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On the recordNovember 28, 2018
The House decided to spend $5 billion on a goddamn wall that won't do a thing to protect America.
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

He criticizes the House for prioritizing wall funding over national security needs like icebreakers.

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