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On the recordJune 8, 2026
DHS has said that somehow they want to implement body cameras but don’t have the resources to do it—that’s despite sitting on more than $100 billion of money that they haven’t spent already.
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Alex Padilla
Democratic · California

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Criticizing DHS for lack of funding for body cameras.

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