We're facing the worst drug epidemic in the history of the United States, and while the President waxes on about walls that may be built in two or three years, we have an immediate need to slow down this flow of narcotics in the United States.
Durbin emphasizes the urgent need for technology to combat drug trafficking rather than focusing on wall construction.
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