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Cochise County rancher Warner Glenn, whose family has ranched along the U.S.-Mexico border for 100 years, testifies that Gabrielle Giffords is fighting to secure our border.
Truth in Spending Act would force Congress to live by financial forecasts
July 28, 2010
By Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) and Rep. Charles K. Djou (R-Hawaii)
It was Ronald Reagan who famously said, “I am not worried about the deficit. It is big enough to take care of itself.”
That may have been the case in 1981 when Reagan took office. But today, the deficit is so bloated – more than five times what it was at the beginning of Reagan’s presidency – that it is far too corpulent to care for itself.
Giffords hails House revival of $701 million for border
July 29, 2010
Sierra Vista Herald
The first responsibility of the government is to protect its citizens from harm, and “the Senate failed in meeting this responsibility when it voted against border security last week,” said the congresswoman, whose district includes all of Cochise County.
House approves $701 million for border security
July 29, 2010
Border lawmakers from Southwest states were instrumental in pressing the House to pass a $701 million bill Wednesday for security measures on the U.S.-Mexico border after the money was stripped out of a previous war funding bill in the Senate.
» read moreHouse votes for $701 million in border security funding
July 28, 2010
Tucson Sentinel
The U.S. House of Representatives voted Wednesday to boost spending on border security by $701 million. The Senate stripped the border enforcement money from a war spending bill last Thursday. After a weeks’ pushing by Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Border Security Act was passed on a voice vote Wednesday evening.
Giffords Releases Statement on SB1070 Ruling
July 28, 2010
Tucson Weekly
Representative Gabrielle Giffords says today’s ruling imposing a partial injunction against SB 1070 by U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton is “an affirmation of the fact that the enforcement of our nation’s immigration laws is the responsibility of federal government.” She also took the opportunity to push for her $701 million in emergency border security funds.
