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10 • Milwaukee County Post • April 21, 2017 Advertise in the Milwaukee Post's DINING OUT GUIDE. • Reach over 10,000 homes in Milwaukee County. • Feature specials, unique menu items, coupons, new staff or anything that will enhance the diner's experience in your restaurant. • Make your ad eye-catching, add color. Ask your sales representative about this low additional rate. • Your ad will run alongside a monthly reader contest, creating high readership. Deadline: Tuesday prior to publication Publishes: Weekly in the Milwaukee Post Reserve your ad space today! Call: 414-744-6370. Connect with customers looking for a great place to eat. Protecting the border, US taxpayers By U.S. Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner Jr. WASHINGTON, D.C. — The first priority of Congress is to protect the safety and sanc- tity of the American people and our nation. That means guarding against those who seek to threaten that safety. Border security is imperative to protecting our nation, and we must strengthen our efforts to safeguard where our country is most vulnerable. Protecting our borders from the illegal movement of drugs is a crucial part of ensuring the safety of all Americans. Opinions on the best approach to secur- ing our border are varied. Whether it's new infrastructure, advanced technological solu- tions, increased law enforcement, or a com- bination of these things, the ultimate approach we take must ensure that the American taxpayer isn't left to foot the bill. We must implement innovative, cost-effec- tive solutions to enhance our current border security efforts, and the BUILD WALL Act of 2017 does just that. The Build Up Illegal Line Defenses With Assets Lawfully Lifted (BUILD WALL) Act would require the U.S. attorney general to provide a detailed report on the amount of annual profits brought into the United States by Mexican drug cartels. It would also require a study of how the Department of Justice can increase assets seized from such cartels. The legislation would then use money forfeited from drug traffickers to fund increased security on the U.S.-Mexican bor- der. This could include a wall, another type of physical barrier, or infrastructure improve- ment. It could also be a technolo g y-suppor ted solution, such as sen- sors, radars, and aerial assets. Most likely, it will be a combination of these things. The Justice Department estimates up to $39 billion is collected annually by Mexican drug cartels from sales in the United States. Instead of allowing foreign criminals to feed and profit from our nation's struggle with addiction, we should use these forfeited funds to secure our border and stop the flow of illegal drugs into our country. The BUILD WALL Act of 2017 is a common-sense solu- tion that would keep the American people, and their pocketbooks, safe. Using funds for- feited from drug traffickers instead of tax- payers would ease the financial burdens on hardworking Americans and help build stronger relations between the United States and Mexico while fighting back against drug trafficking in both countries. (U.S. Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner Jr., R- Menomonee Falls, represents Wisconsin's 5th Congressional District.) OPINION U.S. should show leadership on climate change To the editor: Earth Day is certainly a time to appreci- ate the beauty of our natural world, but it's also a time to consider the impacts that we're having on it. In our discussion of cli- mate change, there is a consequence of our carbon dioxide emissions that is often over- looked: ocean acidification. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, our CO2 emissions have caused the oceans to become 30 percent more acidic since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. Moreover, the International Programme on the State of the Ocean reports that this is occurring at a rate that has not been seen in at least 300 million years. Acidification dissolves the cells of shell-building organ- isms like zooplankton and pteropods that form the foundation of the ocean food chain, and it may be irreversible for tens of thousands of years. By absorbing more than one-quarter of human CO2 emissions and a majority of the increased heat trapped by greenhouse gases, the oceans are currently buffering us from the worst effects of climate change. But this is also an assault on the oceans' ability to sustain life. This can be seen in the extensive damage that has occurred to Australia's Great Barrier Reef. It's no wonder that the IPSO warns that we are in danger of losing the goods and services that the oceans have provided for millennia. The IPSO also reminds us that, "The future of humanity and the future of the oceans are intertwined." Given the enormous risks that we are taking, it's crucial for Congress to take action in support of the Paris climate agreement. One policy that should be con- sidered is a revenue-neutral carbon fee and dividend program, which could reduce greenhouse gas emissions while growing the economy. This is clearly an important time for superpower leadership on climate change. Terry Hansen Oak Creek LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Sensenbrenner 'Buy American, Hire American' landing MILWAUKEE – President Donald Trump arrives Tuesday aboard Air Force One at General Mitchell International Airport. Trump then headed to Snap-On Inc.'s headquarters in Kenosha where he signed a "Buy American, Hire American" executive order meant to discourage the hiring of low-wage workers abroad. Abe Van Dyke/Special to the Post

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