The Washington Times
The House passed a $36 billion Homeland Security Department appropriations bill yesterday, despite objections from Republicans that the measure provides too little money for fencing along the U.S.-Mexican border.
"Most significantly, this measure fails to fully fund the Secure Fence Act that was enacted by Republicans in the last Congress to build hundreds of miles of additional fencing along our southern border and to modernize our border security infrastructure," said House Republican leader John A. Boehner of Ohio. "Securing our borders and reinforcing our Border Patrol agents is critical to reforming our immigration system."
Posted by tyne at June 16, 2007