invasion of Mexican drug 
lords.
  An article in the Dallas Morning News yesterday illustrated the 
national disaster we now have on the Texas border. Our ranchers, their 
families, live in constant fear. Their cattle and dogs are being killed 
by the drug guys. Their houses are being robbed. Recently a Border 
Patrol guard was gunned down by drug smugglers. These Americans live in 
a virtual war zone with no relief in sight.
  Eight months ago our drug czar stood in Texas and announced swift 
action must be taken. Congress responded by authorizing 1,000 new drug 
agents in each of the next 5 years. Guess what? Our President only 
actually implemented 500.
  It is time for this President to stop paying lip service to a problem 
that demands attention now. No one in America should be held hostage in 
their own house. We protect the borders around the world. It is time we 
started protecting our own.

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