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On the recordMay 21, 2019
Make no mistake, it will be the American people picking up the tab for the wall, not Mexico, as the President promised.
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Nancy Pelosi
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing that taxpayers, not Mexico, will fund the border wall despite Trump's claims.

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