[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 141 (Wednesday, September 21, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1680]
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                         FULL COMMITTEE MARKUP

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                        HON. WILLIAM R. KEATING

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 21, 2011

  Mr. KEATING. Mr. Speaker, due to a funeral, I was regrettably unable 
to attend the Full Committee markup of H. Res. 255; H.R. 1447; H.R. 
1299; H.R. 915; H.R. 1801; and H.R. 1165 held on September 21, 2011. I 
submit this statement for the record to reflect my support for each of 
the measures and amendments considered during the markup. However, in 
regard to H.R. 1299, my constituents and I have serious reservations 
over any legislative language that does not properly differentiate 
between high-risk areas like the U.S.-Mexico border and low-risk areas 
like the Cape Cod National Sea Shore. Although I understand that this 
bill's intention is not to pave the way for DHS to take jurisdiction 
over from the Department of the Interior, I hope that future 
discussions on our national security will take into account the 
differences between high-risk and low-risk borders to better address 
threats without sending the wrong message to residents who live in low-
risk regions.

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