HR 6061 Secure Fence Act of 2006

This bill authorized the construction of 700 miles of doubled-layered fencing on the U.S. - Mexico border by the end of 2008.  Initial authorization, $1.2 billion as a down payment, which could cost anywhere from $2 billion to $9 billion. (for  perspective on the size, Chicago to St. Louis is approximately 300 miles)

Voting YES: 

House

Melissa Bean, Judith Biggert, Jerry Costello, Henry Hyde, Timothy Johnson, Mark Kirk, Ray LaHood, Daniel Lipinski, Donald Manzullo, John Shimkus, Jerry Weller

Senate

Barack Obama

Voting NO: 

House

Danny Davis, Rahm Emanuel, Luis Gutierrez, Jesse Jackson, Jr., Bobby Rush, Jan Schakowsky

Senate

Richard Durbin

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