Piss On Amnesty

September 7, 2006

(Washington, DC) – Speaker of the House J. Dennis Hastert (R-IL) today made the following announcement regarding the House Republican commitment to pass a new legislative package that would help to secure America’s border:

“Border security is a top priority of House Republicans. Our border is a sieve. We’re at war, and we must act like it. Our chairmen who held hearings on border security and the Senate’s amnesty bill did a great job this summer talking to the experts and American citizens about how to solve this problem. After meeting with the Chairmen today, we agreed that we cannot support the Senate Reid-Kennedy amnesty bill. This Democrat immigration bill wouldn’t secure the border; it would erase it.”

“House Republicans believe that Congress has a unique opportunity to strengthen our borders. I have asked Policy Committee Chairman Adam Putnam to hold a forum next week where our Chairmen will present what they learned from their hearings and concrete steps to secure the border. We will take many of these recommendations and move quickly to pass border security legislation in the next few weeks. Congress cannot wait until next year to move on this issue. The American people expect us to tackle this problem and solve it.”

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