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On the recordJune 12, 2017
I am not surprised that the budget before us proposes millions of dollars to hire lawyers to focus on taking private land from hardworking Americans along the southwest border.
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Expresses disapproval of budget allocations for border wall legal efforts.

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