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On the recordSeptember 12, 2023
I have said to my constituents at home, if the President or anyone else had seen what I have seen and heard at the southern border, they would declare a national crisis, and do whatever was necessary to secure our border and restore the sovereignty of the United States.
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Tim Walberg
Republican · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Walberg emphasizes the urgency of the border crisis based on his firsthand observations.

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