House Proceeding 05-17-06 on May 17th, 2006 :: 1:08:04 to 1:09:32
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Melvin L. Watt: is no. and we'll go to questions. terry? >> more fencing along the u.s. mexican border, is that an amendment that the administration supports? >> we are not going to comment on any particular part.

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William J. Jefferson: they're putting together a comprehensive approach to this. as you know, terry, there are a bunch of amendments that will make their way. rather on commenting on piecemeal, when the whole

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Speech By: William J. Jefferson

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William J. Jefferson: package is put together, obviously we'll have a strategy of talking to tt house and senate about our longer terms objectives. it's important to remember that the border security initiatives are

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William J. Jefferson: designed to put on the ground what is needed in particular places. some places are going to need fences. some places where you have rough terrain, maybe some places you are going to have border

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William J. Jefferson: guard. in other words you try to target the appropriate resources at the places where they're needed. and fences clearly as the president stated monday night, are part perfect picture. >> the

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William J. Jefferson: general hayden briefing, the -- >> no, again, my sense, at least the readout i have is general alexander, the current director of n.s.a. is doing the briefing. >> ok. the briefing is the full

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William J. Jefferson: senate -- >> the full senate intelligence committee and the full house intelligence committee. >> ok. this seems to be a bit of a departure than what we were led to previously know.

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Mario Diaz-Balart: how about the more the merrier. >> how about the more informed. as senator roberts said today, he thought it was an uncomfortable situation in which you would have seven members fully briefed