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Matt Gaetz: this is not a lack of ability, it is a lack of will.

On the recordFebruary 22, 2023
this is not a lack of ability, it is a lack of will.
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Matt Gaetz
Republican · Florida

Editor's note · Context

Gaetz argues that the failure to address border issues is due to unwillingness, not inability.

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