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Jeff Flake: “I think the woman who crossed heard Senator Schumer's accent through the fence and thought I am in New York, where is…”

On the recordApril 21, 2013
I think the woman who crossed heard Senator Schumer's accent through the fence and thought I am in New York, where is the Statue of Liberty? I am here.
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Jeff Flake
Republican · Arizona

Editor's note · Context

Flake humorously comments on a woman's illegal crossing during a border visit.

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