[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Pages 1828-1829]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS

  The following petition or memorial was laid before the Senate and was 
referred or ordered to lie on the table as indicated:

       POM-263. A resolution adopted by the House of 
     Representatives of the Legislature of the State of Michigan 
     relative to increasing efforts to protect our borders; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
                        House Resolution No. 149
       Whereas, The current war on terrorism began on September 
     11, 2001, when terrorists unleashed an air assault on 
     America's military and financial power centers, hijacking 
     commercial jets and crashing them into the World Trade Center 
     in New York, and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. Thousands 
     of innocent people were murdered, and the nation suffered 
     billions of dollars in damages from this terrorist attack; 
     and
       Whereas, In response to these attacks, in order to better 
     coordinate security and emergency response efforts, the 
     federal government created a federal Homeland Security 
     Department and increased funding for antiterrorism efforts 
     throughout the nation. Border security is an essential 
     component of creating a safe and secure homeland and the 
     federal Homeland Security Department is responsible for 
     protecting our borders. As a border state that includes some 
     of the busiest points of entry in the country, Michigan is 
     acutely aware of the importance of this issue; and
       Whereas, In order to increase our safety and security, 
     Congress should pass legislation that provides increased 
     manpower and more sophisticated technology at the national 
     borders. United States border security should be able to 
     apprehend illegal immigrants and potential terrorists before 
     they enter the country and cause mayhem; now, therefore, be 
     it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives, That we 
     memorialize the Congress of the United States to increase 
     efforts to protect our borders; and be it further
       Resolved, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to 
     the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, 
     the President of the United States Senate, and the members of 
     the Michigan congressional delegation.

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