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Steve Scalise: “That bill passed, but it didn't put the money there, and that is why we are here. And again, he can talk and give great…”

On the recordJanuary 11, 2019
That bill passed, but it didn't put the money there, and that is why we are here. And again, he can talk and give great speeches and say we need $50 billion, but if you don't appropriate the $50 billion, the money is not there to actually build the fencing that is needed.
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Steve Scalise
Republican · Louisiana
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Jan 11, 2019

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