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On the recordMay 11, 2021
Mr. Secretary, in the past 5 years Congress has directly provided the Department of Homeland Security with billions of dollars for the construction of a border wall.
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Richard Shelby
Republican · Alabama
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Shelby highlights congressional funding for the border wall over recent years.

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