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On the recordApril 11, 2018
In the interest of national security, policies designed to secure our borders against the threat of terrorism, criminal networks, and other illicit activities cannot be based on misinformation, or derived from arbitrary Presidential tweets.
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Steve Lynch
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Lynch emphasizes the need for factual policies on border security, rejecting misinformation.

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