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Member day testimony urges major border-security investments, seeks reimbursements for local law enforcement
Summary
Representative Gillen urged the House Appropriations Committee on member day to increase funding for border security, asking lawmakers to finance more Border Patrol agents, expanded aerial surveillance and reimbursements for local law enforcement responding to migration pressures.
Representative Gillen urged the House Appropriations Committee on member day to increase funding for border security, asking lawmakers to finance more Border Patrol agents, expanded aerial surveillance and reimbursements for local law enforcement responding to migration pressures.
Why it matters: Gillen told the committee the migrant situation is straining local services in his Long Island district and said federal funding is required to relieve schools, police and local governments. His requests included specific staffing and technology goals for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and a larger appropriation for the Department of Homeland Security program known as Operation Stone Garden.
In testimony delivered after remarks earlier from Congressman…
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