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John Rice Carter: Basically, you just take the whole state of Texas and eliminate 100 miles from the border, because we have 1,200 miles…

On the recordApril 10, 2013
Basically, you just take the whole state of Texas and eliminate 100 miles from the border, because we have 1,200 miles of border.
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John Rice Carter
Republican · Georgia

Editor's note · Context

Carter emphasizes the vastness of Texas in relation to border enforcement.

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