House Republicans see body floating in Rio Grande during tour of border
MISSION, Texas (AP) - The chairman of the House Homeland Security committee said Tuesday in South Texas that the U.S. Border Patrol's resources in the area are "woefully inadequate."
U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, made the comments after cruising the Rio Grande with Border Patrol and Texas Department of Public Safety officials in Mission.
McCaul's House bill calling for a plan to secure the border is expected to be the first of several immigration-related bills taken up after the chamber's August recess. McCaul is also leading a group of congressmen along the border, stopping this weekend in California and Arizona. Accompanying McCaul on Tuesday were U.S. Reps. Kevin Yoder, R-Kansas, and Leonard Lance, R-New Jersey.
The stakes of immigration reform were made evident to the group when they encountered a body floating in the Rio Grande on Tuesday.
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