Senate Proceeding on Nov 5th, 2009 :: 8:54:45 to 8:55:40
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Richard Shelby: illegally and committing serious crimes. mr. president, i yield the floor. mr. shelby: the presiding officer: the senator alabama. mr. shelby: mr. president, i rise in opposition to the ensign amendment. the state criminal alien assistance program, a program that was not requested by this nor the previous administration, is currently overfunded in this

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Speech By: Richard Shelby

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Richard Shelby: bill at $228 million. we're being asked here, w ensign ame million to a program that barely touches most of our states. since 2004, five states have received 71% o in funding and let me say again.

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Richard Shelby: 71% of $1.5 billion of the $2.1 billion for this program since 2004 has gone to five states. this can hardly be called a national program. in state a year ago, this amendment was tabled and rejected by a