Rep. Giffords: National Guard Troops Headed for Arizona Border

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Press releases from Rep. Gabrielle Giffords:

National Guard Troops Headed for Arizona Border

5.25.10

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords today is announcing that the White House has finally agreed to her repeated requests to deploy National Guard troops to the U.S. border with Mexico.

“The White House is doing the right thing,” said Giffords, who called for the Guard’s deployment immediately after the March 27 murder of Cochise County rancher Rob Krentz. “Arizona(n)’s know that more boots on the ground means a safer and more secure border. Washington heard our message.”

Later today, President Obama will authorize the deployment of up to 1,200 National Guard troops to southwest border. He also will request that $500 million be included in

supplemental spending legislation for enhanced border protection and law enforcement activities.

Giffords wrote to Senators Jon Kyl and John McCain yesterday asking that they stand up for border security and include additional funding in the war supplemental bill making its way through the senate this week.

“The fulfillment of my request is a clear sign that this administration is beginning to take border security seriously,” said Giffords.

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U.S. REP. GABRIELLE GIFFORDS CALLS ON ARIZONA’S U.S. SENATORS TO FIGHT FOR CRITICAL BORDER SECURITY FUNDS

Congresswoman criticizes Senate Appropriations Committee for failing to “include a single dime for border security” 

5.24.10

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is urging Arizona’s U.S. Senators to fight for $137.5 million in critical border security investments.

In a letter sent today to Senators John McCain and Jon Kyl, the congresswoman asked for the lawmakers’ assistance in securing funding for new Border Patrol agents, the establishment of Border Patrol forward bases and a series of other measures.

Giffords, whose 8th Congressional District includes 114 miles of border, wants the funds included in supplemental appropriations legislation now before the Senate. She asked McCain and Kyl to add amendments for border security funding to the bill.

“Ideally, these amendments will provide the necessary funds to immediately deploy the National Guard to our southern border,” she wrote.

Giffords told McCain and Kyl that the Senate Appropriations Committee “made a serious mistake recently when it approved supplemental appropriations legislation that failed to include a single dime for border security measures.”

The congresswoman called the supplemental funding legislation “a fitting vehicle to get much-needed resources to our region.”

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2 thoughts on “Rep. Giffords: National Guard Troops Headed for Arizona Border”

  1. I’m pretty sure we are talking about drug cartel smugglers and coyote human traffickers. Your attempt to minimize the seriousness of these issues demonstrates your lack of seriousness. Take your campaign to the border towns and tell this to the residents. I dare you.

  2. My, my. More protection from “the invasion” of unlicensed tamale vendors and unbonded landscapers. More tax money (not) well used.

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