[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 13842]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         DEMOCRATS HAVE A LACKLUSTER RECORD ON BORDER SECURITY

  (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, House Democrats have been talking a lot about 
their agenda lately, but each and every time they fail to mention 
border security or immigration reform, and I suppose for good reason. 
With their lackluster record on immigration reform, I can understand 
why they hesitate to bring up the issue.
  After all, Republicans voted to pass a border security bill in 
December, but Democrats, led by their minority leader, opposed the 
bill. Republicans voted to pass the REAL ID Act to make sure people who 
receive driver's licenses are here legally, but Democrats, led by their 
minority leader, opposed the bill.
  Republicans wanted to allow members of our Armed Forces to help 
perform certain border security protection functions, but Democrats, 
led by their minority leader, opposed the amendment.
  With a record like this, it is no wonder that the Democrats never 
mention border security as a part of their agenda.

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