Update Senate Agrees to Debate Fence Bill 94-0
Vote total from Senate site
The Senate will vote today voted 94-0 to close debate on whether to approve H.R. 6061 - the Secure
Fence Act, passed by the House this month. On his VolPac blog Sen. Frist posted the following:
"A nation that can’t secure its borders can’t secure its destiny or administer its laws. And the reality is that America’s borders today are inexcusably porous. One of the most important and most effective ways that we can stop illegal immigration is through the construction and proper maintenance of physical fences along the highest trafficked, most commonly violated sections of our border with Mexico . . . That’s why I strongly support the Secure Fence Act of 2006 … and that’s why I’m bringing this crucial legislation to the floor of the Senate this week for an up-or-down vote."
"Democrats are likely to try to block the bill. They may try to attach the comprehensive immigration bill the Senate passed in May as an amendment and push debate into next week," the AP reports.
Update: Newt Gingrich - Why I support the Secure Fence Act
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