It is a cop-out and it is a political gimmick that is being played on the people of the United States of America.
Ken Salazar: “It is a cop-out and it is a political gimmick that is being played on the people of the United States of America.”
On the recordSeptember 19, 2006
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Senator Ken Salazar denounces the proposed border fence as a political gimmick.
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