[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 142 (Friday, October 11, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1488]
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 BORDER SECURITY AND ENFORCEMENT CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS RESOLUTION, 
                                  2014

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                               speech of

                         HON. YVETTE D. CLARKE

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 10, 2013

  Ms. CLARKE. Mr. Speaker, I am deeply concerned that Republican-
Majority has brought a bill (H.J. Res 79) to the floor that would 
provide funds solely for specific offices within the Department of 
Homeland Security. DHS deemed 86 percent of its employees essential 
during this forced Republican government shutdown; however, this bill 
only provides funds for: Immigration and Customs Enforcement, National 
Protection and Programs Directorate's office of Biometric Identity 
Management, Coast Guard, Customs and Border Protection, and Citizenship 
and Immigration Services.
  The bill does not provide critical funding for many of the other 
offices within the DHS that play a vital role in protecting our 
country. As the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, 
Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies, I advocate for 
funding of the offices and programs that protect our nation from cyber 
attacks and monitor our critical infrastructure.
  The consequences of accepting this piecemeal bill are very severe, a 
very risky impediment to the daily duties and services that DHS 
provides for our country's protection. Providing funds for the DHS, as 
a whole, is vital to our homeland security. Republicans continue to use 
this piecemeal approach; showing a reckless disdain for the Federal 
government and her dedicated employees, which fails to grasp the bigger 
picture, and have failed to bring an end to this government shutdown. 
We must, and cannot accept these extortion tactics.
  I urge my colleagues to reject this bill and vote for a clean CR, and 
to raise the debt limit now.

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