I do want to point out to my colleagues that there are many safeguards that that have been put in this bill that I would encourage them to review and that The vast majority of the funding in this [Homeland Security] Bill, more than 80%, is for non-immigration and non-border security functions. It includes, for example, funding for fema. We've just gone through a horrific storm that has caused a a lot of damage and FEMA is very important. It includes funding for tsa. (04:03–04:17)
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Asserts that over 80% of the Homeland Security bill's funding is for non-immigration and non-border security functions.
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