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Jose Luis Correa: “A million here, a million there translates to a billion here and a billion there. Those dollars, we can only spend once.”

On the recordJuly 24, 2017
A million here, a million there translates to a billion here and a billion there. Those dollars, we can only spend once.
Said by
Jose Luis Correa
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Correa highlights the importance of careful spending of taxpayer dollars on border security.

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