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| "Those political
reasons I suggest to you don't begin to rise to the level of
the anger of the American people when they realize what the Democrats
have done here." -- Sen. Kyl |
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Lou Dobbs Tonight -- CNN -- November 7
Dobbs:
Republican lawmakers are outraged tonight at back-room maneuvering
by Senate Democrats and their leadership that could further jeopardize
security along our nation's borders. The Democratic leadership
cut a $3 billion border security amendment from the Defense Appropriations
Bill. And as Lisa Sylvester now reports, Republicans want assurances
that border security hasn't been abandoned altogether by the
Democratic leadership.
Sylvester: The Senate voted overwhelmingly 95-1 to spend
$3 billion on border security. Money to pay for, among other
things, 700 miles of fencing, 5,000 more full-time border patrol
agents, and more detention beds for illegal aliens. The funding
was included in an amendment to the Defense Appropriations Bill,
but in conference committee a select few senators dropped the
measure, sparking Republican outrage.
Cornyn: This would pass overwhelmingly on a bipartisan
basis in the light of day, but once you get behind closed doors
in smoke-filled rooms, then people begin to play political games
by pulling it out.
Sylvester: Republicans including moderates on immigration
reform say border security must be the starting point. A way
of earning back the trust of the American people...
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