Mexico border security, aid to Pakistan get Senate support

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Source: The Boston Globe

WASHINGTON - The Senate voted yesterday to boost aid to Pakistan and increase funds for security along the US-Mexico border, but rejected a Republican attempt to freeze spending on domestic programs.

As lawmakers continued work on a $3.5 trillion budget blueprint for the upcoming fiscal year, the Senate approved by voice vote a plan by Senator Joe Lieberman, a Connecticut independent, to add $550 million to the homeland security budget to protect areas along the US-Mexico border from violent drug cartels.

Massachusetts Senator John F. Kerry won adoption of a $4 billion increase next year for aid to Pakistan, a key ally in the war against Al Qaeda.

But Democrats easily rejected a bid by Senator Jeff Sessions, an Alabama Republican, to freeze domestic spending at 2008 levels. The vote was 58-40.



Read more: http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2009/04/02/mexico_border_security_aid_to_pakistan_get_senate_support/

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1. Hurry up and finish the fence.

Fences work both ways, they keep people out and also keep people in. Don't let any CEOs, Bankers, or Repugs escape.