[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 10104]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




           HOUSE LEADERSHIP DOING RIGHT THING ON IMMIGRATION

  (Mrs. BLACKBURN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. BLACKBURN. Mr. Speaker, we have all just returned from being in 
our districts talking with our constituents about the issues that are 
important to them.
  One thing that I have heard over and over in my district, Mr. 
Speaker, is border security. This is an issue that my constituents and 
Americans care about. This is an issue where they want to see some 
action. It is the problem that most of them want to see us address, and 
they will not accept any sort of amnesty for those who have chosen to 
enter this country by breaking the law.
  We need to secure the border. We need to get a hold on illegal entry 
into this country. That is the number one priority. And I thank the 
House leadership for doing the right thing on this issue. Chairman 
Sensenbrenner has passed a good, solid bill that addresses the problem. 
The Senate has not. The American people know it.
  We look forward to continuing this debate and encouraging all to join 
in securing the border as our first step toward controlling illegal 
entry into this great Nation.

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