"Exactly! And once the elections are over, Congress will revert to listening to their REAL constituents -- Big Business"
GOP House *already* litened to the base when they passed HR4437.
" -- and send Jorge Bush an amnesty/guest worker bill he will be much more happy to sign than this fence bill."
It's George.
The Hastert House will send a more conservative bill,
the Pelosi House will send a liberal bill.
The sourpusses are just *soo-o-o-o-o-o* negative, it's like your begging to lose on this issue rather than compromise and get most of what you want.
"Oh, yeah, they'll stifle any funding for the 700 miles of fence already approved, too!"
Wrong! $1.2 billion was ALREADY appropriated in the recent Homeland Security dept appropriations.
applebutter, which I would refer to as "paddedhelmet" just tried these same type postings on another thread. He or she is either a troll or just a malcontent, that has no desire for the GOP to maintain congress.
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WASHINGTON Today the Senate and House of Representatives conferees approved the FY 2007 Homeland Security Appropriations bill. The bill includes $34.8 billion in discretionary spending for the Department of Homeland Security. This is $2.7 billion more than the Presidents fiscal year 2007 discretionary spending request.
Departmental Management and Operations A total of $1,010,971,000 is recommended to continue the operations of the Office of the Secretary, Office of the Under Secretary for Management, Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Analysis and Operations, Office of the Federal Coordinator for Gulf Coast Rebuilding, and Office of Inspector General. The funding for Departmental Management and Operations in FY06 was $898,317,000, excluding emergency supplemental appropriations.
Security, Enforcement and Investigations:
US Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (US VISIT) A total of $362,494,000 is recommended to continue the development of the US VISIT system. US VISIT received funding of $336,600,000 in the FY06 bill.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection A total of $8,036,356,000 is recommended ($1,462,474,000 more than the Presidents request) for securing the Nations borders, including:
Immigration and Customs Enforcement A total of $3,958,281,000 ($29,709,000 more than the Presidents request) is recommended for investigating and enforcing immigration and customs laws, including:
Transportation Security Administration A total of $6,374,392,000 (excluding $2,420,000,000 of aviation security offsetting collections) is recommended for securing aviation transportation, including:
United States Coast Guard A total of $8,394,951,000, excluding rescissions, is provided, including:
United States Secret Service A total of $1,276,658,000 is recommended for the operations of the United States Secret Service. This funding includes $6,000,000 for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and $2,366,000 for the Services forensic support costs associated with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
Preparedness and Recovery:
Under Secretary for Preparedness A total of $30,572,000 is recommended for the Under Secretary for Preparedness and $46,849,000 for the U.S. Fire Administration.
Office of Grants and Training A total of $3,393,000,000 is recommended for first responder grants and assistance, including:
Infrastructure Protection and Information Security A total of $542,633,000 to identify and assess threats, map threat information against current vulnerabilities, and take preventative action, including:
Federal Emergency Management Agency A total of $2,510,904,000 is recommended for emergency preparedness and response (EP&R) activities, including:
Research and Development, Training, Assessment, and Services:
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services A total of $181,990,000 is recommended for United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, for the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) and Employment Eligibility Verification (EEV) programs. When combined with fee collections a total of $1,985,990,000 is available for the processing of immigration benefit applications.
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center A total of $275,279,000 ($22,000,000 above the Presidents budget request) is recommended for the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center.
Science & Technology A total of $973,289,000 to support basic and applied research, development of prototypes, and procurement of systems to mitigate the effects of weapons of mass destruction including:
Domestic Nuclear Detection Office A total of $480,000,000 is recommended for domestic nuclear detection, research and development, operations and systems acquisition including:
New Legislation
Chemical plant security: The conference includes a provision to authorize the Secretary to issue interim risk-based security regulations on high risk chemical facilities.This three year authorization gives the Secretary and facilities flexibility to achieve the appropriate risk reduction, but also provides the Secretary a means to inspect and sanction non-compliant facilities, including the authority to shut down non-compliant facilities until they comply. The provision protects sensitive information, but allows it to be shared it with appropriate authorities.
Tunnel Statute: The conference includes a provision making it unlawful to construct a tunnel under the international land border of the United States.
Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative: The conference includes a provision extending the deadline for implementation of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative.
Federal Emergency Management Agency Reauthorization: The conference includes Title IV which promotes the Administrator of FEMA to be the principal advisor to the President for Emergency Management (FEMA) within the Department of Homeland Security, promotes the Administrator of FEMA to the level of Deputy Secretary, and restores the nexus between emergency preparedness and response.
The conferees include an additional $1.8 billion in emergency appropriations for border and maritime security, including funding for: Border Patrol Agents; detention beds; fencing, infrastructure, and technology; facilities upgrade; funds for the re-capitalization of the Customs and Border Protection air fleet; and funds for the re-capitalization of Coast Guard ships and aircraft, including the acceleration of the Deepwater program.
Drug Importation: The conference includes a compromise provision to authorize the importation of FDA-approved prescription drugs from Canada. This provision ensures individuals import safe and effective medicine by requiring prescription drugs be brought into the U.S. by the individual.
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