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John Garamendi: “The President intends to spend some $8 billion building a wall. And the question really revolves how best to spend our…”

On the recordJune 3, 2019
The President intends to spend some $8 billion building a wall. And the question really revolves how best to spend our taxpayer resources.
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Garamendi questions the allocation of taxpayer money for border security versus other priorities.

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