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John Garamendi: “The problem is us. And we are either going to decide to build icebreakers or build a wall, and we are going to do it in…”

On the recordNovember 28, 2018
The problem is us. And we are either going to decide to build icebreakers or build a wall, and we are going to do it in the next 2 weeks.
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Garamendi stresses the urgency of choosing between funding icebreakers or a border wall.

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