Following Months-Long Staffing Shortages at Northern Border, Schumer, Higgins Push Plan to Set Minimum Staffing Requirement at Northern Border
September 05, 2019
September 05, 2019
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Brian Higgins, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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- In May, Customs and Border Protection Executed a Plan to Temporarily Move Up to 300 Northern Border Officers to the Southern Border; Staffing Shortages Caused Hours-Long Delays at WNY Ports of Entry, Impeded Cross-Border Trade and Created the Risk of Security Vulnerabilities
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Standing at the Peace Bridge, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. . . .
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- In May, Customs and Border Protection Executed a Plan to Temporarily Move Up to 300 Northern Border Officers to the Southern Border; Staffing Shortages Caused Hours-Long Delays at WNY Ports of Entry, Impeded Cross-Border Trade and Created the Risk of Security Vulnerabilities
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Standing at the Peace Bridge, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. . . .