Giffords "Our border is not yet secure"

Andrea Kelly
May 12, 2010 4:13 pm

U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords renewed her call for the federal government to bring more National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border in a speech this morning on the house floor.

Giffords told house colleagues she has already asked for more federal help three times to no avail, in her Wednesday morning speech that shows an increasing amount of frustration as it draws to an end.

Republican opponents have accused Giffords of not being tough enough on the border.

She says she asked for the fence March 30- three days after rancher Robert Krentz was killed, two weeks ago and last week.

"I ask again that the president immediately deploy the national guard," she said.

"Deployment of the National Guard is an essential first step in reassuring border residents of our commitment to their safety and security. The people that I represent do not believe that the fed gov has heard their pleas and they grow worse and worse every single day," she said.

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