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Mike Quigley: “The proposed emergency $4.7 billion Southwest Border Contingency Fund will only ensure that we will spend more…”

On the recordMarch 27, 2023
The proposed emergency $4.7 billion Southwest Border Contingency Fund will only ensure that we will spend more hard-earned tax dollars to achieve the same results and less oversight from Congress.
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Mike Quigley
Democratic · Illinois

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Criticism of the proposed funding for border crisis management.

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