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John Rice Carter: “The way I view what is happening on the border, especially with this cocaine war that you just described for us just a…”

On the recordFebruary 29, 2012
The way I view what is happening on the border, especially with this cocaine war that you just described for us just a few minutes ago with those tons of cocaine that come into this country is that, you know, the border patrol is playing defense and it is hard, tough defense.
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John Rice Carter
Republican · Georgia

Editor's note · Context

Carter emphasizes the challenges faced by border patrol in drug interdiction efforts.

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