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On the recordJune 6, 2022
Because the administration has refused to fund the construction of a comprehensive barrier along the border, it has been compelled to send the National Guard to deal with the consequences.
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Richard Shelby
Republican · Alabama

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Shelby blames the administration's lack of funding for border security on increased National Guard deployments.

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