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Susan Collins: That means that there were nearly twice as many encounters at the Southwest border as there are people in the entire…

On the recordNovember 7, 2023
That means that there were nearly twice as many encounters at the Southwest border as there are people in the entire State of Maine.
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine

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Collins highlights the overwhelming number of border encounters compared to Maine's population.

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