Texas Members Call on Feds to Secure the Border
Texas Members Call on Feds to Secure the Border
Poe Legislation Requires Defense Department to Authorize 10,000 National Guard Troops & Pay for Deployment
Washington, Sep 29 -
Today, Congressman Ted Poe (TX-02) was joined by 20 members of Congress to announce the National Guard Border Enforcement Act. This bill will authorize the Secretary of Defense to make 10,000 National Guard troops available upon request from a U.S. Governor. In addition, these troops will be paid for by the federal government and serve under the command of the requesting governor.
In response to the federal government’s failure to answer the repeated requests of Governor Perry and other border state governors to protect our international borders, the National Guard Border Enforcement Act will ensure that border state governors have the needed resources to protect their citizens from the ongoing border related violence.
“The first duty of the federal government is to protect its people,â€