[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 7971]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         THE MINUTEMEN PROJECT

  (Mr. PRICE of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PRICE of Georgia. Madam Speaker, government waste, fraud, and 
abuse have taken every shape and form one can imagine, and now it is 
even affecting our lax immigration policies.
  The U.S. Government recently spent close to $240 million to help our 
border patrol with the latest technology. The problem is the equipment 
does not work. That is right, $240 million and the government is left 
with a bunch of useless equipment. Sounds like we ought to get a 
refund.
  The border patrol needs all the help it can get, and for the last few 
weeks, hundreds of concerned citizens formed the largest Neighborhood 
Watch in Arizona, the Minuteman Project. Their goal is to help spot 
illegal aliens crossing the border from Mexico.
  Ordinary people watching the border and easily spotting aliens 
illegally crossing should outrage every single Member of Congress. How 
can we claim to be for national security, for the rule of law, when 
such incredible violation takes place in front of our very own eyes?
  Madam Speaker, America is a very generous Nation, but we are allowing 
our laws to be broken and our borders to be violated without 
consequence.
  It is long past time we secure our borders, reevaluate our 
immigration laws, and get serious about national security.

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