,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #agj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,march #d1 #bjai    
,mr4 ,moolenaar 7for himself1 ,mr4      
,gosar1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,ohio1 ,mr4    
,calvert1 ,mr4 ,buck1 ,mr4 ,guest1 ,mr4 
,mitchell1 and ,mr4 ,gibbs7 submitted   
the following resolution2 which was     
referred to the ,committee on ,homeland 
,security1 and in addition to the       
,committees on ,ways and ,means1 and the
 ,judiciary1 for a period to be         
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,,resolution  ,supporting the men and   
women who carry out the essential       
mission of the ,u4,s4 ,border ,patrol1  
the ,office of ,field ,operations1 and  
,air and ,marine ,operations of the     
,department of ,homeland ,security4     
,whereas the ,u4,s4 ,border ,patrol1 the
 ,office of ,field ,operations1 and ,air
 and ,marine ,operations of the         

,department of ,homeland ,security are  
heroic law enforcement officers         
responsible for enforcing our laws1     
protecting our borders1 and securing the
 ,united ,states by land1 air1 and sea2 
,whereas the ,u4,s4 ,border ,patrol     
helps detect and prevent illegal aliens 
and terrorists from entering the        
country1 and prevent the trafficking of 
victims and contraband2 ,whereas ,u4,s4 
,border ,patrol recidivism rates of     
illegal aliens have dropped             
substantially in the past #e years1 to a
 rate of #aj percent2 ,whereas the      
,office of ,field ,operations is the    
largest component of our ,nation's      
border protection program and provides  
security and assurance while            
facilitating lawful trade at our        
,nation's ports2 ,whereas the ,office of
 ,field ,operations has stopped         
thousands of pounds of drugs at its #cbh
 ports of entry2 ,whereas ,air and      
,marine ,operations helps apprehend1    
disrupt1 and intercept criminals and    

drugs in our ,nation's waters1 interior1
 and sky2 ,whereas the ,u4,s4 ,border   
,patrol1 the ,office of ,field          
,operations1 and ,air and ,marine       
,operations are needed now more than    
ever as the number of illegal border    
crossings at our ,southwest border have 
increased by #a_/c over the past year2  
,whereas the ,u4,s4 ,border ,patrol1 the
 ,office of ,field ,operations1 and ,air
 and ,marine ,operations have an        
integral role in combating the drug     
crisis facing the ,united ,states2      
,whereas the ,u4,s4 ,border ,patrol1 the
 ,office of ,field ,operations1 and ,air
 and ,marine ,operations have rescued   
numerous victims of human trafficking   
and sexually exploited children2        
,whereas the ,u4,s4 ,border ,patrol has 
protected immigrants from dangerous     
criminals1 such as ,,ms-#ac1 whose      
primary victims are immigrants and      
minorities1 by patrolling our borders2  
,whereas since its inception in #aijd1  
#abg officers of the ,u4,s4 ,border     

,patrol have lost their lives in the    
line of duty2 ,whereas the ,u4,s4       
,border ,patrol helps facilitate daily  
entry into the ,united ,states for more 
than--  7#a7 #a1jhh1cjj people2  7#b7   
#bhc1ffd privately owned vehicles2  7#c7
 #gh1acg truck1 rail1 and sea           
containers2 and  7#d7 #f1ejj1jjj1jjj in 
imported goods2  ,whereas1 in fiscal    
year #bjah1 the ,u4,s4 ,border ,patrol's
 enforcement actions resulted in more   
than-- 7#a7 #f1dbc pounds of cocaine    
seized2  7#b7 #dci1eca pounds of        
marijuana seized2  7#c7 #aj1chb pounds  
of methamphetamine seized2  7#d7        
#g1ced1bhe in illicit funds seized2 and 
7#e7 #a1edg criminal arrests2  ,whereas1
 in fiscal year #bjah1 the ,office of   
,field ,operations' enforcement actions 
resulted in more than-- 7#a7 #dg1ide    
pounds of cocaine seized2  7#b7 #bhc1jhd
 pounds of marijuana seized2  7#c7      
#fg1bib pounds of methamphetamine       
seized2  7#d7 #ei1heg1ede in illicit    
funds seized2 and  7#e7 #e1fgj criminal 

arrests2 and  ,whereas1 in fiscal year  
#bjah1 ,air and ,marine ,operations'    
enforcement actions resulted in more    
than-- 7#a7 #bhc1ejc pounds of cocaine  
seized2  7#b7 #cja1eec pounds of        
marijuana seized2  7#c7 #ahj1ddd pounds 
of methamphetamine seized2  7#d7        
#cd1bji1gia in illicit funds seized2 and
  7#e7 #b1cgc criminal arrests3 ,now1   
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house of   
,representatives-- 7#a7 fully supports  
the men and women of the ,u4,s4 ,border 
,patrol1 the ,office of ,field          
,operations1 and ,air and ,marine       
,operations of the ,department of       
,homeland ,security2  7#b7 honors and   
respects the sacrifices of members of   
the ,u4,s4 ,border ,patrol1 the ,office 
of ,field ,operations1 and ,air and     
,marine ,operations and their families2 
7#c7 views the mission of the ,u4,s4    
,border ,patrol1 the ,office of ,field  
,operations1 and ,air and ,marine       
,operations as integral to the safety   
and security of the ,united ,states2 and

  7#d7 denounces calls for the ,u4,s4   
,border ,patrol to be defunded and      
abolished4