[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 4285]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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           DEMOCRATS HAVE A WEAK RECORD ON NATIONAL SECURITY

  (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, today Democrats are scheduled to host a media 
stunt to unveil their so-called strategy on national security issues. 
While I am sure that the Democrats will talk the talk, actions speak 
far louder than words. The American people need to look beyond the 
Democrats' spin and study their record on these issues. When they do, 
they will see the Democrats have no credibility, because they voted 
against many measures to keep our country safe.
  Cases in point: Republicans voted to pass the major border security 
bill in December, but Democrats, led by their minority leader, opposed 
the bill. Republicans voted to pass the PATRIOT Act to keep Americans 
safe, but Democrats, led by their minority leader, opposed the bill. 
Republicans voted to pass the REAL ID Act to make sure that people who 
received driver's licenses are here legally. The Democrats, led by 
their minority leader, again opposed the bill.
  If this was not bad enough, Democrats are trying to cut $60 billion 
from military weapons systems that keep our brave men and women in 
uniform safe. If Democrats want to talk the talk like they are for 
strong national security, then they need to start walking the walk.

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