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John Rutherford: “What concerns me when we talk about a wall, you know, I like to let folks know, look, it is not a barrier. It is just an…”

On the recordJune 6, 2017
What concerns me when we talk about a wall, you know, I like to let folks know, look, it is not a barrier. It is just an impediment.
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John Rutherford
Republican · Florida

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Rutherford discusses the limitations of a border wall.

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