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On the recordMay 11, 2021
Domestic violent extremists threaten the Rule of Law but so, too, does turning a blind eye to the flood of illegal immigration at our southern border.
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Richard Shelby
Republican · Alabama
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Linking domestic extremism and illegal immigration as threats to the Rule of Law.

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