[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 1079]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




        FISCAL YEAR 2011 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY BUDGET

  (Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Mr. Speaker, in a moment in history where our 
Nation is facing the constant threat of terrorism, we should be passing 
a budget that addresses those urgent needs. The administration's 
Department of Homeland Security budget does not.
  In the midst of the Mexican cartel drug war raging on our border, the 
administration cuts 181 Border Patrol agents. At a time when our Coast 
Guardsmen are risking their lives in everyday places like Iraq and 
Haiti, this budget slashes active duty Coast Guard personnel by 1,100 
people. And yet, we see budget increases to fund DHS bureaucrats in 
Washington, not security boots on the ground. And perhaps the most 
troubling, this budget devotes $200 million to try Guantanamo Bay 
terrorists on U.S. soil.
  These exorbitant expenditures on misguided priorities are taking away 
from the critical needs of other DHS programs. What we need is a budget 
that addresses our current security needs, not a budget that brings 
terrorists to our soil and endangers Americans.

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