[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 13843]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                            BORDER SECURITY

  (Mr. HAYWORTH asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I listened with interest to the comments 
of my friend from Virginia, and perhaps at a later time, he can 
elaborate on what he said at a town hall meeting recently where he was 
quoted as saying he looked forward to earmarking the heck out of future 
spending bills, should his party take control.
  Mr. Speaker, I come to the floor today to talk about the border 
security hearings we held last week in California and Texas. I attended 
the hearing in California and noted with interest the comments of 
Sheriff Rick Flores of Webb County, Texas, who said in response to our 
questions that the first goal of this government, and our first 
priority, should be enforcement of the law and enforcement of our 
borders.
  Mr. Speaker, that is a clear message. The American people likewise 
want to see enforcement first, no tricks, no triggers, no amnesty, 
enforcing existing laws and closing loopholes to reaffirm that our 
great Republic is, in fact, a nation of laws.

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