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Senate committee backs SCR 39 urging federal action on border security and $11 billion reimbursement
Summary
The Senate Committee on Border Security voted 4-1 to favorably recommend SCR 39, a resolution by Senator Creighton urging the federal government to strengthen southern border security and reimburse Texas for roughly $11 billion the resolution says the state has spent.
The Senate Committee on Border Security on Wednesday favorably recommended SCR 39, a resolution by Senator Creighton urging the federal government to strengthen security along the southern border and reimburse Texas for about $11 billion the resolution says the state has spent addressing border issues; the committee voted 4-1 to send the measure to the full Senate.
The resolution, presented by Senator Creighton, frames the matter as a federal responsibility and calls for “immediate action to strengthen security along our southern border.” Creighton told the committee that the federal government has “stop[ped] shifting the burden to Texas” and urged reimbursement for the state funds spent. He also cited Operation Lone Star statistics during the discussion, saying the…
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