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Cindy Hyde-Smith: “Is it fair to call the situation at the border a disaster? And this is, yes or no, that should take just 1 or 2 seconds.”

On the recordNovember 8, 2023
Is it fair to call the situation at the border a disaster? And this is, yes or no, that should take just 1 or 2 seconds.
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Cindy Hyde-Smith
Republican · Mississippi

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Hyde-Smith questions Mayorkas about the border situation's classification.

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