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On the recordMay 25, 2021
I think the border wall is a terrible idea, a waste of taxpayer money, an invitation to continue to seed these illegitimate fears of immigrants.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Murphy criticizes the border wall as ineffective and harmful.

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