The Port Security Bill

The Senate continues to hammer out the handouts in the Port Security Bill.  It's starting to get a little porked up with amendment after amendment.  This will lead to tough negotiations with the House.

There were numerous votes on these amendments, which floor manager Collins (ME) stacked so as to convenience the Senators.  A Lautenberg Amendment passed with 85 yeas.  It professed, "To provide that the limitation on the number of Transportation Security Administration employees shall not apply after the date of enactment of this Act, and for other purposes."  

Likewise, a Hutchison Amendment passed unanimously.  It purports, "To strengthen national security by adding an additional 275 Customs and Border Protection officers at United States ports."