Arizona Republic: Bills would give Arizona more border funding
Members of Arizona's congressional delegation are pushing the House and Senate to approve hundreds of millions of dollars in funding for additional border security.
U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Ariz., this week won passage of a bill that would provide 1,200 more Border Patrol agents, as well as extra port officers, immigration agents and technology for the Southwest.
On Thursday, senators John McCain and Jon Kyl, both R-Ariz., introduced parallel legislation in the Senate to provide $701 million additional dollars for border security. That measure would be fully paid for with stimulus money and funds from other sources, according to a joint news release issued by the senators.
Kirkpatrick said an earlier version of her bill was passed by the House but stripped out of the Supplemental Appropriations Act by the Senate last week. The congresswoman complained that border protection was being stymied by "partisan bickering," and urged approval of her measure known as House Resolution 5875.
The senators said the resources would "help gain control of our border," adding, "It is our hope that Democratic majority will swiftly work with us."
Members of Arizona's congressional delegation are pushing the House and Senate to approve hundreds of millions of dollars in funding for additional border security.
U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Ariz., this week won passage of a bill that would provide 1,200 more Border Patrol agents, as well as extra port officers, immigration agents and technology for the Southwest.
On Thursday, senators John McCain and Jon Kyl, both R-Ariz., introduced parallel legislation in the Senate to provide $701 million additional dollars for border security. That measure would be fully paid for with stimulus money and funds from other sources, according to a joint news release issued by the senators.
Kirkpatrick said an earlier version of her bill was passed by the House but stripped out of the Supplemental Appropriations Act by the Senate last week. The congresswoman complained that border protection was being stymied by "partisan bickering," and urged approval of her measure known as House Resolution 5875.
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