Flashback 2006: Senators Clinton & Obama Vote For Secure Fence Act, Bush Signs Bill
Submitted by Michael Shedlock via MishTalk.com,
Inquiring minds are taking a flashback look at the Secure Fence Act of 2006, signed by president Bush.
The final roll call shows both Barrack Obama and Hillary Clinton voted for the bill.
In 2008, Obama, Clinton Backed Off Border-Fence Law
Submitted by Michael Shedlock via MishTalk.com,
Inquiring minds are taking a flashback look at the Secure Fence Act of 2006, signed by president Bush.
The Secure Fence Act of 2006’s goal is to help secure America’s borders to decrease illegal entry, drug trafficking, and security threats by building 700 miles (1,100 km) of physical barriers along the Mexico-United States border. Additionally, the law authorizes more vehicle barriers, checkpoints, and lighting as well as authorizes the Department of Homeland Security to increase the use of advanced technology like cameras, satellites, and unmanned aerial vehicles to reinforce infrastructure at the border. Congress approved $1.2 billion in a separate homeland security spending bill to bankroll the fence, though critics say this is $4.8 billion less than what’s likely needed to get it built.
The final roll call shows both Barrack Obama and Hillary Clinton voted for the bill.
In 2008, Obama, Clinton Backed Off Border-Fence Law
In a CNN debate in Austin, Texas, Democratic presidential candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton agreed Thursday night that the Secure Border Fence Act of 2006, which directs the secretary of Homeland Security to construct 700 miles of double border fencing along specific sections of the U.S.-Mexico border, should not be enforced as written.