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On the recordFebruary 14, 2018
This is unacceptable, and I can guarantee that the drug cartels using the tunnel did not care about the welfare of that species.
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Bruce Westerman
Republican · Arkansas

Editor's note · Context

Westerman criticizes bureaucratic delays affecting Border Patrol's ability to address drug smuggling tunnels.

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