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On the recordApril 4, 2017
I was disappointed the Senate Minority Leader basically was threatening to shutdown the Government over, you know, not building a southern border defense.
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James Harris
Republican · Maryland

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Harris expresses disappointment over potential government shutdown related to border defense.

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