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On the recordJuly 23, 2013
I think you'll find that, when you talk to the agents, they're going to tell you Steve King is right. And we should not, as a Congress, stick our head in the sand because we feel some political pressure. We've got to do the right and objective thing. We only get to do this once. There's no putting the genie back in the bottle, Wolf.
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Steve King
Republican · Iowa

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Steve King emphasizes the importance of addressing immigration issues based on facts from Border Patrol agents, rather than succumbing to political pressure.

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