[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 96 (Thursday, July 20, 2006)]
[House]
[Page H5496]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           NATIONAL SECURITY

  (Mrs. BLACKBURN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. BLACKBURN. Mr. Speaker, you know, we are seeing it on the front 
page of Roll Call today, talking about the security message, where the 
leadership in this House has been focused for a long time now.
  We know that national security is securing this country, making an 
aggressive move in the war on terror, being sure that we support our 
troops, making sure that we have a Nation that is safe, where we can 
live, where we can work, go to school, go to our businesses, have 
secure communities and be secure in our American hopes and dreams.
  We also know that a key component of this national security agenda is 
border security, and I commend the House leadership for staying focused 
on securing the border first.
  It is an imperative for us, Mr. Speaker. We have to stop illegal 
entry into this country. Illegal entry has turned every State into a 
border State, every town into a border town, and the people of this 
Nation know that it will not change until we secure our border.

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