more patrols for the border
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more patrols for the border
this should start getting interesting
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Senate Shifts Iraq Funds to Border Patrols
Apr 26 12:55 PM US/Eastern
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By ANDREW TAYLOR
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON
The Senate voted Wednesday to divert some of the money President Bush requested for the war in Iraq to instead increase patrols against illegal immigrants on the nation's borders and provide the Coast Guard with new boats and helicopters.
An amendment cutting Bush's Iraq request by $1.3 billion to pay for new Border Patrol agents, aircraft and some fencing at border crossings widely used by illegal immigrants was adopted on 59-39 vote.
While the border security funds had sweeping support, Democrats and Republicans argued over whether the cuts to Pentagon war funds would harm troops on the ground in Iraq. The cuts, offered by Judd Gregg, R- N.H., trim Bush's request for the war by almost 3 percent but don't specify how.
The vote came in the wake of a toughly worded promise by the White House to veto the $106.5 billion measure unless it is cut back to below $95 billion.
Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., said Gregg's cuts would "take money from troop pay, body armor and even joint improvised explosive device defeat fund. Now that is a false choice and it is a wrong choice."
Gregg responded heatedly, arguing that the cuts eventually would come from other parts of the massive Pentagon budget rather than U.S. forces in Iraq.
"To come down here and allege that these funds are going to come out of the needs of the people on the front lines in Iraq or Afghanistan is pure poppycock," he said.
In its veto statement, the White House said the bill contains too many items that are "unrelated to the war or emergency hurricane relief needs." It said a final House-Senate compromise on it "must remain focused on addressing urgent national priorities while maintaining fiscal discipline."
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Senate Shifts Iraq Funds to Border Patrols
Apr 26 12:55 PM US/Eastern
Email this story
By ANDREW TAYLOR
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON
The Senate voted Wednesday to divert some of the money President Bush requested for the war in Iraq to instead increase patrols against illegal immigrants on the nation's borders and provide the Coast Guard with new boats and helicopters.
An amendment cutting Bush's Iraq request by $1.3 billion to pay for new Border Patrol agents, aircraft and some fencing at border crossings widely used by illegal immigrants was adopted on 59-39 vote.
While the border security funds had sweeping support, Democrats and Republicans argued over whether the cuts to Pentagon war funds would harm troops on the ground in Iraq. The cuts, offered by Judd Gregg, R- N.H., trim Bush's request for the war by almost 3 percent but don't specify how.
The vote came in the wake of a toughly worded promise by the White House to veto the $106.5 billion measure unless it is cut back to below $95 billion.
Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., said Gregg's cuts would "take money from troop pay, body armor and even joint improvised explosive device defeat fund. Now that is a false choice and it is a wrong choice."
Gregg responded heatedly, arguing that the cuts eventually would come from other parts of the massive Pentagon budget rather than U.S. forces in Iraq.
"To come down here and allege that these funds are going to come out of the needs of the people on the front lines in Iraq or Afghanistan is pure poppycock," he said.
In its veto statement, the White House said the bill contains too many items that are "unrelated to the war or emergency hurricane relief needs." It said a final House-Senate compromise on it "must remain focused on addressing urgent national priorities while maintaining fiscal discipline."
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Originally Posted by pozzi
yea, cutting back on things like body armor for our troops is a GREAT idea.
we must stop teh messicans!
fight the brown!
we must stop teh messicans!
fight the brown!
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Im sure the first thing they're going to cut is body armor *rollseyes*
Yeah and then they're gonna make them mix 1/2 blanks in the magazines so they dont waste so much ammo
Yeah and then they're gonna make them mix 1/2 blanks in the magazines so they dont waste so much ammo
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Originally Posted by pozzi
yea, cutting back on things like body armor for our troops is a GREAT idea.
we must stop teh messicans!
fight the brown!
we must stop teh messicans!
fight the brown!
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Originally Posted by RussB
you'd be surprised at how little 1.3 billion really is in the world of defense contractors.
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Originally Posted by sonicsuby
You gouging bastards
